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For decades, Japanese society prized harmony over confrontation. That same culture made women’s ambition seem unfeminine. Takaichi’s rise challenges that idea — she stands for a generation of women ...

U.S. President Donald Trump is meeting with Japan's newly elected, ultraconservative leader in Tokyo during one of the ...

Sanae Takaichi has pledged to make the country ‘strong and prosperous’ again; success hinges on breaking barriers for women ...

The Nikkei 225 stock market this week leapt to a record 52,411 - which is 20 per cent above its level in September. Does the ...

Japan's parliament has elected Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister. On Tuesday, she replaced Shigeru ...

TOKYO — Lawmakers in Japan elected hard-line conservative Sanae Takaichi as prime minister Tuesday, making her the first woman in modern times to lead the key U.S. ally. Takaichi, 64, the new leader ...

Renowned Japan expert Sheila Smith discusses the country’s historic election of its first female prime minister, her politics ...

Sanae Takaichi is poised to break Japan’s political glass ceiling. But some worry she will maintain policies that have held women back.