Yen Plummets, Stocks Rally: Markets Greet Japan’s Next Leader

The governing party’s unexpected choice of Sanae Takaichi to lead it rattled markets on Monday, causing the yen to weaken and sending Japanese stocks sharply higher.

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Sanae Takaichi Is Likely to Be Japan’s Next Leader. Who Is She?

Ms. Takaichi would be Japan’s first female prime minister in a country where women are drastically underrepresented at the highest levels of power.

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Japan Set for First Female Prime Minister

Sanae Takaichi, a hard-line conservative, was elected as leader by Japan’s governing party, paving the way for her to become prime minister of the coalition government.

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What to Know About Japan’s Leadership Election

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.

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Japan’s Prime Minister, Shigeru Ishiba, Resigns: What to Know

Japan, one of the world’s most stable democracies, is experiencing unusually rapid change. Shigeru Ishiba’s departure could herald a leadership crisis.

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Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba of Japan Will Step Down, Reports Say

Mr. Ishiba’s party is threatening to split over a right-wing political surge, a weakened economy and turbulent trade relations with the United States.

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How the Nuclear Attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Changed Japan

The country’s postwar Constitution is under scrutiny as Japan rebuilds its military, spooked by a rising China and other potential threats.

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Behind Japan’s Trade Deal: 8 Rounds of Talks and ‘Hurrying Slowly’

After months of fraught negotiations with the United States, Japan clinched a deal just days before punitive tariffs were scheduled to take effect.

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In Japan, Anti-Establishment Parties Resonate With Young Voters

The success of new political parties focused on wages, immigration and an unresponsive political elite highlights the frustrations of many working-age people in Japan.

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Calls for Japan’s Leader to Resign as His Party Faces Election Defeat

Exit polls suggest a major loss for the Liberal Democratic Party in parliamentary elections, but Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is vowing to stay on.

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