Sanae Takaichi just broke Japan’s highest glass ceiling. The country’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Saturday voted Takaichi to be the party’s next leader, which is also effectively Japan’s next ...

TOKYO (AP) — Sanae Takaichi is on track to become Japan’s first female prime minister, after her governing party secured a crucial coalition partner. Takaichi, 64, is set to replace Prime Minister ...

Sanae Takaichi, the first female prime minister of Japan, is poised to secure an absolute majority in parliament after exit polls predicted her party winning a landslide victory in Sunday’s election.

Liberal Democratic Party leader Sanae Takaichi celebrates after winning the party leadership election in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025. Liberal Democratic Party leader Sanae Takaichi celebrates after winning ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s governing party leader, Sanae Takaichi, is on track to become the country’s first female prime minister, after finding a badly needed replacement for a crucial partner that left ...

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the White House, on Feb. 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo ...