Japan’s governing party has elected former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi as its new leader, making her likely to become the country’s first female prime minister.

Sanae Takaichi, a hardline conservative security hawk, is set to become Japan’s new — and first female — prime minister, taking the helm of the country with the world’s fourth-largest economy at a ...

Akie Iwai fought through gusting wind Friday at Hoakalei Country Club to take the third-round lead in the LOTTE Championship, with eight players a stroke back and Nelly Korda two behind.

Tokyo (AFP) – Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected and staunchly conservative head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is expected to become Japan's first woman prime minister, but that doesn't mean ...

Visitors to the country’s largest keyhole-shaped burial mound, the Daisen Kofun, can now view it from sightseeing balloons starting this month in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture.