Japan's concerns over a potential U.S. retreat from the region have grown amid China's increasingly assertive military posture.

According to Japanese and Philippine officials, the new pact would assist both countries in responding to natural ...

Sanae Takaichi made history by becoming Japan’s first female Prime Minister in October; now she’s gambling it at the polls.

Japan and the Philippines signed a defense pact on Thursday that would allow the tax-free provision of ammunition, fuel, food ...

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung agreed at a summit to work toward more ...

Record immigration and the ‘Trump factor’ fuelled a xenophobic election surge, but analysts say another political target is ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2025. Credit - Toru Hanai—POOL/AFP/Getty Images Less than a year after taking office, Japanese Prime Minister ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has expressed his intention on Sunday to step down following growing calls from his party to take responsibility for its big loss in the July ...

SEOUL (Reuters) -The leaders of South Korea and Japan agreed on Tuesday to work together to tackle global trade turmoil while reaffirming their commitment to denuclearisation on the Korean peninsula, ...

TOKYO — Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba of Japan said Sunday that he planned to resign, plunging the country into deep political uncertainty in a turbulent time. Japan is grappling with rising ...

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Sunday announced that he will resign after less than a year in office. Ishiba’s tenure, which began ...

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will pick its new leader on October 4, the party's election committee said Tuesday, replacing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba who resigned after huge ...