Renowned Japan expert Sheila Smith discusses the country’s historic election of its first female prime minister, her politics ...

LDP’s Sanae Takaichi needs to find coalition partners from opposition to become Japan’s first female prime minister.

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

European stocks dropped, with France’s CAC 40 sinking 1.5% after the country’s prime minister resigned. Bonds fell and the ...

The trial of 45-year-old Tetsuya Yamagami began at the Nara District Court, Bloomberg reports, where he admitted to fatally ...

I f Japanese politics had a soundtrack, it would long have been quiet, calm, ambient music. But with the selection of Takaichi Sanae as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party ( LDP) on October ...

The Bank of Japan held rates steady again, as it waits for clarity on the impact of tariffs and a political leadership change ...

If new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was looking to make a connection with U.S. President Donald Trump, she ...

Tokyo — President Donald Trump treated his time in Japan on Tuesday as a victory lap — befriending the new Japanese prime ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s meeting Tuesday morning in Tokyo with U.S. President Donald Trump will be a major ...

Japan’s recently elected first female premier met the U.S. President on Tuesday to try to set a new tone for U.S.-Japan ...

President Donald Trump met with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi aboard the USS George Washington, announcing missile ...