Staunch conservative Sanae Takaichi was elected Japan’s first female prime minister by the country’s parliament on Tuesday, in a landmark moment for the historically patriarchal country where both ...

A staunchly conservative politician with a penchant for heavy metal is poised to make history on Tuesday as Japan’s first female prime minister.

American University sociologist Dana R. Fisher, who studies activism and often surveys protest participants with her team, ...

Young challengers are jumping into Democratic primaries against elder party stalwarts, putting age squarely on the ballot in the wake of former President Biden’s reelection bid coming to a ...