Akita Prefecture has Japan's most aged population, lowest birthrate and fastest declining population. Rigid gender roles are ...

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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 ...

Japanese lawmakers elected the country’s first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, a hard-line conservative. Javier C.

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

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

Despite making history, Takaichi opposes gender equality measures, same-sex marriage, and appointed only two women to her ...