Sanae Takaichi, who is likely to become Japan's first female prime minister, is a conservative politician who has hailed former U.K. premier Margaret Thatcher and once worked in the U.S. Congress. On ...

Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), poses in the party leader's office after the LDP leadership election in Tokyo, Japan, October 4, 2025.

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 -- The approval rating for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet reached 61% in a nationwide public opinion poll conducted by the Mainichi Shi･･･ ...

Takaichi garnered 237 votes in the first round of voting, a majority in the 465 seat Lower House. The ruling LDP allied with the Japan Innovation Party and reportedly signed an agreement over the ...

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 ...

Takaichi has the largest majority of any Japanese PM since World War II. Now she must decide how to tackle Japan’s difficult strategic environment.