Japan's Prime Minister contender Shinjiro Koizumi, who is currently Agriculture Minister and son of the former prime minister Junichiro Koizumi, attends a press conference about his running in the ...

Japan Politics Newly-elected leader of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Sanae Takaichi, center right, celebrates with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba after winning the LDP leadership election in ...

Sanae Takaichi, the newly-elected leader of Japan's ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), attends a press conference after the LDP presidential election in Tokyo Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced his plans to step down on Sunday - Copyright POOL/AFP TORU HANAI Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced his plans to step ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s governing party on Saturday elected former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi as its new leader, making her likely to become the country’s first female prime minister.