Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first female prime minister, harnessed her personal popularity and a shift to the right among voters ...

T AKAICHI SANAE gambled her position as Japan’s prime minister by calling a snap election. Her bet has paid off. The ruling ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s governing party has secured a two-thirds supermajority in a parliamentary election ...

Japan’s conservative Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi swept to a landslide victory in a snap election on Sunday, marking a ...

Three months into her tenure as Japan's first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi is connecting with younger voters in a ...

Welcome to Tenshoku Sodan Bar in Japan’s Yokohama. Here those considering quitting their jobs get free drinks with a side of ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's gamble that her personal popularity would lead to big election gains for her struggling party paid off hugely. On Monday, she began the process of ...

Her ruling party and coalition partner are poised to sweep the majority of seats in the lower house.

Japan’s next round of labour reform promises flexibility but risks entrenching overwork rather than improving productivity or ...

The figure skating team event opens competition at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, bringing together 10 countries in ...

Across religion, hospitality and the arts, the country’s oldest institutions show how craft and continuity can endure.

The conservative Prime Minister’s gamble seems to have paid off.