Oct 4 (Reuters) - Sanae Takaichi is likely to be Japan's first female prime minister after winning the race to lead the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Saturday. A former economic security internal ...

Sanae Takaichi became Japan’s first female prime minister on 21 October 2025, succeeding former Japanese prime minister Ishiba Shigeru after the Liberal Democratic Party’s electoral setbacks. Her rise ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's ruling party picked hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi as its head on Saturday, putting her on course to become the country's first female prime minister in a move set to ...

Tokyo (CNN) — For most of her life, Sanae Takaichi has loved heavy metal. Since drumming in a college band, the 64-year-old politician has remained a fan of groups like Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden.

TOKYO — In a country that ranks poorly internationally for gender equality, the new president of Japan's long-governing Liberal Democrats, and likely next prime minister, is an ultra-conservative star ...

On October 21, Japan elected its first female prime minister. Takaichi Sanae, a former economic security minister and a protégé of the late Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, was elected to be the 104th prime ...

Tokyo (CNN) — For most of her life, Sanae Takaichi has loved heavy metal. Since drumming in a college band, the 64-year-old politician has remained a fan of groups like Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden.

Japan Politics Newly-elected leader of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Sanae Takaichi, center right, celebrates with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba after winning the LDP leadership election in ...

Japan Politics Sanae Takaichi, the newly-elected leader of Japan's ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), gestures as she leaves the party leader's office after the LDP leadership election ...