By Leika Kihara and Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she "strongly hopes" the ...

Japan's new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, is facing criticism after holding a staff meeting at 3am ahead of a budget ...

Sanae Takaichi drew criticism for requiring staff to work in the wee hours in a country scarred by “death from overwork.” ...

Japan ranks low in gender equality among developed nations. The first woman to lead the country is an ultraconservative who ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi this week hinted at a possible shift in the country's decades-old non-nuclear ...

Beijing said Takaichi's remarks seriously violate the spirit of a 1972 agreement between the two countries, under which Japan ...

We have no choice but cut off that dirty neck that has been lunged at us without hesitation," a Chinese official said.

Sanae Takaichi became Japan's first female prime minister Tuesday. Her election comes at a time of upheaval in Japanese politics.

There are calls in Tokyo to expel a Chinese diplomat. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Heavyweights clash as election of hawkish PM Sanae Takaichi and US policy unpredictability change calculus in region ...