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

In Kabukicho, a red-light district in Tokyo, four young men surround your female correspondent. Hiragi Saren, a 25-year-old with bleached hair, a black tank top and a silver necklace, sits closest. He ...

The acolyte of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is likely to make a sharp turn to the right on immigration and defence.

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 ...

Japan’s first female PM appoints just two women to her cabinet - Takaichi earlier pledged to match the levels of female representation seen in Nordic countries ...

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

Japan’s improved labor force participation for women is a reminder not to assume that job market limits are clear and finite. By Jeanna Smialek Japan’s economy has rocketed into the headlines this ...