(Philip FONG/AFP/AFP) After Sanae Takaichi took office as Japan's first woman prime minister, AFP spoke to some of her younger counterparts who called it a symbolic victory. The three local ...

President of Liberal Democratic Party Sanae Takaichi is likely to become the next prime minister of Japan. Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI Oct. 20 (UPI) --Sanae Takaichi likely will become Japan's first ...

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 ...

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 ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Japan’s parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the nation’s first female prime minister, ending a ...

Japan's lawmakers just elected the country's first woman prime minister. She takes power as old political coalitions are breaking apart and new ones are taking shape. Japan's prime minister now has a ...