Japan’s incoming prime minister is a heavy metal drummer with an iron will — that insiders say gives her an in with President Trump. Sanae Takaichi is set to become Japan’s first female prime minister ...

But who needs sun, sea and socialising, anyway? We've got a brand-new week of heavy metal bangers to listen to! Before we ...

TOKYO—Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi wore a black-leather jacket and rode a motorcycle to her admissions interview at an elite training academy for aspiring leaders four decades ago. The ...

The metal pioneers are preparing their first new studio album since 2021 as they celebrate their 45th anniversary.

BABYMETAL is a Japanese metal band that creates "kawaii metal" by blending J-pop melodies with heavy metal music. The band combines powerful vocals, synchronized choreography, and crushing metal ...

Japan's "Iron Lady" listens to… Iron Maiden? The country's parliament elected veteran ultraconservative lawmaker Sanae Takaichi to serve as the next prime minister on Tuesday, making her the first ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BABYMETAL kicked off the year with a bang after reviving one of its early fan-favorite songs after 14 years. The Japanese kawaii ...

KASHIHARA, Japan — As a young woman in the late 1970s, Sanae Takaichi commuted six hours a day by bus and train from her parents’ home in western Japan to attend university. She was a fan of heavy ...

Japanese heavy metal legends have been around for 43 years and released a wealth of good music, with their most recent release, the 2021 album Sunburst, being their 28th studio recording. They first ...

Japan’s new leader, Sanae Takaichi, rose from small-town roots and a love of heavy metal to become the nation’s first female prime minister. Her meeting with President Trump marks her first major ...