Sanae Takaichi, a onetime internal affairs minister ... Takaichi, 60, also served as LDP policy chief under Abe and vowed to carry on his political torch, especially in regard to economic policies.

Economic security minister Sanae Takaichi became the seventh candidate ... 9 after securing the necessary 20 endorsements from LDP lawmakers to run. “The ultimate mission of the government ...

Since the race kicked off on Oct. 15, former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi has crisscrossed ... avoided slush fund scandal-tainted LDP members, Takaichi did not. She received ...

We see a risk, however, if PM Ishiba steps down and Sanae Takaichi were to become the new LDP leader." Takaichi recently lost ...

Analysts say waning support due to LDP growing distant from the public, with several opinion polls predicting it will ...

The nine candidates running in the LDP leadership election (left to right): Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, former Economic Security Minister Takayuki Kobayashi, Chief Cabinet Secretary ...

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 ...

Reuters Candidates for the LDP election (from L-R): Sanae Takaichi, Takayuki Kobayashi, Yoshimasa Hayashi, Shinjiro Koizumi, Yoko Kamikawa, Katsunobu Kato, Taro Kono, Shigeru Ishiba and Toshimitsu ...

Japan looks set for one of its closest national elections in years as voters go to the polls Sunday to decide whether to keep ...

We see a risk, however, if PM Ishiba steps down and Sanae Takaichi were to become the new LDP leader." Takaichi recently lost the LDP party election to current Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and ...