President Trump welcomed the news Monday that Japan is poised to have its first female prime minister, calling it “incredible for the people of Japan.” “Japan has just elected its first female Prime ...

On Saturday, Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) elected Sanae Takaichi as its new president to replace outgoing leader and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who resigned last month. Parliament ...

On October 4, Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) elected Sanae Takaichi as its new leader. Takaichi is the first female leader of the party and will likely become Japan’s first female prime ...

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TOKYO, Oct 5 (Reuters) - With Sanae Takaichi set to become Japan's prime minister, advancing expansionist economic policies, chances have risen that the central bank will avoid raising interest rates ...

TOKYO >> Japan’s ruling party picked hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi as its head on Saturday, putting her on course to become the country’s first female prime minister in a move set to jolt ...

TOKYO (AP) — 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 ...

Sanae Takaichi, who is likely to become Japan's first female prime minister, is a conservative politician who has hailed former U.K. premier Margaret Thatcher and once worked in the U.S. Congress. On ...

Oct. 4 (UPI) --Sanae Takaichi, a hardline conservative, is set to become Japan's first female prime minister after being elected by her Liberal Democratic Party on Saturday. The 64-year-old former ...

TOKYO—Japan is set to have its first female prime minister, a staunch conservative who wants to borrow and spend more to rev up Japan’s economy and says she’s willing to reopen a hard-won trade deal ...