Sanae Takaichi, Japan's newly elected first female prime minister, is an unabashedly conservative icon of Japanese politics.

Japan’s invasion of China in World War II began with the expansion of conflict after years of tension. Following the Marco ...

Japan plays a key role in containing China under the U.S. island chain strategy, which conceives three north-south defensive ...

South Korea and China have criticized Japanese leaders for sending offerings to Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo for its autumn ...

With a new US trade deal and prime minister, Japan is now focused on military and economic reciprocity with the United states ...

The new head of Japan's ruling party, Sanae Takaichi, sent an offering but avoided visiting a controversial war shrine on ...

Beijing seeks to strengthen regional financial ties and boost yuan use as US trade pressures weigh on East Asian economies ...

Japan should raise its defense capabilities to a level that would prevent an assertive China from using force in the future, while making its nonhostile stance clear, an international relations expert ...

Sanae Takaichi has become Japan's first female prime minister, a significant milestone in the country's male-dominated ...

Staunch conservative Sanae Takaichi was elected Japan’s first female prime minister by parliament on Tuesday, in a landmark ...

Asian markets have surged after Wall Street finished a winning week, overcoming worries over bank lending and the trade war ...

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