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

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

The man accused of killing former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022 pleaded guilty to the assassination on Tuesday.

Kurt Campbell, a former U.S. deputy secretary of state, is chairman and co-founder of the Asia Group.

A man accused of fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has admitted to murder on the first day of his trial.

Takaichi has called China an "important neighbor" and faces the challenge of balancing ties with both Beijing and Washington, ...

A man on trial accused of shooting dead Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has admitted to his murder. "It is true that ...

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters in Japan on Tuesday the country’s new Prime Minister Sanae ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said the central bank is aiming for moderate inflation accompanied by wage rises and ...

The trial of the accused killer of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is underway. Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, appeared in court as U.S.