Her comments come after her historic appointment on 21 October as Japan’s first female prime minister, after her party ...

Japan’s export machine came back to life in September 2025, climbing 4.2% year-on-year after four straight months of declines ...

North Korea fired a flurry of short-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday, Seoul's military said, a week ahead of U.S.

Beijing has accused the U.S. of engaging in "group politics and bloc confrontation" that threatens regional peace and ...

The data comes just a day after the conservative lawmaker Sanae Takaichi was chosen as the nation’s first female prime ...

Margaret Thatcher-san? In many ways, Takaichi will be a natural partner for President Donald Trump in the region, but has ...

History is made as a late political challenge by Japan’s ‘Iron Lady’ fails to prosper against Sanai Takaichi. Mr. Kirk, based ...

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

The highlights this week: China announces a purge of military leaders, the Chinese Communist Party’s Fourth Plenum kicks off ...

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

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