Sanae Takaichi, who nearly became Japan’s first female prime minister, has been campaigning in the Lower House election on behalf of ruling party allies who were disciplined over the political ...

It is none other than Sanae Takaichi, who made remarks referring to the policy change at the Diet when she headed the ministry. Even after the ministry officially recognized that they are ...

The TOPIX had earlier risen due to expectations that Sanae Takaichi, a female dovish candidate, could be elected prime minister (PM); these expectations had also weakened the yen. TOPIX only returned ...

Domestic stability enabled Japan to take on an international leadership role. Those days may be over. The post A Weakened ...

Ishiba has never been a part of the party’s mainstream faction, and whether the only remaining bloc — that of former Japanese prime minister Taro Aso — and the forces supporting former Japanese ...

Or - probably once he has failed to form a stable government - it can get rid of him and consider switching to one of the ...

Japan’s October 2024 general election ended in a brutal takedown for the LDP. Having lost the majority it held since 2012, ...

It took a runoff with rival Sanae Takaichi for Ishiba to finally secure the win on his fifth attempt. The 67-year-old former defence chief will be sworn in on Tuesday, succeeding Fumio Kishida who ...

United Statescategory Michigan city of Warren in focus amid worries about delayed election results November 2, 2024 United Statescategory Harris and Trump locked in tight race in swing states, NYT ...

Tensions flared in Belagavi, Karnataka, after a poster depicting Mughal emperor Aurangzeb as the "real founder of Akhand Bharat" was removed by police. The poster, installed by unidentified youths ...