Japan ranks low in gender equality among developed nations. The first woman to lead the country is an ultraconservative who cites Margaret Thatcher as a role model. She also loves heavy metal.

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party marked the 70th anniversary of its founding on Saturday amid concerns that reforms after a po

China’s recent naval deployment around Japan comes on the heels of a war of words between Beijing and newly-elected Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi over Taiwan.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi tells Indonesia that the security environment has become "increasingly severe".

Japan’s longer-maturity sovereign bonds tumbled further Tuesday as investor worries deepened that a big economic package from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi would damage the nation’s public finances.

Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Akio Toyoda said Wednesday he met with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and briefed her on a Japan-U.S. aut

Takaichi’s leadership promises continuity with Abe’s Indo-Pacific strategy, strengthening defence and economic cooperation with India amid growing regional competition.

Japan's parliament elected Sanae Takaichi as the country's first female prime minister Tuesday, after her party struck a coalition deal expected to pull her governing bloc further to the right.

Japan warns citizens in China about safety as diplomatic crisis deepens - Nation and World News | Hawaii Tribune-Herald

Senior officials of Japan and China held talks on Tuesday in Beijing, Japanese government sources said, amid escalating tensions ov