It was a risky gamble to call a snap election – her career was on the line. But now Japan’s Sanae Takaichi is basking in the strongest majority for a Japanese government in more than 70 years. Here’s ...

Despite recent foreign-exchange intervention, the Japanese currency has weakened again to near the 160 threshold against the ...

Many observers assume that Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae is poorly positioned to improve ties with China. Her hawkish ...

TOKYO: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. are set to agree during their summit ...

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, front center, and her new cabinet members arrive for a group photo Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, in Tokyo. (Kazuhiro Nogi/Pool Photo via AP) TOKYO — Japanese Prime ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung are expected to agree when they meet on ...

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s first official visit to Washington this week was supposed to be a triumphant celebration of the friendship, with a gift of 250 Japanese cherry trees to ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is traveling Wednesday to the United States for what she expects to be a “very difficult” meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump after he called ...

TOKYO, June 2 (Reuters) - Japan is considering rolling out a two-year cut to an 8% levy on food sales from April next year, ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday expressed hopes of deepening her relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump and strengthen cooperation between the two countries in ...