Sanae Takaichi, president of the Liberal Democratic Party, was elected Japan's first female prime minister in parliament on ...

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Nippon Ishin (the Japan Innovation Party, JIP) have agreed to legislate a plan ...

FLASH: LDP chief Sanae Takaichi formally elected Japan's 1st female PM by parliament (Kyodo) ...

Sanae Takaichi, president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is set to be elected Japan's first female prime minister on ...

A lantern festival was held in this western Japan city on Oct. 18, with approximately 25,000 lanterns illuminating 26 ...

Sanae Takaichi, a star of ultraconservative Japanese politics and a rare woman to rise in its male-dominated hierarchy, has ...

U.S. President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed an agreement on critical minerals and rare ...

A substance believed to be tear gas was sprayed on a JR Yamanote Line train on the evening of Oct. 20 in the Japanese capital ...

The Fukuoka Prefectural Government has issued an improvement advisory to the operator of a private day care center after 10 ...

The Nikkei stock index closed at an all-time high on Tuesday on optimism for fresh economic steps as ruling Liberal ...

Nintendo Co.'s network services for its popular Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 gaming consoles as well as smartphone apps were ...

Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP), expressed concerns over a ...