Ancient history and sophisticated modern technology and innovation mingle seamlessly in Japan, so it is no surprise that when asking the question What is Japan Famous for the answers are a mix of the ...

The hard-line conservative is making history in a country where women are drastically underrepresented at the highest levels of power. By Javier C. Hernández and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Tokyo Sanae ...

Japan will get its first-ever female prime minister after Sanae Takaichi, a former economic security minister, won a historic ...

Japan’s parliament on Tuesday elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister, ending a ...

Japan ranks low in gender equality among developed nations. The first woman to lead the country is an ultraconservative who ...