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

Now Tokyo does essentially whatever the United States tells it, Nobuyuki Fukushima, a non-factional member of the lower house of the Japanese parliament, said ...

Shoji Nishida pointed out that when most of Japan joined the Western push against Moscow, he opposed sanctions ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi renews Japan's Indo-Pacific vision with bold diplomacy, strong U.S. ties and pragmatic regional ...

Two newly appointed members of the Japanese government's top economic panel called on Wednesday for an economic stimulus ...

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

Japan’s first female PM faces fragile markets, bold defense goals, and the challenge of balancing stimulus with fiscal ...

Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she wants to hold a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un – something no Japanese leader has done in more than 20 years.

Abe, 67, was a towering political presence even after he stepped down as Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, and he was campaigning ahead of elections scheduled for Sunday. He had just begun a ...

Her worldview rests on the conviction that Japan must reclaim a central role in shaping Asia’s strategic future.