Known for his landmark apology for Japan's World War II aggression and the phrases "deep remorse" and "heartfelt apology", ...

Women aren’t permitted to enter the sumo ring. Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first female leader, did not present the Prime ...

Japan ranks low in gender equality among developed nations. The first woman to lead the country is an ultraconservative who ...

Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi has infuriated China with her recent remarks, with no clear means of resolution.

A former prime minister called her timing “crazy,” saying that during his tenure, they started at 6 or 7 a.m., not in the ...

Sanae Takaichi drew criticism for requiring staff to work in the wee hours in a country scarred by “death from overwork.” ...

Relations between Tokyo and Beijing have dramatically soured, with nationalist rhetoric in China and an apparent threat of beheading from one of its diplomats.

With Japan’s new leader refusing to back down from China’s show of force and claims on Taiwan, Xi Jinping picks up the phone ...

China has reacted strongly to Japan’s Prime Minister suggesting an attack on Taiwan could prompt Japan to militarily ...

Prime Minister Kim Min-seok met with the Japanese delegation of the Korea-Japan/Japan-Korea Cooperation Committee, a civilian cooperation organization between the two countries, on the 24th and said, ...

The impact is especially pronounced in Japan, which the United Nations has classified as a " super-aged" society —meaning at ...

South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-seok is hoping to visit Japan in January or February next year, South Korean government officials said Tuesday. Kim conveyed his wish to visit Japan in a meeting in ...