FILE - Incumbent Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike celebrates after she was elected for Tokyo's gubernatorial election in Tokyo, Sunday, July 7, 2024. Multiple women competing for a top political office is ...

Japanese Premier Shigeru Ishiba pledges to stay in power amid internal party pressure following significant losses in the ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba refuted rumors about his resignation following a setback in the upper house election.

Japan's ruling coalition, led by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, lost its majority in the upper house, intensifying political ...

Almost immediately, he faced a challenge to his leadership from Ichiro Ozawa, the “shadow shogun” of opposition politics in Japan, and in effect the founder of the DPJ.

Under the Japanese system, however, having a female prime minister doesn't necessarily mean progress in gender equality because of overwhelming male political influence.

FILE - Incumbent Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike celebrates after she was elected for Tokyo's gubernatorial election in Tokyo, Sunday, July 7, 2024. Multiple women competing for a top political office is ...

Multiple women competing for a top political office is still rare in Japan, which has a terrible global gender-equality […] TOKYO (AP) — Eight years ago, Yuriko Koike became the first woman to ...

TOKYO (AP) — Eight years ago, Yuriko Koike became the first woman to lead Tokyo, beating her male predecessor. She won her third term as governor Sunday, and one of her closest rivals was a woman.

Women gradually rise in Japanese politics but face deep challenges. Eight years ago Yuriko Koike became the first woman to lead Tokyo, beating her male predecessor.