Japan: Takaichi rides anti-immigration wave when country needs migrant workers

With far-right Sanae Takaichi in power, Japan’s anti-immigration forces are likely to prevail and immigration reforms may end ...

Japan says population crisis is "biggest problem"

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan has called population decline the country’s “biggest problem” and set out an action plan for her ministers to follow in hopes of tackling the issue.

Japan's first female leader wrestles with sumo's ban on women

The country’s top leaders often present trophies to champions of the national sport. But like other women, Prime Minister ...

Editorial: Abandoning Japan's 3 non-nuclear principles would betray country's path of peace

Japan's status as the world's only nation to have suffered atomic bombings has underpinned its national policy for nearly 60 ...

U.S. issues unusual warning to Americans in Japan: Beware of bear attacks

The State Department said U.S. citizens in Japan should exercise increased caution amid a sharp rise in deadly bear attacks.