TOKYO — Japan’s parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister Tuesday, a ...

Beijing has yet to congratulate Takaichi, who holds controversial positions on Taiwan and Japanese wartime history.

Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba resigned with his cabinet on Tuesday, marking an end to the administration ...

The prime minister pledged to 'do everything we can to protect the lives and the peace of the people of Japan.' ...

Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan's first female prime minister, citing Margaret Thatcher as inspiration while promising to ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s long-governing Liberal Democratic Party will choose a new leader on Saturday to replace Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, but the winner must quickly restore political stability and ...

Takaichi replaces Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, ending a three-month political vacuum and wrangling since the Liberal ...

Sanae Takaichi was elected prime minister of Japan on Tuesday, becoming her the first woman to lead the country.

Few would have predicted that Japan would beat its longtime ally the United States in the race to elect the first female ...

During the six-month period of the Osaka Expo, which ended Monday, a total of about 90 foreign heads of state and government ...

Sanae Takaichi has become Japan's first female prime minister, a significant milestone in the country's male-dominated ...

Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi has been elected Japan's first female prime minister after a whirlwind few weeks of ...