Sanae Takaichi has been elected Japan's prime minister by its parliament, making her the first woman to hold the office. The ...

Japan ranks low in gender equality among developed nations. The first woman to lead the country is an ultraconservative who ...

Her worldview rests on the conviction that Japan must reclaim a central role in shaping Asia’s strategic future.

Japan and South Korea are covering up Sado Island’s dark side in a severe misconstruction of the meanings of UNESCO World Heritage, diplomacy, and history. Lately, Japan’s Aikawa Folk Museum, a small ...

Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the Instrument of Surrender on behalf of the Japanese government, on board USS Missouri (BB-63), Sep. 2, 1945. Credit: Army Signal Corps photographer ...

As we mark 80 years since the end of World War II, Hawaii News Now is taking a closer look at Hawaii’s unique bond with Japan ...

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Sanae Takaichi took office as Japan's first female prime minister, but her surprisingly male-dominated cabinet and socially ...

US president Donald Trump heaped praise on Japan's first female leader Sanae Takaichi and said the Asian nation will become a ...

Japan's Nikkei share gauge closed at a record high on Tuesday, led by consumer stocks, after fiscal dove Sanae Takaichi ...