Japan’s Takaichi backs aide over smear claims against LDP rivals
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi appears to have sidestepped a potentially embarrassing political landmine by publicly backing a…
Japan’s Takaichi pushes to scrap food tax, ignoring economists’ warnings
When Sanae Takaichi strode into her first press conference as Japan’s reappointed prime minister on Wednesday, she delivered…
Japan’s Buddhist-backed Komeito facing ‘existential crisis’ after bruising election defeat
Komeito, the Buddhist-backed political partner of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), is grappling with what it calls…
Musk backs Japan’s anti-immigrant rally amid foreigner fears over ‘Japanese first’ policy
Elon Musk has voiced support for an anti-immigration demonstration in Japan, where the number of foreign-born residents is…