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

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

Asia follows a new, brutal tournament where teams of legendary athletes test their strength and endurance with national pride ...

Sanae Takaichi took office as Japan's first female prime minister, but her surprisingly male-dominated cabinet and socially ...

Japan ranks low in gender equality among developed nations. The first woman to lead the country is an ultraconservative who ...

Japan made history by electing its first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, this week; however, her ultraconservative ...

Sanae Takaichi is poised to break Japan’s political glass ceiling. But some worry she will maintain policies that have held women back. By Javier C. Hernández and River Akira Davis Reporting from ...

Japan’s incoming prime minister is a heavy metal drummer with an iron will — that insiders say gives her an in with President Trump. Sanae Takaichi is set to become Japan’s first female prime minister ...

The 64-year-old Sanae Takaichi is ultra-conservative, with her views and positions chiming more with men than women. Sanae Takaichi is set to become Japan's first female prime minister as the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about economics, markets and policymaking throughout Asia. Sanae Takaichi, newly-elected leader of the Liberal Democratic ...

TOKYO — Japan’s embattled governing party has a new leader: former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, a hard-line conservative who is poised to become the country’s first female prime minister ...