Japan is set to introduce plans for more driverless cars to help boost local transportation and economic security.

Sanae Takaichi has pledged to make the country ‘strong and prosperous’ again; success hinges on breaking barriers for women ...

Akita Prefecture has Japan's most aged population, lowest birthrate and fastest declining population. Rigid gender roles are ...

In 1832, Tatsu Takayama made a defiant climb up to the top of Mount Fuji dressed as a man. This is the story of her historic ...

Her worldview rests on the conviction that Japan must reclaim a central role in shaping Asia’s strategic future.

There’s premium, and then there’s the Malbon x HONMA golf clubs. Anyone familiar with the Japanese manufacturer won’t be ...

As the 2025 World Series continues, we look back at the odd tradition of the baseball bullpen car that is still a thing in ...

NBCC representatives say Japan will require more than 400,000 skilled nurses over the next few years and that they will consider recruiting more from Bangladesh.

Though her election is a milestone in a country that struggles with gender equality, critics say hard-line conservative Sanae ...

After Sanae Takaichi took office as Japan's first woman prime minister, AFP spoke to some of her younger counterparts who called it a symbolic victory. The three local councillors anticipate ...

For many young girls in Japan today, the image of Sanae Takaichi taking the helm of power as the country's first ever female ...