Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party elected former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, a hard-line conservative, as its new leader, putting her on track to become the country’s first woman ...

Japan is set to witness a historic moment as Sanae Takaichi is poised to become the country’s first female Prime Minister. Recently, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) elected her as its new ...

President of Liberal Democratic Party Sanae Takaichi is likely to become the next prime minister of Japan. Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI Oct. 20 (UPI) --Sanae Takaichi likely will become Japan's first ...

TOKYO >> Japan’s highest glass ceiling shattered Oct. 21 when Sanae Takaichi received 237 votes — four more than needed to secure a majority — in the lower house’s election for prime minister. The ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Japan’s parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the nation’s first female prime minister, ending a ...

Sanae Takaichi, the former Minister in charge of Economic Security, stands up after winning the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election by a runoff vote against Shinjiro Koizumi, the Minister ...

Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) president Sanae Takaichi created history on Tuesday by being elected the country’s first female prime minister. Her victory was largely secured by a coalition ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister Tuesday, a day after her struggling party struck a coalition deal with a new ...

Japan's lawmakers just elected the country's first woman prime minister. She takes power as old political coalitions are breaking apart and new ones are taking shape. Japan's prime minister now has a ...