Liberal Democratic Party leader Sanae Takaichi celebrates after winning the party leadership election in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025. Reporter Sanae Takaichi just broke Japan’s highest glass ceiling. The ...

Sanae Takaichi, newly-elected leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), speaks during a news conference at the party’s headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. The big moment for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kim Elsesser covers issues that impact women in the workplace. Sanae Takaichi made history today when she became Japan’s first ...

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 ...

Sanae Takaichi is poised to break Japan’s political glass ceiling. But some worry she will maintain policies that have held women back. By Javier C. Hernández and River Akira Davis Reporting from ...

Takaichi Sanae’s appointment as Japan’s first woman prime minister is a historic accomplishment and has been hailed by many as a step forward for women’s rights. But her government inherits an ...