In her expected capacity as prime minister, Sanae Takaichi will likely pour her efforts into realizing a long-cherished goal ...

The leaders of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, Komeito, will hold talks again on Friday to discuss whether to maintain the current coalition government between the ...

Japan’s incoming prime minister Sanae Takaichi is reportedly skipping a visit to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine in the ...

Unlike during Abe's days, Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) rests on shaky political ground with its minority ...

Audio of the remarks was recorded during a live online broadcast, and the recording quickly went viral on social media.

The government and the Liberal Democratic Party abandoned a plan on Wednesday to set Oct. 15 as the date for convening the extraordinary Diet session, which would have been the first session under LDP ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 63 points, or 0.1%, while the Nasdaq composite rose 0.7% to its own record. Advanced ...

The Japanese currency was last a touch stronger at 152.55 per dollar, after having slid to an eight-month low of 153 per ...

Markets have responded to Takaichi's victory with the "Takaichi trade," pushing the Nikkei to record highs and weakening the yen to beyond the 150 mark.

Former LDP Lower House lawmaker Taku Yamamoto has supported Sanae Takaichi’s position on surnames after marriage and her bid ...

In a break from her mentor Shinzo Abe, Sanae Takaichi, the incoming Prime Minister of Japan, may skip a visit to a shrine ...

Masazumi Wakatabe, the brains behind new Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi's economic policies, has expressed his skepticism about a need for an early interest rate hike in Japan. "If ...