The Liberal Democratic Party suffered a crushing defeat in Sunday’s Tokyo metropolitan assembly election, which is seen as a ...

Countries and regions participating in the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo are using the event as an opportunity to actively attract Japanese tourists.

LDP parliamentarian Takaichi Sanae (front left) walks with Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te (front right) during a meeting in Taipei, Taiwan, Apr. 28, 2025. Credit: Instagram/ Takaichi Sanae ...

Takaichi Sanae, a Japanese lawmaker and protégé of the late Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, says she sees a future of closer cooperation between Japan and Taiwan.

Davis joined ABC News in 2017 as a New York-based correspondent for ABC NewsOne, the network’s affiliate news service. Prior, Davis was the anchor of the weekend evening newscasts at WTHR-TV in ...

Takaichi’s growing influence is rooted in the dissatisfaction among party members with Ishiba’s leadership, particularly his disciplinary action against those involved in the funding scandal.

Sanae Takaichi, a protégé of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, is aiming to be Japan's first female prime minister. Known for her conservative stance on social issues, she focuses on economic ...

GBP/JPY declines by almost one and a half percentage points to trade in the 191.50s on Friday after the news that former Japanese defense minister Shigeru Ishiba beat his opponent Sanae Takaichi ...

Ishiba, 67, and Takaichi, 63, emerged as the top picks in a crowded field of nine in the race that will decide the country’s next prime minister, but fell short of the votes needed to secure an ...

Takaichi also topped the Kyodo News Agency's poll of LDP supporters as most fit to be Japan's next leader. If elected, Takaichi would make history as Japan's first female prime minister.