A woman or the next generation: is Japan ready for a different sort of leader?
Sanae Takaichi would be the first female prime minister while her party rival Shinjiro Koizumi would be the youngest in more than a century
Sanae Takaichi would be the first female prime minister while her party rival Shinjiro Koizumi would be the youngest in more than a century
Arch-conservative who models herself on Margaret Thatcher beats Shinjiro Koizumi in second-round party vote
Veteran politician Sanae Takaichi has called for a return to ‘Abenomics’ to rejuvenate ailing ruling party
The country’s first female prime minister must manage a nation in a state of painful flux
Shares surge on hopes the arch-conservative LDP leader’s policies favour growth and equity markets
Sanae Takaichi hopes to convert personal popularity into solid electoral gains for ailing ruling party in expected snap vote
Japan’s first female prime minister is pulling out all the stops in presenting herself as a force for real change
