Japan's concerns over a potential U.S. retreat from the region have grown amid China's increasingly assertive military posture.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will officially announce Monday her plans to dissolve parliament for a snap election, ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday she would dissolve parliament this week ahead of a snap election on ...

Sanae Takaichi made history by becoming Japan’s first female Prime Minister in October; now she’s gambling it at the polls.

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will dissolve parliament on Friday, paving the way for an early election on 8 February ...

By Leika Kihara TOKYO, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's decision to call a snap general election on February 8 to seek voter backing for her reflationist policies pushed ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2025. Credit - Toru Hanai—POOL/AFP/Getty Images Less than a year after taking office, Japanese Prime Minister ...

Its current nominal rate is 0.75%; estimates by central-bank researchers peg Japan’s neutral rate in the range of 1-2.5%, ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has expressed his intention on Sunday to step down following growing calls from his party to take responsibility for its big loss in the July ...

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will pick its new leader on October 4, the party's election committee said Tuesday, replacing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba who resigned after huge ...

TOKYO — Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba of Japan said Sunday that he planned to resign, plunging the country into deep political uncertainty in a turbulent time. Japan is grappling with rising ...