As Japan’s first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi has broken new ground in a country that struggles with gender equality ...

Weeks into the job, Japan’s new leader has come face-to-face with what it means to cross China’s red line on Taiwan.

China has suspended imports of Japanese seafood over the new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ’s comment that Japan would defend ...

Relations between Tokyo and Beijing have dramatically soured, with nationalist rhetoric in China and an apparent threat of beheading from one of its diplomats.

Despite having little foreign policy experience, Takaichi has already handled three major summits, as well as a visit to ...

Japan’s first woman prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, now faces a symbolic test: whether to enter the male-only sumo ring to ...

Japan’s decision to end its contribution to the U.N.’s top gender equality body could hardly come at a worse time, both diplomatically and symbolically. Japan’s decision to exclude CEDAW from the list ...

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

As Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru prepares for the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II this August, the United States must, for the first time, fully recognize and respond to the ...

In a sea of dark-suited men and Group of 20 stalwarts, a bonding moment this weekend between two populist women stood out.