Right-wing Takaichi becomes Japan’s first female premier

Japan’s ruling party picked hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi as its head yesterday, putting her on course to become the country’s first female prime minister in a move set to jolt investors and neighbours. The Liberal Democratic Party, which...

LDP's Takaichi faces challenge of bringing Japan opposition into ruling bloc

Newly elected Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference at the Japanese ruling party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025, following her victory in the party's presidential election. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) --...

Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first female governing-party leader, is an ultra-conservative star in a male-dominated group

Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected leader of Japan’s ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), poses in the party leader’s office after the LDP leadership election in Tokyo on October 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP In a country that ranks...

Gen Z's 'oshikatsu' travel fuels express bus use in Japan

An expressway bus is seen parked outside Narita Airport in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, July 29, 2023. (Mainichi/Tadakazu Nakamura) TOKYO -- About 40% of expressway bus users in Japan are members of Generation Z, aged 18 to 29, with the most common...

Analysis-Takaichi win as Japan leader may delay, not derail, BOJ rate hikes

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -With Sanae Takaichi set to become Japan's prime minister, advancing expansionist economic policies, chances have risen that the central bank will avoid raising interest rates this month, though the pause may not...

Chinese Survey Ship Spotted within Japan EEZ for 5th Time

Newsfrom Japan Society Oct 5, 2025 12:22 (JST) Tokyo, Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)--A Chinese marine survey vessel has been spotted within Japan's exclusive economic zone off the island of Amami Oshima in Kagoshima Prefecture for the fifth time since late...

Major expected political events in Japan after LDP leadership race through year-end

Former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi, center, acknowledges fellow Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers at the ruling party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025, after winning the party's presidential election in a runoff vote....

Who is Sanae Takaichi, set to be Japan's first female PM?

Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected and staunchly conservative head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is expected to become Japan's first woman prime minister. But that doesn't mean she's a feminist choice, analysts say. Instead, the...

All you need to know about Sanae Takaichi, who is likely to become Japan's first woman PM

Sanae Takaichi is set to become Japan's first female prime minister. On Saturday, she was elected as the head of Japan's ruling conservative party after two rounds of voting by lawmakers and rank-and-file members. She beat four men to become the...

A Thatcher-loving heavy metal drummer: Meet Japan's first female PM-in-waiting

Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected and staunchly conservative head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is expected to become Japan's first woman prime minister. The 64-year-old, who won the party's leadership election Saturday, has positioned...

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...

Who is Japan's New First Female Prime Minister? Check Her Education, Age, Political Career and Other Key Details

Following the surprise resignation of Japan's former Prime Minister, the country entered a period of intense political uncertainty. In the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, factions scrambled for influence. Voters grew restless as economic worries...

Takaichi becomes first woman to lead LDP In Japan

Former Economic Security Minister Takaichi Sanae has been elected leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party. She defeated four other candidates to succeed Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru making her the first woman to ever lead the party. The...

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...

Polish player delivers its first LNG cargo for Japan

Poland’s Orlen Group has delivered its first liquefied natural gas cargo to Japan as the company seeks to widen its global gas trading operations. In a statement on Tuesday, Orlen said it completed its first delivery of 100 million cubic metres of...

asia Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes east coast of Honshu, Japan, GFZ says

An magnitude 6 earthquake struck near the east coast of Honshu, Japan, on Saturday (Oct 4), the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ said. [[nid:719866]]

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...

Once Extinct in Japan, Oriental White Storks Steadily Breeding Amid Nationwide Efforts

Courtesy of Ichiro Mizoguchi Naturally bred chicks of oriental white stork are seen in Namegata, Ibaraki Prefecture, on June 14. By Hiroki Tsubaki and Hiroto Nishihara / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers 12:40 JST, October 5, 2025 This autumn marks 20...

Sanae Takaichi: Japan's likely first female PM a Thatcher fan, heavy-metal drummer and biker

Takaichi also admits she is a workaholic who would rather study at home instead of socialising. After unsuccessfully running for party presidency twice in the past, she made efforts to be more sociable to build connections as advised, she said....

This sacred shrine in Japan is destroyed and rebuilt every 20 years

Deep in the forests of the Japanese Alps, Shinto priests keep watch as woodsmen dressed in ceremonial white chop their axes into two ancient cypress trees, timing their swings so that they strike from three directions. An hour later, the head...