Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has dissolved Parliament. A snap election is set for February 8. Takaichi seeks to boost her governin...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced a Feb. 8 election, aiming to leverage strong public support and regain her party's parliamentary ma...

Japan is set to inaugurate its first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, following an eleventh-hour coalition deal. Despite leading a mi...

Japan's Nikkei stock index reached a record high after Sanae Takaichi became the ruling party leader. Investors anticipate her expansionist...

Japan's ruling LDP held a runoff vote between hardline nationalist Sanae Takaichi and political scion Shinjiro Koizumi to select its next l...

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is in search of a new leader to succeed outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, aiming to res...

Toshimitsu Motegi, a former foreign minister known as the "Trump Whisperer," has entered the race to succeed Shigeru Ishiba as Japan's lead...

Following Shigeru Ishiba's resignation, Japan's political landscape shifts as potential candidates emerge for prime minister. Sanae Takaich...

Japan's budget requests for the next fiscal year have reached a record high for the third consecutive year, totaling 122.45 trillion yen, d...

Japanese super-long dated bonds experienced a downturn, pushing yields to unprecedented highs amid renewed concerns about the nation's fina...

Japan held upper house elections amid rising prices and immigration concerns. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's party faced a tough challenge...

Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a dominant political player for decades, failed to secure a majority in recent snap elections for t...

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party is set to choose between former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba and hawkish Sanae Takaichi as the n...

Abe, Japan's longest-serving modern leader, was gunned down on Friday during a campaign speech in the western city of Nara in a killing tha...

The death of Shinzo Abe, namesake of Japan's "Abenomics" policy, makes any immediate challenge to his legacy highly unlikely but could even...

Suga, 71, who has said he would pursue Abe's key economic and foreign policies, won 377 votes out of 534 votes cast, and 535 possible votes...

Yuriko Koike emerged on Wednesday as a possible contender to be Japan's first female prime minister, with heavyweights in the ailing ruling...