Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Satsuki Katayama was appointed finance minister, becoming the first woman ever to hold the role, while Kimi Onoda will serve as ...

Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) president Sanae Takaichi created history on Tuesday by being elected the country’s first female prime minister. Her victory was largely secured by a coalition ...

Japan's first female premier has called snap elections for Sunday. She seeks a mandate for what could be sweeping changes and possibly a lurch to the political right.

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Japan's first-ever female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, is a conservative with a traditional view of gender roles and a penchant for heavy metal music. Japan's parliament elected Takaichi on Tuesday ...

TOKYO >> Japan’s highest glass ceiling shattered Oct. 21 when Sanae Takaichi received 237 votes — four more than needed to secure a majority — in the lower house’s election for prime minister. The ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister Tuesday, a day after her struggling party struck a coalition deal with a new ...