Sanae Takaichi has become Japan's first female prime minister, a significant milestone in the country's male-dominated ...

Her worldview rests on the conviction that Japan must reclaim a central role in shaping Asia’s strategic future.

Japan ranks low in gender equality among developed nations. The first woman to lead the country is an ultraconservative who ...

Japan got its first woman prime minister on Tuesday after Sanae Takaichi, a China hawk and social conservative, forged an ...

As Tokyo moves to ramp up its defence spending and increase military personnel amid concern over China, users on Chinese ...

Sanae Takaichi took office as Japan's first female prime minister, but her surprisingly male-dominated cabinet and socially ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister Tuesday ...

Sanae Takaichi, who calls herself Japan's Margaret Thatcher, stitched up a late night deal to secure her appointment as PM.

After two sessions of round-robin play, China, Japan and United States women have won two games each. China followed up their ...

Japan’s recent decision to halt funding for the United Nations’ Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) has drawn significant attention. The move comes in ...

In late December Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi visited China, where he took part in a series of meetings with his counterpart Wang Yi and other Chinese officials. The trip gave the ...

Sanae Takaichi was named Japan's first woman prime minister Tuesday, with the social conservative saying she wanted "candid ...