Japan's parliament elected ultraconservative politician Sanae Takaichi as the country's first female prime minister, just days before a scheduled visit by President Trump.

Beijing has yet to congratulate Takaichi, who holds controversial positions on Taiwan and Japanese wartime history.

Staunch conservative Sanae Takaichi was elected Japan’s first female prime minister by parliament on Tuesday, in a landmark moment for the historically patriarchal country where both politics and workplaces are dominated by older men.

Here’s how the LDP leader remade Japan’s ruling coalition to become the country’s first female Prime Minister.

Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivered her first policy speech to the parliament Friday, focusing on economic security and defense spending.

Tokyo: Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced on Friday that her government will deepen multilateral dialogue with India and other nations like South Korea, Australia and the

The Japanese government will increase national security spending to 2% of gross domestic product within the current fiscal year, two years ahead of schedule, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Friday in her first policy speech,