The Liberal Democrats won big largely because of Takaichi, who had become prime minister in late October. Japan’s first ...

As 2026 unfolds, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is a super busy man. He’s juggling a slowing U.S. economy, competing with China, dealing with a Federal Reserve that won’t cut rates as fast as he’d ...

Following the implementation of export controls on dual-use items bound for Japan in January, China's Ministry of Commerce issued an announcement on Tuesday, adding another 20 entities involved in ...

Japan is planning to enforce a ban on the use of power banks on airplanes. Read about the latest regulations, the maximum limit of 160 Wh, and the safety reasons behind it.

The revelation that 315 MPs were asked to pick items from a gift catalogue evokes a slush-fund scandal that engulfed the ...

Japan will deploy missiles to its westernmost island near Taiwan within the next five years because of heightened tensions ...

A sprawling Chinese influence operation — accidentally revealed by a Chinese law enforcement official’s use of ChatGPT — focused on intimidating Chinese dissidents abroad, including by impersonating ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told a House of Representatives plenary session on Feb. 24 that she personally doesn't ...

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Wednesday approved a draft proposal to ease restrictions on defense equipment exports, allowing in principle the shipment of weapons such as fighter jets and ...

China on Tuesday restricted exports to 40 Japanese entities it says are contributing to Japan's "remilitarization," in the latest escalation of tensions with Tokyo.

Former Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda has warned that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's spending plans could stoke an ...

Late on February 24, Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae posted on social media that she sent gift selection catalogs to all ...