Renowned Japan expert Sheila Smith discusses the country’s historic election of its first female prime minister, her politics ...

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

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

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

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Saturday that she had no plans to renegotiate a $550 billion investment ...

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

Japan's parliament on Tuesday elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country's first female prime minister, and she ...

Sanae Takaichi is on track to become Japan's first female prime minister after her governing party secured a crucial ...

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

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 ...