TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister Tuesday, a day after her struggling party struck a coalition deal with a new ...

TOKYO >> Japan’s highest glass ceiling shattered Oct. 21 when Sanae Takaichi received 237 votes — four more than needed to secure a majority — in the lower house’s election for prime minister. The ...

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 ...

President Donald Trump offered complimentary words about Sanae Takaichi — Japan’s first female prime minister — upon arriving in Japan on Monday. Takaichi’s resume blends her strong brand of ...

Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) president Sanae Takaichi created history on Tuesday by being elected the country’s first female prime minister. Her victory was largely secured by a coalition ...

President Trump met with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Japan on Tuesday shortly after she became the country’s first female prime minister, and the two touted the strength of the ...

Japan has elected its first female prime minister, just days before President Donald Trump is set to make his first visit to the country since being elected to a second term. On Tuesday, Sanae ...