For many young girls in Japan today, the image of Sanae Takaichi taking the helm of power as the country's first ever female leader is powerful and formative. It means a patriarchal society and a ...

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

Takaichi is a long-time admirer of Margaret Thatcher, but many female voters do not see her as an advocate for progress.

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

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

Sanae Takaichi has become Japan's first female prime minister, a significant milestone in the country's male-dominated ...

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

Here’s how the LDP leader remade Japan’s ruling coalition to become the country’s first female Prime Minister.

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Sanae Takaichi was elected prime minister of Japan on Tuesday, becoming her the first woman to lead the country.

Sanae Takaichi, who calls herself Japan's Margaret Thatcher, stitched up a late night deal to secure her appointment as PM.