TOKYO (AP) — Polls opened Sunday in parliamentary elections that Japan's popular Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hopes will give her struggling party a big enough win to push through an ambitious ...

Sanae Takaichi has made a big impression since becoming Japan’s first female prime minister last fall: charming President Donald Trump, starting a diplomatic spat with China and playing the drums to K ...

One aspect of the result merits closer analytical attention: the voting behavior of younger citizens. Pre-election surveys showed Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae’s approval rating reaching as high as 90 ...

Since 2022, a series of scandals – notably those related to the Unification Church and political funding – has damaged the reputation of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which has dominated ...

The ambassador pointed to the creation of a high-level defense industry cooperation dialogue, but hinted that even more ...

Japan has downgraded its description of China in its 2026 Diplomatic Bluebook released Friday, reflecting strained ties ...

Japan’s new prime minister Sanae Takaichi has enjoyed unusually high approval ratings by offering tax cuts, subsidies and a tough political style, but her agenda is poorly matched to Japan’s current ...