EU chief Ursula von der Leyen congratulated Takaichi for "making history" as Japan's first woman premier. Takaichi had promised a cabinet with "Nordic" levels of women, up from two under predecessor ...

New Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama is the first woman to lead the powerful ministry, where she worked as a high-ranking ...

Japan’s exports rose 4.2 percent in September as Asia demand and chip shipments offset US declines, a rebound that gives new ...

Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi, 64, was named the new prime minister Tuesday afternoon during ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi appointed just two female ministers in a 19-member Cabinet. Read more at ...

Tokyo - The spouse of Japan’s first woman Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said he hoped to support his wife by being a “stealth ...

Japan has elected its first female Prime Minister. Sanae Takaichi won 237 votes while Yoshihiko Noda head of the largest ...