A court in Japan sentenced a Marine to seven years in prison on Tuesday after it found him guilty of strangling and attempting to sexually assault a Japanese woman in Okinawa last year, the latest ...

How Takaichi’s government addresses the implementation gap for existing laws will define whether her historic appointment ...

Japan's first woman premier, and fifth in as many years, leads a minority government and has a bulging in-tray, not least the scheduled arrival of the US leader next week. But in her first remarks in ...

Japan is on track to get its first female prime minister after the leading conservative party elected Sanae Takaichi as its new leader. Takaichi, the former economic security minister of Japan, beat ...

About 600 mostly women demonstrators, including a survivor, joined a rally in South Korean capital Seoul demanding justice and compensation for victims of sexual slavery by the Japanese military ...

One month after Sanae Takaichi became Japan's first female prime minister, young women share mixed views: from hope and empowerment to skepticism about real change.Some young women feel pleased, ...

WSJ’s Jason Douglas explains why Sanae Takaichi is likely to hit it off with President Trump. Photo: Kim Kyung-hoon/Reuters TOKYO—Sanae Takaichi was confirmed as Japan’s first female prime minister in ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party elects its first female president, Sanae Takaichi, who is likely to become ...

Japan says it is dispatching its military after a spate of bear attacks, including one that left a woman dead last week. It was the 12th fatal bear attack of the year—the highest number on record ...