As Japan’s first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi has broken new ground in a country that struggles with gender equality ...

TOKYO — Sanae Takaichi made history by becoming Japan's first female prime minister in October. She must now decide whether ...

Sanae Takaichi is Japan’s first female prime minister. But women aren’t permitted to enter the sumo ring, and she may skip ...

Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a daily column that runs on Page 1 of The Asahi Shimbun. Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike speaks to ozeki ...

Sanae Takaichi made history in October when she became Japan's first woman to serve as prime minister. Now she faces another potential milestone: whether to challenge the long-standing prohibition ...

Japan's first female Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, is facing a major dilemma over whether to attend the closing ceremony of ...

A 15-time Paralympic gold medallist, Narita stands as Japan’s most-successful Paralympian and the fifth most decorated female athlete in Paralympic history across all sports. Known as the “Queen of ...

Mayumi Narita's name appeared in The Asahi Shimbun's national edition for the first time in 1996, the year of the Atlanta Paralympics. Together with a photo, the article on the front page went, ...

Potential buyers of factory robots in Japan might have been taken aback when Mayumi Kotani, president of Yushin Precision Equipment, walked in to give them a sales pitch. Japanese corporate suites are ...

Correll writes for The Times. DENVER — The Colorado parents who last month claimed their 6-year-old son floated away in a giant balloon -- a hoax that captivated a nationwide television audience -- ...