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

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 ...

Advanced economies from the US to France may unleash more political theater on financial markets in the coming week, with no sign of resolution in sight over their swelling debts. In a light period ...

Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi will likely appoint Shunichi Suzuki, chair of the LDP’s General Council, to be the next secretary general, sources said Sunday.

Japan's governing party on Saturday elected former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, a hard-line ultra-conservative and China hawk, as its new leader, making her likely to become the ...

Takaichi has been a vocal advocate of "Abenomics", a hefty mix of government spending and monetary stimulus deployed by her mentor, then-premier Shinzo Abe, to pull Japan out of deflation and ease the ...

Japan's governing party on Saturday elected Sanae Takaichi, a hard-line ultra-conservative and China hawk, as its new leader, making her likely to become the country's first female prime minister.

Japan’s long-governing Liberal Democratic Party will choose a new leader Saturday to replace Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.

As soon as the international press got past the historic news Saturday that Japan had just chosen its first-ever female prime minister, ...

After two failed attempts, Sanae Takaichi finally achieved her long-held ambition. The 64-year-old was elected leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on its 70th anniversary - putting ...

Sanae Takaichi was elected leader of Japan’s governing Liberal Democratic Party and is likely to become the U.S. ally’s next prime minister.

London-based Harrods has created an $81 million fund to compensate eligible recipients who say they were sexually abused by former owner Mohamed Al Fayed.