Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces significant foreign policy challenges just days after taking office

Japan’s new foreign minister said Wednesday his country plans to show its determination to further build up its defense power to rapidly adapt to changing warfare and growing tension in the region when U.

A visitor to Japan who wanders into a sumo tournament might be forgiven for thinking they had intruded upon a religious ceremony.

Here’s how the LDP leader remade Japan’s ruling coalition to become the country’s first female Prime Minister.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, in her first major policy speech on Friday, pledged to further accelerate Japan’s military buildup and spending and complete an early upgrade of the country’s security strategy as tensions rise with China,

Japan is in the midst of a buyout boom, after more than a decade of being largely ignored by foreign private equity. The big question is if that momentum can be maintained after Tuesday's election of a new prime minister,

Japan’s parliament has elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the nation’s first female prime minister. A protege of assassinated former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Takaichi received 237 votes in the 465-seat lower house of parliament on Tuesday to confirm her in the role.

Sanae Takaichi is the first woman chosen to serve as Japan's prime minister. She favors a strong military, a strong economy — and a strong drum riff.

Japan said it scrambled jets on Friday to monitor Russian warplanes, including strategic bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons, which had flown along the edge of Japanese airspace up its coast.

From sushi to soju, cherry blossoms to K-pop, both Japan and South Korea charm Indian travellers. But when it comes to warmth, ease, and cost, which destination truly feels more welcoming?