In a speech shortly after winning the ruling party’s presidential election, Ms Takaichi, wearing a blue suit like those favored by Thatcher, made this pledge: “I will work, work, work, work and work.

Earlier this week, parliament approved an 18.3 trillion yen supplementary budget for fiscal 2025 to fund Takaichi's expansionary economic package aimed at easing rising living costs. The bill cleared ...

Japan contemplates its largest-ever budget to bolster the economy amid rising inflation and debt. Prime Minister Takaichi is ...

The historical and legal facts regarding the Taiwan question are unequivocal: There has never been any dispute over Taiwan's ...

Japan’s bid for strategic indispensability in semiconductors will only work with increased international cooperation and ...

TOKYO - The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News. ---------- Japan gov't eyes record initial ...

TOKYO - The government is considering its largest-ever initial budget of over 120 trillion yen ($775 billion) for the next ...

The Bank of Japan is expected to hike interest rates Friday for the first time since January, pushing them to their highest ...

Adding to the agony of the victims of Japanese military atrocities and their families in Asia and other places, Japanese ...

As the final session began at last month's Berlin security conference, U.S. ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker said he ...

AMD Chair and CEO Lisa Su arrives at the prime minister's office, ahead of her meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, April 17, ...