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Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s meeting Tuesday morning in Tokyo with U.S. President Donald Trump will be a major ...

Japan has one of the oldest populations globally, with its working-age population shrinking since the late 1990s. Despite that, Japan achieved impressive per capita gross domestic product growth, ...

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