Sanae Takaichi is Japan’s first female prime minister. But women aren’t permitted to enter the sumo ring, and she may skip ...

The country’s top leaders often present trophies to champions of the national sport. But like other women, Prime Minister ...

Markets have lost their enthusiasm for Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, with about $127 billion wiped off the value ...

The US ambassador to Japan has weighed into the escalating row between Tokyo and Beijing, offering “unshakeable” support to ...

Japan's relations with China have plunged to their lowest in years after a dispute triggered by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces mounting pressure to soften her stance on Bank of Japan policy and unveil an ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will meet Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. (0630 GMT), the ...

Sanae Takaichi, a star of ultraconservative Japanese politics and a rare woman to rise in its male-dominated hierarchy, has ...

Takaichi, a staunch conservative who supports Japan’s traditional gender and paternalistic values, may not break the taboo.

She said there was no change to Tokyo’s stance on how it would respond to a major regional security crisis. Read more at ...

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

What are the policies of Sanae Takaichi? How will she shape LGBTQ and women's rights in Japan? How does she feel about ...