What to expect for Japan's economy under Sanae Takaichi, its 1st female prime minister

Share prices have soared in Japan recently on hopes that conservative lawmaker Sanae Takaichi, who was chosen Tuesday to be ...

Yomiuri: Japan PM Takaichi to Announce Panel on Social Security Reform

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to announce the launch of a social security reform panel during an upcoming policy speech that will outline the basic policies of her newly formed ...

Japan plans to tell Trump it will build up its military after years of 1% defense spending

Japan's first female prime minister, PM Sanae Takaichi, plans accelerated military expansion as Trump visit approaches.

Japan’s first female PM appoints just two women to her cabinet

Ms Takaichi, an ultra-conservative who on Tuesday became Japan’s first female prime minister, had promised to model her ...

Sanae Takaichi breaks Japan’s glass ceiling but faces 5 major challenges—Trump is just one

Takaichi inherits a country weighed down by economic stagnation, a deepening demographic crisis, political fragmentation, and ...