Japan Hardline Conservative Takaichi Elected Party Leader, Set To Become First Female Prime Minister

Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) elected former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi as its new leader, positioning her to become the country’s next prime minister in a parliamentary confirmation vote expected in mid-October....

Japan set to have first woman PM

Japan set to have first woman PM Published on: Sunday, October 05, 2025 Published on: Sun, Oct 05, 2025 By: AFP Text Size: Dark Mode: Off Sanae Takaichi (2nd R) celebrates with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and other candidates, Japan’s Chief...

Japan Earthquake: 6.0 Magnitude Tremor Hits Honshu Region, Recorded at 50km Depth

An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck Japan’s Honshu region late Saturday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) reported. The quake occurred at a depth of 50 km near the east coast. No tsunami warning has been issued so far. Tokyo: An...

Japan junior high students' trust in newspapers rises after 3-month reading habit: study

A classroom is seen in this file photo unrelated to the story. (Mainichi/Buntaro Saito) TOKYO -- A study conducted by a Tokyo-based private think tank found that junior high school students who read newspapers for three months developed increased...

Japan service prices climb 2.7% in August

This positive indication of a growth in the cost of labor is that the inflation in the corporate services of Japan rose to 2.7% in August, as against its revised 2.6% in July. The services producer price index that monitors the prices charged by...

Tokyo department store seeks global market with custom diamonds

Retail Matsuya offers lab-grown stones for more affordable jewelry in ritzy Ginza district Matsuya department store says it can price its protype ring with artificial diamonds at 3.5 million yen ($23,500), about a tenth of what it says jewelry...

Japan set for first female PM after Sanae Takaichi wins leadership race

Japan set to elect first female PM after Sanae Takaichi elected LDP leadership contest

Sanae Takaichi is on track to become Japan’s first female prime minister after winning the Liberal Democratic Party leadership contest. Mr Takaichi was elected LDP president, defeating rival Shinjiro Koizumi. A leadership race was triggered after...

Japan’s New Leader Takaichi Sanae Congratulated by Panama

The Government of the Republic of Panama, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, extends its sincere congratulations to Ms. Takaichi Sanae on her election as leader of the Liberal Democratic Party and her upcoming appointment as Prime Minister...

Why the world is watching Japan’s historic leadership transition

Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party leadership election has been extensively viewed, domestically. However, the wider world has also been watching the crucial contest closely too, not least G7 allies in the West given the importance of Tokyo to this...

Retro Japan: Robust Umaya Bridge in Tokyo a symbol of recovery from 1923 major quake

TOKYO -- The sturdy Umaya Bridge across the Sumida River in the Japanese capital has been a symbol of recovery from the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. Stained glass on the upper part of a Umaya Bridge post is illuminated, as seen from the Taito Ward...

Takaichi likely to become 1st female PM of Japan

Japan’s governing party on Saturday elected former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, a hard-line ultra-conservative and China hawk, as its new leader, making her likely to become the country’s first female prime minister. In a country...

asia Inspired by Thatcher, Japan's PM-in-waiting Takaichi smashes glass ceiling

TOKYO - Sanae Takaichi came out top in a male-dominated race to lead Japan's ruling party on Saturday (Oct 4), putting her on course to emulate her hero, former British leader Margaret Thatcher, and become her country's first female prime...

Tough to-do list for Japan’s own Iron Lady

Tokyo | There wasn’t much left of the teenage heavy-metal drummer in Sanae Takaichi as she faced reporters in Tokyo after winning the Liberal Democratic Party leadership on Saturday night. Wearing a cobalt-blue suit and a string of pearls, the...

What awaits probable Japan PM Sanae Takaichi? 5 things to know

TOKYO -- Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party elected Sanae Takaichi as its new president on Saturday in a race that went to a runoff against her main rival, agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi. She is likely to be voted in as the country's...

Takaichi set to be Japan’s first woman PM

Conservative Sanae Takaichi hailed a "new era" yesterday after becoming head of Japan's ruling party, putting her on course to become the country's first woman prime minister. The 64-year-old, whose hero is Margaret Thatcher, said that a "mountain...

Who is Japan's 'Iron Lady' Sanae Takaichi?

Tinshui YeungBBC News ShareSave Respected figure: Baroness Margaret Thatcher. Personal goal: to become Japan's Iron Lady. After two failed attempts, Sanae Takaichi finally achieved her long-held ambition. The 64-year-old was elected leader of...

world Global reaction to Sanae Takaichi winning Japan leadership race

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 (Oct 4). A former economic security internal affairs minister, a conservative nationalist with an...

The woman who is set to be Japan's next leader

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 of a male-dominated party that critics call an...

Typhoon No. 22 (Haikui) Forms Near Okinawa, Mainland Japan On Alert

NAHA, Oct 05 (News On Japan) - [08:18] A new typhoon, Haikui (Typhoon No. 22), formed at 3 a.m. on October 5th and is moving westward along the southern edge of a Pacific high-pressure system extending from southern Japan toward Okinawa. In the...