Japan's first female prime minister counts on her popularity to help her party win Sunday's election

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is seeking to leverage her popularity to help her party win Sunday's snap election as ...

How Japan’s Leader Wants to Shape the Economy

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pushed through a record supplemental budget and is proposing tax cuts, raising questions about ...

Heavy snowfall hits northern, western Japan, Tokyo also blanketed by snow

Heavy snowfall hit a wide swath of Japan along the Sea of Japan coast on Sunday, while the capital city center was also ...

A charismatic straight talker, Japan’s Takaichi is poised to expand her power in Sunday’s vote

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is calling a snap election Sunday, counting on her unusual popularity among fans who ...
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Japan's first female prime minister stakes her future on snap elections

Japan's first female premier has called snap elections for Sunday. She seeks a mandate for what could be sweeping changes and ...

Takaichi’s Long Trip from Heavy-Metal Drummer to Japan’s Political Heavyweight

The conservative prime minister bet her seat in a snap election Sunday she hopes will cement her power—and move Japan closer ...

Japan-US alliance would crumble if Tokyo ignored Taiwan crisis, PM Takaichi says

TOKYO/BEIJING, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Japan's strategic alliance with the U.S. would collapse ...

Relaxed dress codes spread across industries in Japan: a win-win for workers, businesses

TOKYO -- Japanese businesses across various industries are shifting to more relaxed workplace rules regarding dress codes.