Can Japan get more female business leaders?

"Japan actually has done a really good job increasing female labour market participation," says Yumiko Murakami, co-founder ...
The Daily Overview on MSNOpinion

Japan's 'fake Thatcher' is rattling a $12T bond market

Japan's new prime minister is trying to channel Margaret Thatcher just as the country's once placid government bond market is ...
Forbes

Japan’s First Female Leader Could Be Bad For Women

Sanae Takaichi, newly-elected leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), speaks during a news conference at the party’s headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. The big moment for ...
Hartford Courant

Japan’s first female leader faces a taboo over entering the male-only sumo ring

TOKYO (AP) — Sanae Takaichi made history by becoming Japan’s first female prime minister in October. She must now decide whether she’ll break another barrier: the taboo barring women from the sumo ...
CNN

Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi elected Japan’s first female leader

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 ...