Following the success in the Feb. 8 Lower House election, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi now 'has a historic chance to ...

Japanese economic growth fell short of market expectations in late 2025, official data showed Monday, adding to pressure on ...

Japan's real gross domestic product grew 0.2% on an annualized basis in the three months through December, according to a Cabinet Office report Monday.

After inheriting a party in crisis, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi led her LDP to a thumping snap-election win — but where she will go next is still unclear ...

Both party leaders are over the age of 65 and have struggled to project dynamism. You know you are in trouble when the LDP looks cooler and more diverse than you. The CRA is not based on a shared ...

"Sanae Takaichi wants a prosperous and muscular Japan but remains vague on funding her reforms," writes Jeff Kingston ...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi invoked Japan’s World War II history of aggression and warned Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi against a return to militarism as he blasted her support for ...

In Japan, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has just won the largest lower house majority in the history of the long-dominant ...

Takaichi’s tenure got off to a promising start with South Korea, but concerns remain that Japan’s rightward shift might upend ...

Japan’s “Sanaeconomics” brings tax cuts, subsidies, and tech spending, but record debt, rising yields, and a weak yen threaten stability. Click to read more.

Never has it won as decisively as it did in a snap election on February 8th, when it took almost 70% of the seats in parliament’s powerful lower house. Takaichi Sanae, the triumphant prime minister, ...

Asia shares mostly gained after Wall Street wobbled over strong jobs reportAP Business WriterThe Associated PressHONG KONGAsian markets are mostly higher, and Japan and South Korea set new records ...