Her message has revolved around Japan's resurgence as a superpower, both geopolitically and militarily. She supports increased rearmament and an economic policy of tax cuts and significant increases ...

Japan’s likely new prime minister is a wake-up call for America’s Indo-Pacific allies who have been lagging in shoring up their militaries, foreign policy experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Donald Trump called Sanae Takaichi, the prime minister of Japan, ‘an ally at the strongest level’ Japan’s new prime minister laid ...

JAPAN’S LONG-TIME ruling party has elected its first-ever female leader. Takaichi Sanae, a conservative hardliner, defeated four other colleagues running to head the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).

In a country long criticised for gender inequality, Sanae Takaichi’s election as president of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) marks a historic moment. Pending confirmation by the Diet’s ...