Japan’s proposal to ‘speedily draft’ anti-spy laws raises human rights concerns
The Japanese government’s plans to tighten espionage and secrecy legislation have been welcomed as a necessary bulwark at…
China, inflation could pop Japan PM’s bubble
Charming Donald Trump one week, angering China the next, Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has had a busy…
Takaichi and Lee Put Pragmatism Above Ideology at APEC Talks
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung met on October 30 on the sidelines…
Trump will meet the Japanese prime minister and address US troops on Asia trip
TOKYO (AP) — President Donald Trump began one of his busiest days of his Asia trip on Tuesday…
Trump lauds Japan’s ‘great’ female leader, inks rare earths deal
By Trevor Hunnicutt, Tim Kelly and John Geddie TOKYO (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump lavished praise on Japan’s…
A strong handshake and another Nobel Prize nod for Trump in Japan
Trump arrives in Japan to meet emperor, prime minister President Donald Trump arrived in Japan to meet with…
What’s at stake as Trump meets Japan’s Takaichi for the 1st time
TOKYO (AP) — President Donald Trump opened his visit to Japan on Monday with greetings from the emperor…
Trump set to meet Xi during 3-country Asia sprint
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump headed for Asia Friday night for the first time…
Sanae Takaichi elected Japan’s first female prime minister
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister Tuesday, a…
What’s ahead for Japan’s economy under its first female prime minister
TOKYO (AP) — Share prices have soared recently in Tokyo on hopes that conservative Japanese lawmaker Sanae Takaichi,…
Sanae Takaichi on track to become Japan’s first female prime minister
TOKYO (AP) — Sanae Takaichi is on track to become Japan’s first female prime minister, after her governing…
As Japan’s ruling party falters, a non-LDP prime minister becomes a real possibility
With Japan’s parliament poised to vote on who it wants to next lead the country, a resurgent opposition…