The heavy-metal-loving, motorcycle-driving Sanae Takaichi (高市 早苗) was elected the first female prime minister of Japan on Tuesday. Wearing a blue suit jacket to reference U.K. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Takaichi is expected to move the country further to the political right.

Takaichi, who is known to be an admirer of Britain's Margaret Thatcher, will get an early opportunity to meet President Donald Trump. They are both due to attend a meeting of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in South Korea at the end of October, and they should find common cause on conservative issues such as immigration.

For most of her life, Sanae Takaichi has loved heavy metal. As Japan’s first female leader, she has many reasons to reach for her sticks

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to announce the launch of a social security reform panel during an upcoming policy speech that will outline the basic policies of her newly formed administration,

Japan’s newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is preparing a large fiscal stimulus package expected to exceed ¥13.9 trillion (around S$120 billion) to combat inflation. The plan focuses on three key pillars: inflation relief measures,

The spouse of Japan's first woman Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hopes to support her by being a "stealth husband", cooking meals but staying out of the spotlight.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet started work on Wednesday, the day after it was established, and it had to respond to North Korea launching ballistic missiles in the morning.

Sanae Takaichi has made history as Japan's first female prime minister, but her cabinet's lack of gender diversity, with only two women among 19 ministers, raises concerns about her commitment to advancing women's rights.