She is poised to become Japan’s prime minister, the first woman to hold the position. Her rise signals an end to the ...

"Specific monetary policy means fall under the jurisdiction of the BOJ. But any decision it makes must align with the ...

Japan is set to get its first female prime minister, and conservative Sanae Takaichi will have complex political juggling to ...

Sanae Takaichi’s post-election fiscal agenda, featuring tax cuts, defense investment and semiconductor support, offers a near ...

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

Japan’s governing party has elected former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi as its new leader, making her likely to ...

Takaichi's victory follows Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's resignation after bruising electoral losses for the LDP in 2024 ...

The newly elected leader of the Liberal Democratic Party is poised to become the country’s first female prime minister.

The 64-year-old was elected leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on its 70th anniversary - putting her on ...

Sanae Takaichi's surprise victory to become Japan's next prime minister has left investors wondering whether the protégé of ...

A former economic security internal affairs minister, a conservative nationalist with an expansionary agenda, is expected to ...

The new leader will take the helm of the world’s fourth-largest economy at a time of unusual political instability, rising ...