Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has won the catchphrase of the year for her pledge to “work, work, work, work and work ...

TOKYO (AP) — Sanae Takaichi made history by becoming Japan’s first female prime minister in October. She must now decide whether she’ll break another barrier: the taboo barring women from the sumo ...

Election Day was a busy one for Nampa voters, with a mayoral race, two city council races, two school board seats and a school levy on the ballot. While results are still to be finalized, votes were ...

After Sanae Takaichi took office as Japan's first woman prime minister, AFP spoke to some of her younger counterparts who called it a symbolic victory. The three local councillors anticipate ...

The three local councillors anticipate Takaichi's win will do little to shift the male-dominated world of politics or entrenched expectations that women will prioritise family over career. After ...

After Sanae Takaichi took office as Japan’s first woman prime minister, AFP spoke to some of her younger counterparts who called it a symbolic victory. Sanae Takaichi has become Japan's first woman ...

A survey of teenagers in Japan found strong support for changing the law to allow married couples to maintain separate surnames, even though very few stated definite intentions to use it themselves.

NAMPA, Idaho — The Nampa Police Department (NPD) said they have found a homicide suspect who fled the scene earlier today. NPD stated that Saengutone Ty Maria, 33, was located and arrested by the ...

NAMPA — The three individuals who died following a small airplane crash in a Nampa backyard Sunday have been identified, and a cousin of one of the decedents said they were a young family. Brandon ...

TOKYO - Miki confessed to Chiro that he sometimes liked to “transform”, early in their relationship. Miki (a pseudonym) was born male and lived and worked as a man but liked to go out in skirts and ...

One of the main topics in the July 20 Upper House election is the proposed introduction of a dual surname system for married couples. The Legislative Council, an advisory panel to the justice minister ...

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 ...