For Japan’s new prime minister, Takaichi Sanae, expectations are mixed. On the positive side, she rose to power through political and bureaucratic experience rather than family connections. Yet her ...

The Japanese government is seeking to boost its intelligence capabilities by setting up a new national intelligence agency that will supervise related divisions of existing agencies and ministries. Ch ...

In her first speech to the parliament, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced she will raise defence spending to 2% ...

In her first policy speech, Takaichi told parliament that Japan aims to reach a defence spending goal of 2% of gross domestic ...

US President Donald Trump's trip to Asia which begins Sunday carries significant economic stakes for countries around the ...

Inflation in Japan picked up again for the first time since May, with new government figures showing a 2.9% rise in core ...

As Tokyo debates deportation, concerns are rising over what the policy shift could mean for migrants, Japan’s economy, and ...

The Japanese government is committed to concluding a peace treaty with Russia, despite the difficult state of bilateral ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, in her first major policy speech on Friday, pledged to further accelerate Japan’s ...

The Japanese government has begun a review to establish a new national intelligence secretariat, its top spokesman said ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi leads a new coalition, aiming to bolster Japan's defense but faces challenges with a fragile government. Partnering with the Japan Innovation Party, she's set ...

False claims that Japan's new prime minister has created a ministry for "mass deportations" have been widely spread online, ...