Beijing reported to have rejected Tokyo’s proposal for a three-way summit with South Korea amid ongoing spat over PM’s comments on Taiwan.

A Japanese official blasted China’s claims that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has altered Japan’s position on a Taiwan crisis as “entirely baseless,” calling for more dialogue to stop ties between Asia’s top economies spiraling.

The country’s top leaders often present trophies to champions of the national sport. But like other women, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is barred from entering the sacred ring.

Residents in the northern region of Akita are living in fear after dozens of assaults on humans. Riot police and the army have been sent to help.

The workaholic new prime minister is riding high despite the perils of a fight with Beijing.

A 21-year-old Ukrainian sumo wrestler who fled the Russian invasion has won an elite-level sumo competition in Japan, where he’s been lauded for his rapid rise in the hyper-competitive sport.

Early signs on Japan's annual wage negotiations for next year point to another round of solid pay hikes despite profit pressure from U.S. tariffs, bolstering the case for the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates further.

TOKYO (AP) — Sanae Takaichi made history by becoming Japan’s first female prime minister in October. She must now decide whether she’ll break another barrier: the taboo barring women from the sumo ring.

Define the term ‘energy security’ in the context of Japan’s nuclear power restart. Identify the percentage of Japan’s energy mix that nuclear power comprised before the Fukushima accident

Amid growing tensions between China and Japan over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on “intervening in a Taiwan contingency,” Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi visited a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force base near Taiwan.