With Friday marking one month since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi took office, the new Japanese leader's plain speaking is proving to be both an asset and a liability. A government source said that Ta ...

Like her predecessors, Takaichi has offered a summit to resolve the abductees issue. North Korea is unlikely to be interested ...

The government is preparing a comprehensive economic stimulus package worth more than 20 trillion yen ($128 billion), ...

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party marked the 70th anniversary of its founding on Saturday amid concerns that reforms ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said Tuesday that he had "frank" talks with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in their first one-on-one meeting on the day. "We had a frank and good conversation ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi held her first one-on-one meeting with Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda on Tuesday. "We had a frank and good conversation about the economy, prices, financial m ...

Takaichi, a hardline conservative who was approved by parliament as Japan's first female prime minister last week, is a ...

One of Australia’s top foreign policy experts argues Australia needs to strive for a more influential role on the world stage, beginning with Donald Trump.

The approval rating for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Cabinet remains among the highest in Japanese history, as her ...

The cabinet of the nationalist leader had a 69-percent approval rating while 17 percent of survey participants disapproved, a ...