A 45-year-old man accused of fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo three years ago has stated during his ...

A man accused of killing Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe has pleaded guilty, three years after the assassination in broad daylight shocked the world.

The workaholic new prime minister is riding high despite the perils of a fight with Beijing.

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

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

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