Japan ranks low in gender equality among developed nations. The first woman to lead the country is an ultraconservative who cites Margaret Thatcher as a role model. She also loves heavy metal.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a series of high-level bilateral meetings with global leaders, including Japan’s new PM Sanae Takaichi and Dutch PM Dick Schoof, on the sidelines of the G20 Summit.

The administration of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi marked its first month on Friday, with some polls showing her approval rating topping 80 percent, with the fallout from her comments on Taiwan weighing on international relations.

Japan's ruling party is considering scrapping its non-nuclear principles as tensions with China and North Korea escalate, sparking fierce domestic backlash.Japan' s ruling Liberal Democratic Party is to discuss the nation's security policies as it faces up to growing security challenges in Northeast Asia,

New premier Sanae Takaichi has defended the $135 billion stimulus package her government approved last week as it looks to kickstart growth in the world's fourth-largest economy.

Japan's Cabinet has approved a $135-billion stimulus package to help spur the economy and relieve the impact of higher prices.

With Japan’s new leader refusing to back down from China’s show of force and claims on Taiwan, Xi Jinping picks up the phone to try to pry the U.S.-Japan alliance apart.

The workaholic new prime minister is riding high despite the perils of a fight with Beijing.