A drummer and a fan of heavy metal, the ultraconservative nationalist succeeds Shigeru Ishiba after ruling party find a ...

Her worldview rests on the conviction that Japan must reclaim a central role in shaping Asia’s strategic future.

Sanae Takaichi, the pro-stimulus conservative who has become Japan’s first female prime minister, is an energetic nationalist ...

Japan’s benchmark stock index, the Nikkei 225, hit a record after the leading conservative party elected Sanae Takaichi as its new leader. Nicknamed the ‘Iron Lady’ after she cited former British ...

On October 21, Japan elected its first female prime minister. Takaichi Sanae, a former economic security minister and a ...

Hardline nationalist leader Sanae Takaichi has won the leadership election for Japan’s ruling party, paving the way for her to become the country’s first woman prime minister. Ms Takaichi, 64, will ...

Ultraconservative nationalist Sanae Takaichi was elected Japan’s first woman prime minister after a historic parliamentary vote on Tuesday. She was likely to be sworn in as the country’s 104th prime ...