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

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Japan’s parliament elects first female prime minister. She’s against LGBTQ+ rights. Japan’s parliament on Tuesday elected ...

Following the surprise resignation of Japan's former Prime Minister, the country entered a period of intense political uncertainty. In the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, factions scrambled for ...

Sanae Takaichi is poised to break Japan’s political glass ceiling. But some worry she will maintain policies that have held ...

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

Though her election is a milestone in a country that struggles with gender equality, critics say hard-line conservative Sanae ...

Sanae Takaichi has become Japan's first woman prime minister since the country established its modern parliamentary system ...

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 ...

Japan’s first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, appointed just two other women to her cabinet, well below the high of ...

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