Barely a month into office, Takaichi is enjoying buoyant approval ratings, with polls showing that nearly seven in ten ...

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

Facing reprisals from Beijing for a remark over Taiwan, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi must walk a fine line to prevent ...

Sanae Takaichi drew criticism for requiring staff to work in the wee hours in a country scarred by “death from overwork.” ...

In 1972, it finally recognised the People’s Republic of China and agreed to the “one China principle”, in effect severing ...

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said it was "shocking" for Japan's leader to openly send a wrong signal concerning Taiwan, ...

WHEN, in her first speech before parliament recently, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi strongly alluded to Japan ...

If Tokyo compromises on PM Takaichi’s statement on Taiwan, it will establish a precedent for other regional powers on how they must engage with China on the Taiwan question ...

China has warned its citizens against traveling to Japan as it escalates a backlash over comments by the country’s prime ...

The diplomatic rift between Beijing and Tokyo is also a test of Washington’s appetite for engagement with the region ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said he wanted "just a bit more data" on next year's wage-growth direction and warned of ...

Japan's relations with China have plunged to their lowest in years after a dispute triggered by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ...