The rise of women on the right is intriguing. It may also be short-lived. The steady growth of the number of women in ...

Sanae Takaichi stood in Tokyo as the first woman to become Japan’s Prime Minister. Her achievement is both symbolically and ...

Sanae Takaichi became Japan's first female prime minister Tuesday. Her election comes at a time of upheaval in Japanese politics.

Sanae Takaichi has pledged to make the country ‘strong and prosperous’ again; success hinges on breaking barriers for women ...

President Donald Trump met with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Oct. 28. Takaichi is the first woman to lead Japan and wants to work with Trump to build trade relations between the two nations. Trump ...

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

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

Japan set for first woman prime minister after ruling party finds coalition partner - Sanae Takaichi of LDP and Hirofumi Yoshimura of Ishin set to sign agreement sealing alliance on Monday ...

In our news wrap Saturday, police in Britain are questioning six people arrested in connection with the deadly Yom Kippur synagogue attack, Japan’s ruling party elected an ultra-conservative leader ...