Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A record number of female candidates stood in the 2024 Japanese election. Richard A. Brooks/AFP via Getty Images For centuries, ...

Sanae Takaichi, newly-elected leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), speaks during a news conference at the party’s headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. The big moment for ...

Sanae Takaichi has been elected Japan's prime minister by parliament, making her the first woman to hold the office. The 64-year-old won a clear majority on Monday - 237 votes in the powerful Lower ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kim Elsesser covers issues that impact women in the workplace. Sanae Takaichi made history today when she became Japan’s first ...

Last October, Sanae Takaichi became Japan’s Prime Minister after being elected as head of the Liberal Democratic Party, the conservative political party that has governed Japan for most of its postwar ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party elects its first female president, Sanae Takaichi, who is likely to become ...

Members of a university kanto club perform in Akita Prefecture, Japan. Tradition and religion dictate that only men are allowed to be sashite or pole carriers. Anthony Kuhn is NPR's correspondent ...

TOKYO — Lawmakers in Japan elected hard-line conservative Sanae Takaichi as prime minister Tuesday, making her the first woman in modern times to lead the key U.S. ally. Subscribe to read this story ...

Sanae Takaichi is poised to break Japan’s political glass ceiling. But some worry she will maintain policies that have held women back. By Javier C. Hernández and River Akira Davis Reporting from ...

For centuries, women entering marriage in Japan have been bound by the Confucian notion of personal sacrifice for the good of the family – and that has extended to their names. Encouraged by a sexual ...