Japan’s governing party elected Sanae Takaichi as its new leader on Saturday, setting her up to become the U.S. ally’s first female prime minister.

Sanae 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’s beleaguered governing party will convene for a crucial election that could pave the way for the first female prime minister or the youngest leader in 140 years.

A Japanese nationalist party led by fiery anti-globalist Sohei Kamiya was among the biggest winners in this summer’s parliamentary election

Japan's next prime minister is likely to be the nation's first female leader or the youngest premier in 140 years as the ruling party held a runoff vote for leader on Saturday. The Liberal Democratic Party was choosing between hardline nationalist Sanae Takaichi,

The new party president is still likely to become prime minister because the LDP still has the most seats in the lower house

Japan’s long-governing party will choose a new leader to replace Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in a key party vote on Saturday, as it hopes to regain public support and stay in power.

Japan's ruling party is voting for the likely next prime minister in the world's fourth-largest economy. The LDP is striving to regain public trust as rising prices have seen voters turn to opposition groups promising big stimulus and clampdowns on foreigners.