Sanae Takaichi’s presidency is a win for the LDP right, but as prime minister she would be hostage to complex policy ...

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

The collapse of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s administration is just one symptom of the ailments consuming Japanese politics, political scientist Takashi Mikuriya said.

But Sanae Takaichi’s uniqueness lies not only in her gender. She also embodies an atypical political trajectory. Close to ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s long-governing Liberal Democratic Party will choose a new leader on Saturday to replace Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, but the winner must quickly restore political stability and ...

As an election to Japan’s House of Councillors – the upper house of the Diet – nears, political campaign season is underway. In Tokyo, candidates, donning a white sash and gloves, wait outside train ...

Sanae Takaichi's bid to become Japan's first female prime minister was thrown into doubt on Friday when her ruling party's ...

A Japanese political party seemingly inspired by U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda made significant gains in the country’s parliamentary elections on Sunday. It marks the 18th seat ...

Former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, who spearheaded the “Murayama Statement” expressing Japan’s reflection on ...

Despite his impending resignation and opposition from his party's conservative forces, outgoing Japanese Prime Minister ...

An expert panel has called for Japan’s next-generation subs to be able to operate longer and strike targets from farther way, ...

Unlike in the U.S., Japan’s highest court lacks the power to grant the right to marriage equality, regardless of the lower ...