After Sanae Takaichi took office as Japan's first woman prime minister, AFP spoke to some of her younger counterparts who ...

Though her election is a milestone in a country that struggles with gender equality, critics say hard-line conservative Sanae ...

Sanae Takaichi is poised to break Japan’s political glass ceiling. But some worry she will maintain policies that have held women back.

Women's rights advocates in Japan have struggled for decades for the right of married couples to have different last names. Japan is the only country where they're required to use one surname, which ...

Japan is the only country in the world that legally requires married couples to share the same family name — and that creates considerable problems for scientists, according to a survey of more than 7 ...

The nine candidates vying to become prime minister have been differentiated by their stances on a law requiring married couples to share a family name. By Motoko Rich and Kiuko Notoya Reporting from ...

Sanae Takaichi took office as Japan's first female prime minister, but her surprisingly male-dominated cabinet and socially ...

The hardline conservative emulated her hero Margaret Thatcher after a whirlwind few weeks of political wrangling.

Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi was elected Japan's first female prime minister on Tuesday, shattering the nation's ...