Renowned Japan expert Sheila Smith discusses the country’s historic election of its first female prime minister, her politics ...

Her worldview rests on the conviction that Japan must reclaim a central role in shaping Asia’s strategic future.

Though her election is a milestone in a country that struggles with gender equality, critics say hard-line conservative Sanae ...

Sanae Takaichi is poised to break Japan’s political glass ceiling. But some worry she will maintain policies that have held ...

Japan’s parliament elects first female prime minister. She’s against LGBTQ+ rights. Japan’s parliament on Tuesday elected ...

Sanae Takaichi took office as Japan's first female prime minister, but her surprisingly male-dominated cabinet and socially ...

Former Economic Security Minister Takaichi Sanae has been elected leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party. She ...

Japan got its first female Prime Minister on Tuesday as Sanae Takaichi reportedly won the historic vote in the lower house.

Japan’s first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, appointed just two other women to her cabinet, well below the high of ...