The Nikkei 225 stock market this week leapt to a record 52,411 - which is 20 per cent above its level in September. Does the ...

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Ms Takaichi, an ultra-conservative who on Tuesday became Japan’s first female prime minister, had promised to model her ...

Though her election is a milestone in a country that struggles with gender equality, critics say hard-line conservative Sanae ...

Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Japan’s parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the nation’s ...

Sanae Takaichi is officially Japan’s first female prime minister. The leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) was elected to the post on Tuesday after winning four more votes than the ...

Sanae Takaichi is on track to become Japan's first female prime minister after her party secured a crucial coalition partner ...

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