The fiscal dove's surprise victory may jolt investor confidence in one of the world's most indebted economies, while her nationalistic positions could stoke friction with powerful neighbour China.

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

Conservative Sanae Takaichi hailed a "new era" Saturday after becoming head of Japan's ruling party, putting her on course to ...

Sanae Takaichi, a hard-line conservative, was elected as leader by Japan’s governing party, paving the way for her to become ...

The country’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Saturday voted Takaichi to be the party’s next leader, which is also ...

In her campaign to become Japan's first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi made a bold promise to narrow the country's wide gender gap in politics and lift the number of women in cabinet to a par ...

A vote in parliament to choose a replacement for outgoing Shigeru Ishiba is expected to be held on October 15.

In a country that ranks poorly internationally for gender equality, the new president of Japan’s long-governing Liberal ...

The 64-year-old Sanae Takaichi is ultra-conservative, with her views and positions chiming more with men than women.

Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected and staunchly conservative head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is expected to ...