Sanae Takaichi, an admirer of Britain’s Margaret Thatcher, was elected on Saturday as president of the ruling party, ...

Sanae Takaichi's election as leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Saturday cast doubt on an early interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan. As food and other prices remain high in the ...

TOKYO—In a country that ranks poorly internationally for gender equality, the new president of Japan’s long-governing Liberal Democrats, and likely next prime minister, is an ultra-conservative star ...

Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi will likely appoint Shunichi Suzuki, chair of the LDP’s General Council, to ...