Tag: "japan pm"
Inspired by Thatcher, Japan's PM-in-waiting Takaichi smashes glass ceiling
World 11:30 05/10/2025Sanae Takaichi came out top in a male-dominated race to lead Japan's ruling party on Saturday, putting her on course to emulate her hero, former British leader Margaret Thatcher, and become her country's first female prime minister.
Japan PM Ishiba resigns after series of bruising election losses
World 18:24 07/09/2025Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Sunday he had decided to resign, ushering in a potentially lengthy period of policy paralysis at a shaky moment for the world's fourth-largest economy.
Japan PM hits out at farm minister over free rice claim
World 13:32 20/05/2025Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday reprimanded the farm minister for claiming he never buys rice because he gets it free, provoking the ire of consumers facing soaring prices.
