Sanae Takaichi, a onetime internal affairs minister in the same conservative mold as her ally and mentor former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, cleared the minimum 20 backers in the ruling Liberal ...

Economic security minister Sanae Takaichi became the seventh candidate in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential election, but she will likely face a tougher challenge this time than ...

Since the race kicked off on Oct. 15, former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi has crisscrossed the country to give stump speeches on behalf of many candidates. While Ishiba and the party ...

Japan's ruling coalition is set to lose its parliamentary majority, with national public broadcaster NHK projecting that the ...

Hours before winning a vote to stay on as Japan’s prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba was caught napping in parliament. But with Donald Trump headed back to the White House, he needs to wake up fast.

Sanae Takaichi Takaichi narrowly lost against Ishiba in the LDP’s leadership last month. She could be up for another shot at the top job if she can successfully blame Ishiba for the election ...

Sanae Takaichi, a conservative leader and protégé of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, is aiming to become Japan's first-ever female prime minister. Japan’s ruling party is set to elect its ...

Markets were initially unnerved by the unexpected victory of Shigeru Ishiba in the run-off with Sanae Takaichi to become the next leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Japan’s next ...

It headed into a run-off between Ishiba and Sanae Takaichi, 63, who vied to become Japan’s first female leader. "We ought to be a party that lets members discuss the truth in a free and open ...

Japan looks set for one of its closest national elections in years as voters go to the polls Sunday to decide whether to keep ...