Her worldview rests on the conviction that Japan must reclaim a central role in shaping Asia’s strategic future.

Takaichi, a known China hawk and ideological heir to Shinzo Abe, has the instincts and platform to reposition Japan as a ...

Japan has elected Sanae Takaichi as its first female Prime Minister, a historic breakthrough in the nation's male-dominated politics. A staunch conservative, Takaichi, a former heavy-metal drummer, ...

Nina Li Coomes is a Japanese and American writer living in Chicago. When my sister and I were growing up in Nagoya, Japan, our mother would sometimes bring us to Tsuruma Park after school to let us ...

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

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 ...

With a minority government, she needs to forge cross-party cooperation in order to succeed. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Sanae Takaichi, who calls herself Japan's Margaret Thatcher, stitched up a late night deal to secure her appointment as PM.

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 ...

A political jolt in Tokyo leaves markets upbeat, rivals coaxed and neighbours watchful, as a new leader sketches her moves. Sanae Takaichi secured ...

In Mumbai, Georges Kern, the CEO of Breitling, talks about Lady Premier, a new range of watches designed for women, and the ...