Japan has taken some steps forward since the one-two punch of the earthquake and tsunami that hit the country in March. But the long-term health of the economy, which has continued to decline over the ...

Japan’s benchmark stock index, the Nikkei 225, hit a record after the leading conservative party elected Sanae Takaichi as its new leader. Nicknamed the ‘Iron Lady’ after she cited former British ...

That was Japan’s new far-right Prime Minister’s victory speech vow. Sanae Takaichi was talking about how she’d lead her own party. Not reform the nation’s notoriously long work weeks. But the comments ...

Japan has ramped up its push for companies to adopt a four-day workweek, but those efforts face steep challenges in a country famous for its workaholic culture. The move marks a more concerted effort ...

Japan has entered a new political era. For the first time in its modern history, the country has chosen a woman to lead it. Sanae Takaichi, a 64-year-old conservative, has won 237 out of 465 votes in ...

In a country long criticised for gender inequality, Sanae Takaichi’s election as president of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) marks a historic moment. Pending confirmation by the Diet’s ...

JAPANESE LADY IN EUROPE — Haruko Ichikawa—Button ($2.50). The stock picture of a Japanese traveler is an immaculate, youthful-looking, polite, poker-faced Oriental who goes about with a small, ...

Tension – Expats rave about Japan’s efficiency and harmony, yet privately feel squeezed by rules they can’t quite name. Noise – Travel vlogs and corporate brochures flatten complex social codes into ...

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is back in the country after a "productive" four-day working visit to Japan. The chief executive, first lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, and their ...

A protégé of Abe Shinzo, newly elected Liberal Democratic Party President Takaichi Sanae inherits her mentor’s approach to social, economic, and foreign policy. Given U.S. President Donald Trump’s ...

JAPAN’S LONG-TIME ruling party has elected its first-ever female leader. Takaichi Sanae, a conservative hardliner, defeated four other colleagues running to head the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).

Japan has entered a new political era. For the first time in its modern history, the country has chosen a woman to lead it. Sanae Takaichi, a 64-year-old conservative, has won 237 out of 465 votes in ...