Japan ranks low in gender equality among developed nations. The first woman to lead the country is an ultraconservative who ...

President Trump began one of his busiest days of his Asia trip on Tuesday by greeting the new Japanese prime minister, and taking her with him as he spoke to U.S. troops aboard an aircraft carrier.

President Trump on Tuesday met with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shortly after she became the country’s first ...

By Kaori Kaneko KISARAZU, Japan (Reuters) -At a farmer's market not far from Tokyo, more than 100 shoppers queued for a ...

Renowned Japan expert Sheila Smith discusses the country’s historic election of its first female prime minister, her politics ...

"There is no doubt that I have done all this," Tetsuya Yamagami said in court, admitting to the murder of the country's ...

Since taking office, Takaichi has shown a willingness to moderate on many issues – with the marked exception of national security policy.

Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, met with the Prime Minister of Japan, Takaichi Sanae, on the margins of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Gyeongju, ...

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US President Donald Trump is in Japan today, continuing his series of key meetings with leaders in Asia, as the government shutdown drags on back home. Follow for live updates.

Sanae Takaichi just signed a rare earth minerals deal and a document pledging to a new "golden age" of U.S.-Japan relations ...