Japan tops many travelers’ wishlists, with searches for learning Japanese up 30%. Tourists are embracing local phrases to ...

Sanae Takaichi, the first woman to be Japan’s prime minister, is hoping to seize on her popularity by calling a parliamentary ...

Japanese Defense Minister Koizumi Shinjiro and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth met in Washington on January 15 to ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2025. Reporter Less than a year after taking office, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced Sunday that ...

The leaders of Japan and South Korea staged a surprise drum session on their first day of talks in Japan, smashing out K-pop hits in a loud and unconventional display of diplomacy between a ...

Japan doesn’t seem likely to develop nuclear weapons in the short-term. However, the tensions that triggered this episode are ...

Planning a trip to Japan may seem daunting at first if you're on a tight budget. Not only is it extremely far, but the amount of things to do and see can seem endless thanks to the country's blend of ...

By Joyce Lee and Heejin Kim SEOUL, Jan 12 (Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is set for a summit with Japanese ...

Sanae Takaichi, former economic security minister, became the 104th prime minister of Japan on 21 October 2025. Despite the sudden collapse of the 26-year partnership between the Liberal Democratic ...