Sometimes this was expressed as out-and-out adulation and other times as a bitter denial of any connection whatsoever, and ...

Japan's first female Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, is facing a major dilemma over whether to attend the closing ceremony of a 15-day Sumo tournament in Fukuoka to present the winner’s trophy. For ...

Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivers her first policy speech in the parliament, in Tokyo, Japan, October 24, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo Renowned Japan expert Sheila Smith ...

Sanae Takaichi’s rise as Japan’s first female prime minister marks a historic moment for the country and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), but one overshadowed by political fragility and ...

Japan’s first female prime minister, Takaichi Sanae, took office in October 2025, but author Wada Shizuka argues that feminists like herself have little to celebrate from her policies, which she says ...

A red and blue Santa Claus doll reminiscent of the popular Osaka Expo mascot "Myaku-Myaku" will decorate Uroko House in the historic Kobe Kita･･･ ...

The remnants of Typhoon Halong scattered artifacts from an archaeological site along the shore of the Bering Sea. Jimmy Jones with a Yup’ik mask he found on a beach on Alaska’s west coast last month ...

The sumo ring has always been a “sacred” arena where “only men may tread, bound by centuries of ritual and pride”, said The Japan Times. But now that Japan has elected its first female prime minister, ...

Barnaby Joyce should do the right thing and resign as the member for New England, which did not vote for an independent and a ...