Ms. Takaichi would be Japan’s first female prime minister in a country where women are drastically underrepresented at the ...

Conservative lawmaker Sanae Takaichi, a self-proclaimed admirer of Margaret Thatcher, has made history by becoming Japan’s ...

Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has elected Sanae Takaichi as its new president. With the LDP dominating Japanese politics in the post-World War II era, Takaichi will likely become Japan’s next ...

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

Renowned for her relentless dedication, Takaichi proudly calls herself a workaholic and has vowed to “work, work, work and ...

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

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

Japan's ruling party picked hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi as its head on Saturday, putting her on course to become the ...