Sanae Takaichi has made a promising diplomatic debut as Japan’s prime minister, but Japan's path forward remains fraught amid global uncertainty.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi vowed to eradicate prostitution involving Japanese women targeting foreign tourists after Japan was recently labeled a “new sex tourism country.”

Japan ranks low in gender equality among developed nations. The first woman to lead the country is an ultraconservative who cites Margaret Thatcher as a role model. She also loves heavy metal.

President Trump began one of his busiest days of his Asia trip on Tuesday by greeting the new Japanese prime minister, and taking her with him as he spoke to U.S. troops aboard an aircraft carrier.

At a farmer's market not far from Tokyo, more than 100 shoppers queued for a chance to get a kilo or so of Japanese rice for 500 yen ($3.32) by carefully heaping as much of the grain into a small wooden box as possible.

The Japanese leader has adopted some of Trump's famous slogans from the MAGA movement ("Japan first") and is committed to strengthening the traditional security alliance with Washington . Donald Trump and the new Prime Minister of Japan,

Renowned Japan expert Sheila Smith discusses the country’s historic election of its first female prime minister, her politics, her likely policies, and their impact on women.

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Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, met with the Prime Minister of Japan, Takaichi Sanae, on the margins of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Gyeongju, Republic of Korea.

Sanae Takaichi just signed a rare earth minerals deal and a document pledging to a new "golden age" of U.S.-Japan relations with President Trump.