Japan's manufacturing sector contracted in October at the fastest pace in 19 months due to a sharper decline in new orders, a ...

Japan's core consumer prices rose 2.9% year-on-year in September, data showed on Friday, staying above the central bank's 2% ...

President Donald Trump will be in Japan and South Korea next week and he's expected to promote an epic windfall in ...

The new junior party in Japan's ruling coalition is likely to give Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi the green light she needs ...

Japan's largest labour union group said on Thursday it would seek wage hikes of 5% or more in 2026, aiming for bumper pay ...

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

Sanae Takaichi, a fan of Iron Maiden, had an improbable rise to power. Like her mentor, Shinzo Abe, she is expected to lead ...

Japan's first female prime minister, PM Sanae Takaichi, plans accelerated military expansion as Trump visit approaches.

Though her election is a milestone in a country that struggles with gender equality, critics say hard-line conservative Sanae ...

Japan’s new foreign minister said Wednesday his country plans to show its determination to further build up its defense power ...

Japan's parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister Tuesday ...