She is set to be named Japan’s PM when the Diet convenes for an extraordinary session, likely on Oct 15. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

TOKYO (AP) — In a country that ranks poorly internationally for gender equality, the new president of Japan's long-governing Liberal Democrats, and likely next prime minister, is an ultra-conservative ...

Sanae Takaichi is on course to make history as Japan's first female prime minister, after winning the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election on her third attempt. She expanded her sup ...

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To her fans she is Japan’s Margaret Thatcher. To her critics she is a “Taliban”-shade of conservative. But all agree Sanae Takaichi, 64, is on the cusp of making history as the first woman to lead ...

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IGP and HRC urged to conduct probe Retired Major General Kithsiri Ekanayake has called upon IGP Weerasooriya to inquire into the circumstances under which the Beliatta police arrested him in late ...

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The Vernon Japanese Cultural Society (VJCS) invites the public to experience the beauty and traditions of Japan at the Tsukimi Moon Viewing Festival this weekend. The two-day cultural celebration, ...

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