Akita Prefecture has Japan's most aged population, lowest birthrate and fastest declining population. Rigid gender roles are ...

Japan's parliament has elected Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister. On Tuesday, she replaced Shigeru ...

Japan’s first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi — a Thatcher-inspired conservative with heavy metal tastes and a passion ...

For many young girls in Japan today, the image of Sanae Takaichi taking the helm of power as the country's first ever female leader is powerful and formative. It means a patriarchal society and a ...

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

Satsuki Katayama is Japan’s first female finance minister, and also one of the few in her job in recent decades that ...

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

Japan has elected staunch conservative politician Sanae Takaichi, as its next prime minister, the country’s first woman to ...

Trump and Japan’s new PM sign a framework to secure rare earths and critical minerals, deepening economic and strategic ties ...

Japan’s recently elected first female premier met the U.S. President on Tuesday to try to set a new tone for U.S.-Japan ...

U.S. President Donald Trump lavished praise on Japan's first female leader Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo, welcoming the new prime ...

Mone Chiba of Japan has won Skate Canada with a near-flawless free skate, holding off American Isabeau Levito.