Sanae Takaichi, a hard-line conservative, was elected as leader by Japan’s embattled governing party, paving the way for her to become prime minister of the coalition government. By Javier C.

The hard-line conservative is making history in a country where women are drastically underrepresented at the highest levels of power. By Javier C. Hernández and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Tokyo Sanae ...

The darling of the conservative faction of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is one of two favourites to win this Saturday’s contest to take over as the leader of the country’s largest ...

The Japanese Yen weakened sharply in reaction to Sanae Takaichi’s election as the leader of Japan's ruling LDP. Japan's Nikkei 225 rallies to a fresh record high amid stimulus hopes and further weighs ...

A member of a famous Japanese idol group was arrested on suspicion of exposing their lower body in the center of Shinjuku, Tokyo. According to the Mainichi Shimbun and other sources on the 5th, the ...

The Jeonbuk Hyundai U-11 team left for Japan to build a soccer friendship between Korea and Japan. The Jeonbuk U-11 team left Incheon International Airport on the morning of the 10th to participate in ...

The woman expected to be Japan’s next prime minister is set to keep nuclear power at the core of the nation’s energy strategy, while reducing emphasis on readily available renewables like solar. Sanae ...

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VTubers, or virtual YouTubers performing through animated avatars, are shifting from a Japan-born niche subculture to mainstream entertainment, with the country’s booming market expanding overseas. At ...

Sanae Takaichi is poised to become Japan's first female prime minister, but many of her positions are socially conservative in an often still deeply patriarchal nation. Takaichi, whose hero is ...

Francesco Bagnaia continues his MotoGP resurgence by taking pole position for the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix with a new Motegi lap record. The Ducati rider claimed only his second pole of the year, ...

More than two years after BYD’s high-profile foray into the Japanese market, the Chinese electric vehicle maker is still struggling to win over drivers. The automaker sold just 5,300 vehicles between ...