TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s embattled governing party now has its new leader, former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, a ...

Japan ranks low in gender equality among developed nations. The first woman to lead the country is an ultraconservative who cites Margaret Thatcher as a role model. She also loves heavy metal.

Trade envoy Ryosei Akazawa noted that the pact setting on most Japanese exports to the U.S. at 15% was comparable to a deal ...

Hundreds of cats, from purebreds to rescues, competed for glory at the world's largest cat show in Cleveland, Ohio.

"I thought he seemed odd, so I texted my friends to hurry up. But then my sweet and timid (but large) dog began barking and ...

Rhonda Shear is back and “UP ALL NIGHT!” The beloved late-night legend opens up to Icon Vs. Icon about resurrecting a cult classic, reclaiming her late-night crown, and the journey from Hollywood ...

(Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool Photo via AP) Newly-elected leader of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Sanae Takaichi, right, shakes hands with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba after winning the LDP ...

Japan's Prime Minister contender Sanae Takaichi speaks at the Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) leadership election in Tokyo, Japan, October 4, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool TOKYO (Reuters) -Sanae ...

Japan’s parliament is set to elect ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister Tuesday, one ...

Sanae Takaichi, the newly-elected leader of Japan's ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), attends a press conference after the LDP presidential election in Tokyo Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025.

Japan’s governing party on Saturday elected former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi as its new leader, making her likely to become the country’s first female prime minister. In a country that ...