An event was held in Tokyo on Saturday to mark the first anniversary of the establishment of a group of female journalists in Japan. The Japan Women Journalists Association aims to support the career ...

The U.S. president ripped into a reporter just days after calling another female journalist “piggy” after she asked a ...

TOKYO (AP) — 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 ...

Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) President Sanae Takaichi attends a plenary session in the lower house of the Diet, in Tokyo, Japan, on Oct. 21, 2025. Reporter Despite a rocky ascent, hardline ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about economics, markets and policymaking throughout Asia. Sanae Takaichi, newly-elected leader of the Liberal Democratic ...

Sanae Takaichi, a hard-line conservative, was elected as leader by Japan’s embattled governing party, paving the way for her to become prime minister of the coalition government. By Javier C.