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TOKYO (Reuters) -Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi was elected Japan's first female prime minister on Tuesday, shattering ...

TOKYO — Japan's conservative new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi vowed on Friday to bring ties with the United States to 'new heights' with President Donald Trump, while taking a swipe at China and ...

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Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivered her first policy speech to the parliament Friday, focusing on economic ...

The Shipbuilders’ Association of Japan said Thursday that it plans to invest ¥350bn ($2.3bn) in capital expenditures in a bid ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, in her first major policy speech on Friday, pledged to further accelerate Japan’s ...

False claims that Japan's new prime minister has created a ministry for "mass deportations" have been widely spread online, ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichis alliance with the right-wing Japan Innovation Party (Ishin) is set to redefine Japans ...

"We believe that strengthening the functions of national intelligence is an urgent need to protect Japan's national interests," Cabinet Secretary General Minoru Kihara said ...

The Ishiba Cabinet received relatively stronger support from older generations, while the Takaichi Cabinet is bolstered by younger people, the survey also indicated.