Sanae Takaichi stood in Tokyo as the first woman to become Japan’s Prime Minister. Her achievement is both symbolically and ...

For the first time in its history, Japan’s parliament has selected a woman, Takaichi Sanae of the Liberal Democratic Party, ...

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

In an unprecedented political shift in modern Japanese history, the House of Representatives elected Sanae Takaiichi as Japan’s first female prime minister on October 21, 2025, opening a new ...

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on Oct 24 took the Parliament rostrum to deliver her first policy address in her trademark blue suit that was a strong sartorial statement in a male-dominated political landscape marked by ...

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Japan has entered a new chapter in its political history as Sanae Takaichi becomes the country's first female prime minister. Her appointment on 21 October 2025, marks a historic moment for a nation ...

Japan's first-ever female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, is a conservative with a traditional view of gender roles and a penchant for heavy metal music. Japan's parliament elected Takaichi on Tuesday ...

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 ...

TOKYO, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi was voted in by parliament as Japan's first female prime minister on Tuesday, emulating her hero, Britain's late leader Margaret Thatcher ...