Sanae Takaichi’s hardworking persona and social-media savvy are resonating with younger people ahead of the country’s ...

Sanae Takaichi is popular - but inflation and a diplomatic row with China weigh on voters' minds.

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

The party has right-wing social views: it calls the second world war the “Greater East Asian War”, adopting the nomenclature ...

As of Wednesday, 15 prefectures have been affected, with snow reaching up to 2 meters (6.5 feet) in worst-hit areas. The ...

Japanese households are finding it harder than ever to make ends meet as wages fail to keep pace with rising prices.

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is calling a snap election Sunday, counting on her unusual popularity among fans who ...

Residents have been warned about possible avalanches in the northern parts of Japan following two weeks of snowfall ...

Snowfall in parts of Japan has also left about 200 people injured. One city recorded 72 inches of snow, the highest in almost ...

What results from Japan’s recent elections can tell us and how economic changes since then could impact voter support.

TSMC has unveiled plans to produce 3-nanometre semiconductors in Japan, as the world’s largest chip manufacturer diversifies ...