Staunch conservative Sanae Takaichi was elected Japan’s first female prime minister by parliament on Tuesday, in a landmark moment for the historically patriarchal country where both politics and workplaces are dominated by older men.

Japan's Parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country's first female prime minister Tuesday, a day after her struggling party struck a coalition deal with a new partner expected ...

The 64-year-old conservative leader, known for her outspoken criticism of China, secured a majority in the first round of voting — an outcome that came as a surprise to many.