A survey by ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute shows respondents trusted Japan more as a power than the EU, the US, China and India.

In Japan's latest national election, one of the most closely watched candidates began her campaign with two words rarely heard in that arena: "I'm pregnant." Hikaru Fujita, a 35-year-old former ...

Sanae Takaichi has made a big impression since becoming Japan’s first female prime minister last fall: charming President Donald Trump, starting a diplomatic spat with China and playing the drums to K ...

When Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi called a snap election last month, hoping to cash in on high approval ratings to secure a clearer mandate, she took people even in her own party by surprise ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at an LDP election rally in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, on February 3, 2026.

India’s Worrying Plans for Dams on Transboundary Rivers Shared with Bangladesh One aspect of the result merits closer analytical attention: the voting behavior of younger citizens. Pre-election ...

In a historic outcome, Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae has secured a political mandate unprecedented in modern Japanese politics. In the February 8 general election, the ruling Liberal ...

Japan has downgraded its description of China in its 2026 Diplomatic Bluebook released Friday, reflecting strained ties ...

Those who pay attention to politics have rightly been aghast at the stock market’s shameless depravity over the last year, as investors identified the very obvious existential risk to their ability to ...