Takaichi has been a vocal advocate of "Abenomics", a hefty mix of government spending and monetary stimulus deployed by her ...

Takaichi's victory follows Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's resignation after bruising electoral losses for the LDP in 2024 ...

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index jumped above 47,000 for the first time as investors welcomed Takaichi's victory.

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s long-governing Liberal Democratic Party will choose a new leader on Saturday to replace Prime Minister ...

Sanae Takaichi, elected leader of the ruling party, wants more spending and has floated reopening the trade agreement struck ...

Japan's ruling party picked conservative nationalist Sanae Takaichi as its new head on Saturday, putting her on course to ...

Japan's next prime minister is likely to be the nation's first female leader or the youngest premier in 140 years as the ...

Sanae Takaichi came out top in a male-dominated race to lead Japan's ruling party on Saturday, putting her on course to ...

Japan's ruling party began voting on Saturday to choose the country's likely next prime minister, hoping to regain trust from ...

Japan's ruling party picks the country's likely next prime minister on Saturday, aiming to regain public trust as voters ...

Sanae Takaichi won the LDP presidential election and is expected to become Japan's first female prime minister. Shigeru ...

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party is picking its new leader in an internal vote on Oct 4. Whoever wins could go on also ...