Sanae Takaichi, leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), has assumed office as Japan's 104th prime minister, ...

Imported fossil fuels cover 60 per cent to 70 per cent of Japan’s electricity generation. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

Sanae Takaichi has made history as Japan's first female prime minister, but her cabinet's lack of gender diversity, with only ...

Sanae Takaichi has been appointed the first-ever female prime minister of Japan, and will lead a minority government. Here's ...

New Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces a difficult challenge in maintaining the quality of the country's medical and nursing care services while lowering related expenses, amid an aging ...

With the election of Sanae Takaichi as prime minister this week, Japan joined the ranks of countries that have had a woman serve as head of state or government since World War II. As of the end of ...

The spouse of Japan's first woman Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hopes to support her by being a "stealth husband", cooking ...

Japan’s export machine came back to life in September 2025, climbing 4.2% year-on-year after four straight months of declines ...

Japan plans to raise several travel-related fees and taxes, part of an effort to modernize systems and fund public programs.

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen congratulated Takaichi for "making history" as Japan's first woman premier. Takaichi had promised a cabinet with "Nordic" levels of women, up from two under predecessor ...

Japan has elected its first female Prime Minister. Sanae Takaichi won 237 votes while Yoshihiko Noda head of the largest ...

Margaret Thatcher-san? In many ways, Takaichi will be a natural partner for President Donald Trump in the region, but has ...