Her Cabinet includes several rivals from the presidential campaign. It is an attempt to smooth over ill and a smart move.

Sanae Takaichi made history recently by becoming the first-ever Japanese woman female Prime Minister. Takaichi, 64, ...

An admirer of Britain’s Margaret Thatcher, Sanae Takaichi’s rise to be Japan’s first female prime minister marks a watershed ...

The two may cross paths at the Asean regional bloc summit in Malaysia on Oct 26. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, a staunch conservative on historical issues, indicated she plans to avoid a deterioration in ...

A follower of assassinated Japanese premier and Trump confidant Shinzo Abe, Takaichi ended the ruling Liberal Democratic ...

As Tokyo debates deportation, concerns are rising over what the policy shift could mean for migrants, Japan’s economy, and ...

The new junior party in Japan's ruling coalition is likely to give Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi the green light she needs ...

Japan faces a demographic time bomb with an ageing population and falling birthrates but new PM Sanae Takaichi's anti-immigrant positions will not help the nation's economy, writes Adam Simpson.

(Oct 24): Japan’s Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama signalled that it may be necessary to issue additional debt to fund Prime ...

The Japan Innovation Party’s insistence on passing a seat-reducing measure could prove to be a sticking point in the ...

As Japan’s first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi is expected to bring a sharper, more hawkish security outlook – ...