TOKYO >> Japan’s ruling party picked hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi as its head today, putting her on course to become the country’s first female prime minister in a move set to jolt investors and neighbors.
In a country that ranks poorly internationally for gender equality, the 64-year-old woman makes history as the first female leader of Japan's long-governing conservative Liberal Democratic Party.
Japan’s governing party on Saturday elected former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, a hard-line ultra-conservative and China hawk, as its new leader, making her likely to become the country’s first female prime minister. In a…
An admirer of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Sanae Takaichi is a protege of the ultra-conservative vision of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
In a landmark moment for Japan’s political history, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has elected Sanae Takaichi as its new leader — paving the way for the 64-year-old conservative stalwart to become Japan’s first female prime…
Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected and staunchly conservative head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is expected to become Japan's first woman prime minister. She won the leadership of Japan's ruling party on Saturday (October 4).…
In a country that ranks poorly internationally for gender equality, the new president of Japan’s long-governing Liberal Democrats is one of the most conservative members of the male-dominated party seen as an obstacle to women’s advancement