Renowned Japan expert Sheila Smith discusses the country’s historic election of its first female prime minister, her politics ...

By Yuichi Hosoya / Special to The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] On Oct. 21, Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi was elected prime minister, becoming the first woman to ...

Political aphorisms live on long after they cease to be true. For example, it is still said that 'loyalty is the Conservative ...

They've portrayed her as a drunk and axed a play that cast her as a heroine. Now they want to show her swearing like a ...

Formerly the drummer for a heavy metal band, now Takaichi is fond of blue suits, soft bows and pearls – and Donald Trump just praised her ‘strong handshake’.

SUNDAY was the anniversary of the imposition on October 19, 1988 of the broadcasting ban by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Prior to ...

Kurt Campbell, a former U.S. deputy secretary of state, is chairman and co-founder of the Asia Group.

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

In the wake of a revolution, he helped found a leading political party and tried to conciliate warring left and right ...

Schroeder, who died in 2023, was the first woman to represent Colorado in the U.S. House, serving the First Congressional ...

So here are seven things you need to know about Japan’s newest prime minister, Sanae Takaichi. Takaichi’s biggest role model ...

Sanae Takaichi, who has become Japan's first female prime minister, has quite the musical past as she's a huge fan of heavy ...