Takaichi, a staunch conservative who supports Japan’s traditional gender and paternalistic values, may not break the taboo. In any case, she won't face a decision on whether to enter the sumo ring this time because she returns a day later from the Group of 20 summit in South Africa.

Japan ranks low in gender equality among developed nations. The first woman to lead the country is an ultraconservative who cites Margaret Thatcher as a role model. She also loves heavy metal.

Japan’s Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae pushed through a massive ¥21.3 trillion ($135 billion) stimulus package, the biggest extra‑budget move since the pandemic. Her cabinet approved it to deal with voter anger over high prices and to counter the economic drag that has been building for months.

Communist Party mouthpiece takes aim at Japanese PM again, saying she had issued a ‘threat of force against Beijing’.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces mounting pressure to soften her stance on Bank of Japan policy and unveil an economic package with a credible funding plan as the yen and government bonds lose ground ahead of her meeting with BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda.

Japan's parliament elected Sanae Takaichi as the country's first female prime minister Tuesday, after her party struck a coalition deal expected to pull her governing bloc further to the right.

Recent tensions erupted after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested Tokyo might take military action if Beijing invaded Taiwan.

Markets have lost their enthusiasm for Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, with about $127 billion wiped off the value of Tokyo-listed stocks over the past week and sharp declines in the yen and government bonds.

Sanae Takaichi, a star of ultraconservative Japanese politics and a rare woman to rise in its male-dominated hierarchy, has been elected the country’s first female prime minister. Takaichi, 64, is also the first woman to lead the Liberal Democratic Party that has dominated Japan’s postwar politics almost without interruption.

The administration of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi marked its first month on Friday, with some polls showing her approval rating topping 80 percent, with the fallout from her comments on Taiwan weighing on international relations.