Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru visited the grave of the late Lee Soo-hyun, a Korean national recognized for his ...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday described Japan's likely first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, as a "highly respected person of great wisdom and strength." In his brief social media post, ...

Takaichi has not technically become the prime minister yet, however. The LDP currently maintains plurality support in the Japanese lower chamber and she is expected to assume the role, following ...

She is likely to be chosen as the next prime minister at an extraordinary parliament session, expected around Oct 15, as the ...

Japan stands on the edge of history as Sanae Takaichi, a veteran politician and long-time Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) member, prepares to become the nation’s first female prime minister. The ...

One resident, Iwasaki, said he believed her policy proposals stood out during the contest. “I don’t have the impression that ...

Takaichi's victory follows Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's resignation after bruising electoral losses for the LDP in 2024 ...

The writer says: "PM Ishiba visited the US this February and met with President Donald Trump, building a certain degree of personal rapport with him...Relations with China and South Korea also saw ...

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index jumped above 47,000 for the first time as investors welcomed Takaichi's victory.

Takaichi has been a vocal advocate of "Abenomics", a hefty mix of government spending and monetary stimulus deployed by her ...

Takaichi Sanae, 64, a former Minister of Economic Security with strong right-wing tendencies, has been elected as the new party president of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), effectively ...