Renowned Japan expert Sheila Smith discusses the country’s historic election of its first female prime minister, her politics ...

Japan’s home stars will command much of the attention at this event of the Grand Prix series. Yuma Kagiyama, the 2022 Beijing ...

A China hawk, she is a regular at Yasukuni Shrine ... prime minister and said her election created hope and expectation given the difficulty women still face in Japan. “I really hope she serves for a ...

Japan was set to get its first woman prime minister on Tuesday after Sanae Takaichi, a China hawk and social conservative, forged an 11th-hour deal to form a new coalition. But Japan's fifth premier ...

Japan's parliament on Tuesday elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country's first female prime minister, and she underlined her commitment to boosting Japanese defense as she prepared to ...

As Tokyo moves to ramp up its defence spending and increase military personnel amid concern over China, users on Chinese ...

Japan's Yuma Kagiyama took the lead after the NHK Trophy short programme on Friday as he gears up for the Winter Olympics ...

On Jan. 27, Japan's Foreign Ministry said it informed the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights not to allocate any of Japan's voluntary funds to the U.N. Committee on the ...

As Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru prepares for the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II this August, the United States must, for the first time, fully recognize and respond to the ...

Sanae Takaichi took office on Tuesday as Japan's first female prime minister, but her surprisingly male-dominated cabinet and socially conservative track record have left some women ambivalent in a ...