Just three months into office, Japan’s first female prime minister Sanae Takaichi has called a snap February 8 election, ...

Japan's new opposition party, the Centrist Reform Alliance, unveiled its party platform on Monday with pledges to ease ...

Sanae Takaichi made history by becoming Japan’s first female Prime Minister in October; now she’s gambling it at the polls.

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to dissolve the lower house of Parliament soon for a snap election.

By moving early, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi intends to consolidate her leadership, gain popular endorsement for her fiscal ...

The Japanese legislature, known as the Diet, is set to meet for an extraordinary session to vote for the next prime minister. The vote on Tuesday follows the collapse of a 26-year-old partnership ...

Takaichi could seek to capitalize on her popularity by dissolving the lower house and calling an early election. However, ...

One month after Sanae Takaichi became Japan's first female prime minister, young women share mixed views: from hope and empowerment to skepticism about real change.Some young women feel pleased, ...

Sanae Takaichi became the leader of Japan's LDP last week - Copyright POOL/AFP Yuichi YAMAZAKI Sanae Takaichi became the leader of Japan's LDP last week - Copyright ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s new foreign minister said Wednesday his country plans to show its determination to further build up its defense to rapidly adapt to changing warfare realities and growing tension ...