Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday pledged continued support for Ukraine in its fight against Russia's ...

New rules threaten non-renewal of visas if foreign residents do not pay their health insurance premiums and pension ...

U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae to deliver remarks to Yokosuka Naval troops aboard the USS George Washington at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan on Oct. 28, 2025.

Last week, President Donald Trump concluded a trip to East Asia, meeting with several allies, including new Japanese Prime ...

Sanae Takaichi isn’t just Japan’s first female prime minister—she’s a gearhead with style. While most politicians settle for ...

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held his first conversation with Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. The parties ...

Japan’s first female PM faces fragile markets, bold defense goals, and the challenge of balancing stimulus with fiscal ...

Ian Buruma thinks the election of Takaichi Sanae as prime minister, while a breakthrough, will not improve gender equity.

She stressed that the government wants to “increase tax revenue without raising tax rates,” namely by strengthening the supply base and boosting income and profits.

New Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is unlikely to bring meaningful party reforms unless the LDP breaks free of factional party dynamics and funding scandals.

As the United States rethinks its role in the international order it has championed since the end of World War II, Japan is on the frontlines of the challenge to rules-based commerce and diplomacy.