How Sanae Takaichi Remade Japan’s Ruling Coalition to Become the Country’s First Female PM

Here’s how the LDP leader remade Japan’s ruling coalition to become the country’s first female Prime Minister.

LDP head Sanae Takaichi elected Japan's 1st female prime minister

Sanae Takaichi, president of the Liberal Democratic Party, was elected Japan's first female prime minister in parliament on ...

Japan’s ruling party is in crisis as voters swing to right-wing rivals. Can a new leader save it?

And while the LDP has ruled Japan almost continuously for the last 30 years, it’s now in a precarious position as it prepares ...

Dollar Driven Higher By Japan's LDP Choice And Collapse Of The French Government

Japan will have its first woman PM. The yen was sent reeling, as were Japanese bonds. With the unexpected resignation of the French prime minister, French bonds and stocks have been sold.

Japan has its first female prime minister, but not all women are celebrating

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

Japan picks a hardline nationalist as its first female prime minister

Japan has chosen a hardline nationalist as its first female prime minister. She's shattered a glass ceiling, but she's no feminist, and her ruling coalition, she admits, faces grave challenges.