Staunch conservative and longtime lawmaker Sanae Takaichi is days away from becoming Japan’s first woman prime minister, and ...

The head of Japan’s Komeito says it is leaving the ruling coalition headed by the Liberal Democratic Party due to concerns ...

Bonds were sold despite strong foreign demand for the 30-year auction, gold and oil both pulled back, and even crypto joined the rout. What momentum was built over the past six weeks can just as ...

A divided Israel marks two years since the Hamas attacks on Oct. 7 2023, which sparked a conflict in Gaza that continues amid renewed peace talks.

I f Japanese politics had a soundtrack, it would long have been quiet, calm, ambient music. But with the selection of ...

Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has elected Sanae Takaichi as its new president. With the LDP dominating Japanese politics in the post-World War II era, Takaichi will likely become Japan’s next ...

Sanae Takaichi likens herself to Margaret Thatcher but given her background in heavy metal music, perhaps she’s more Iron ...

Her interest in politics began at the Matsushita Institute of Government and Management (MIGM), which she joined after ...

The conservative politician rode a motorcycle and played the drums, with a preference for heavy metal music, while a student ...

Sanae Takaichi is the first woman to be elected to lead Japan’s conservative Liberal Democratic Party, and the country’s ...

Sanae Takaichi, a conservative leader, is poised to become Japan's first female prime minister after winning the Liberal Democratic Party's leadership race.

Sanae Takaichi, the pro-stimulus conservative poised to become Japan’s first female prime minister, is an energetic ...