SEOUL, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The defence ministers of South Korea and Japan agreed on Friday to upgrade defence cooperation and ...

The unconventional leader — for starters, she’s a woman — has called an early election for Feb. 8 in an effort to win a broad public mandate for change.

The move by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is an attempt to capitalize on her popularity to help her governing party regain ...

Japanese government bonds and the yen have sold off in recent weeks on concern over Takaichi's expansionary fiscal policy ...

Japan’s Feb. 8 election is increasingly seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who has tied her political future to the vote.

TOKYO, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has called a snap lower house election on February 8, which ...

China and Taiwan responded in starkly different ways to remarks by Japanese PM Takaichi Sanae on possible intervention in event of Taiwan contingency ...

But as Alphaville explored on Monday, when it comes to FX, Japan’s Ministry of Finance looks generally to have bought low and ...

Tourism officials in Japan and South Korea have released data showing that the number of travelers between the two countries hit a record high in 2025.

The L0 Series train being developed by Japan currently is likely to reach speeds of up to 603.5kmh, making it the world’s ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has dissolved the lower house of Parliament, paving the way for a Feb. 8 snap election ...