As Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party is reported to be in a difficult situation heading into ...

Takaichi Sanae said at a meeting in Taipei that Japan, Taiwan, Europe, Australia, and India should form a “quasi-security alliance” to protect each other’s interests.

Takaichi Sanae, a Japanese lawmaker and protégé of the late Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, says she sees a future of closer cooperation between Japan and Taiwan.

A former Japanese minister who nearly won last year’s race to lead Japan’s ruling party yesterday called on Japan, Taiwan and other regional democratic partners to form a “quasi-security alliance” ...

Ishiba, one of nine candidates, won the leadership race by defeating economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, who had hoped to become Japan’s first female prime minister, in a runoff.

Sanae Takaichi, a conservative leader and protégé of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, is aiming to become Japan 's first-ever female prime minister.

Japan's ruling party elects a new leader amid economic challenges and a potential shift away from central bank reliance. Nine candidates compete, with favorites Sanae Takaichi and Shinjiro Koizumi ...

GBP/JPY declines by almost one and a half percentage points to trade in the 191.50s on Friday after the news that former Japanese defense minister Shigeru Ishiba beat his opponent Sanae Takaichi ...

The LDP leadership race is now in runoff mode with a tight contest between Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi and former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba.

Shigeru Ishiba has secured victory in the leadership election of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and is poised to become the next prime minister. The 67-year-old former defense ...

They include Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, who is making a fresh bid to become Japan's first female prime minister.

Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi is viewed by 27.7 percent of Liberal Democratic Party supporters as most suitable to be Japan's next prime minister, a Kyodo News poll showed Monday, ...