Sanae Takaichi addresses a packed venue at a campaign rally on Oct. 16 in Nagano for a candidate from the Liberal Democratic Party who is running without official party endorsement. (Keishi Nishimura) ...

Since the race kicked off on Oct. 15, former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi has crisscrossed the country to give stump speeches on behalf of many candidates. While Ishiba and the party ...

Sanae Takaichi Takaichi narrowly lost against Ishiba in the LDP’s leadership last month. She could be up for another shot at the top job if she can successfully blame Ishiba for the election ...

Sanae Takaichi, a conservative leader and protégé of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, is aiming to become Japan's first-ever female prime minister. Japan’s ruling party is set to elect its ...

It headed into a run-off between Ishiba and Sanae Takaichi, 63, who vied to become Japan’s first female leader. "We ought to be a party that lets members discuss the truth in a free and open ...

Chief among these is Sanae Takaichi, a member of the party’s right wing who narrowly lost to Ishiba and argued late last month that it “would be stupid to raise interest rates now”.

Ishiba, a 67-year-old train lover, beat arch-nationalist Sanae Takaichi -- who would have been the country's first-ever woman leader -- 215 votes to 194 in a run-off. As prime minister ...

30 after winning the party's internal vote against rival Sanae Takaichi. The LDP's election campaign has been dogged by concerns over inflation, as well as corruption scandals which have divided ...

Waiting in the wings is Sanae Takaichi, the preferred choice from the ultra-conservative faction of the LDP who Mr Ishiba, a moderate, defeated in last month’s leadership election. open image in ...

Such a huge loss could make Ishiba vulnerable to attack from proponents of aggressive monetary easing like Sanae Takaichi, whom Ishiba narrowly beat in the party's leadership race. If the LDP is ...