Takaichi had enough votes to get the premiership, but to govern effectively she will need the backing of more opposition ...

The Nikkei share gauge has surged to record-breaking levels since fiscal dove Takaichi secured a coalition partnership with ...

By Mariko Katsumura and Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) -Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi was elected Japan's first female ...

Sanae Takaichi, a staunch conservative who admires Margaret Thatcher, became Japan's first woman prime minister on Tuesday, ...

Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi is elected as Japan's first female prime minister:: Takaichi has broken the country's ...

By Mariko Katsumura and Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) -Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi was set to become Japan's first ...

The top echelons of politics and business in Japan are still overwhelmingly male-dominated. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Takaichi avoided a runoff by rolling to victory in a first round of voting in the Lower House, garnering a majority 237 votes ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi is set to be voted in as Japan's first female prime minister on Tuesday ...