Japan’s major trading houses are facing a prolonged slump in iron ore and coking coal prices as Chinese steel exports flood ...

Ian Buruma thinks the election of Takaichi Sanae as prime minister, while a breakthrough, will not improve gender equity.

Her worldview rests on the conviction that Japan must reclaim a central role in shaping Asia’s strategic future.

Before sunlight ever reached the planet, another force may have sparked life—electricity. Deep beneath the ocean floor, ...

TOKYO - Ms Sanae Takaichi, the pro-stimulus conservative who has become Japan’s first female prime minister, is an energetic nationalist with a soft spot for the hard-nosed politics of Iron Lady ...

Japan's "Iron Lady" listens to… Iron Maiden? The country's parliament elected veteran ultraconservative lawmaker Sanae Takaichi to serve as the next prime minister on Tuesday, making her the first ...

Ms Sanae Takaichi’s longevity as prime minister calls for reining in her more extreme tendencies and allies while pursuing bold policies. . But more important than her gender might be her taste for ...

Japan's first-ever female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, is a conservative with a traditional view of gender roles and a penchant for heavy metal music. Japan's parliament elected Takaichi on Tuesday ...

[TOKYO] Sanae Takaichi, a staunch conservative who admires Margaret Thatcher, became Japan’s first woman prime minister on Tuesday (Oct 21), but analysts say her rise does not necessarily signal a ...

TOKYO -- Sanae Takaichi, Japan's first female prime minister, knows what it takes to be a trailblazer and celebrates people of similar ambition such as her hero Margaret Thatcher.