Sanae Takaichi took office as Japan's first female prime minister, but her surprisingly male-dominated cabinet and socially ...

In Japan, gender roles are rigid, with women usually expected to look after the home and family, even if they work. As a ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -In her campaign to become Japan's first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi made a bold promise to narrow the country's wide gender gap in politics and lift the number of women in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about economics, markets and policymaking throughout Asia. Sanae Takaichi, newly-elected leader of the Liberal Democratic ...

Ming Gao receives funding from the Swedish Research Council. This research was produced with support from the Swedish Research Council grant “Moved Apart” (nr. 2022-01864). Ming Gao is a member of ...