Japan's PM Sanae Takaichi is the highest-ranked political newcomer on this year's Forbes Most Powerful Women list, a bright ...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has called for an investigation into the suspected illegal links between a religious ...

In a world beset by conflict in the Middle East and an enduring war in Ukraine, tensions are again heating up in East Asia.

During a parliamentary session on November 26, 2025, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said that her Liberal Democratic ...

From its origins in 1955 as a US-sponsored bulwark against the Left, the conservative Liberal Democratic Party has dominated ...

That year, Japan had about 123 million people, and its GDP was USD3.1 trillion, the world’s second largest. The United States ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has won the catchphrase of the year for her pledge to “work, work, work, work and work ...

An industrious leader is typically considered a positive. But in Japan – a country that has its own word for “death from ...

No end in sight to spat between Japan and China over Taiwan, as neither Tokyo nor Beijing shows signs of backing down.

The Yeongnam-Honam divide remains one of South Korea’s most persistent political cleavages. The ruling Democratic Party holds ...

This shift was compounded in October 2025 when Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi — a long-time conservative contender — secured ...

TOKYO — As Japan’s first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi has broken new ground in a country that struggles with gender equality. But she has quickly run up against a tradition that may be ...