The unconventional leader — for starters, she’s a woman — has called an early election for Feb. 8 in an effort to win a broad public mandate for change.

As a major exhibition opens at the British Museum, our writer traces the history and heritage of Japan’s great warrior class ...

The chances of getting a replacement are poor, with Tokyo's relations with Beijing at their lowest point in years amid ...

The move by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is an attempt to capitalize on her popularity to help her governing party regain ...

Japanese government bonds and the yen have sold off in recent weeks on concern over Takaichi's expansionary fiscal policy ...

The debate over nuclear-powered submarines is likely to serve as a critical indicator of Japan’s strategic trajectory.

Russia and China have regularly dispatched forces to waters and airspace around Japanese territory.

Hundreds at zoo in Tokyo say farewell to Lei Lei and Xiao Xiao, as China ends ‘panda diplomacy’ with Japan ...

Sanae Takaichi has called a snap lower house election on February 8, one of the most unpredictable contests in years.

Two giants stare each other down before colliding with a dull thud.

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has dissolved the lower house of Parliament, paving the way for a Feb. 8 snap election ...