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Sanae Takaichi, who has proved popular as the first woman to lead Japan as prime minister, was on course for a sweeping mandate after a snap election on Sunday. By Javier C. Hernández Reporting from ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pushed through a record supplemental budget and is proposing tax cuts, raising questions about how the government will pay for it all. By River Akira Davis Reporting from ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s huge victory in Japan’s parliamentary election is likely to strengthen ties with the U.S., says WSJ Tokyo Bureau Chief Jason Douglas. Photo: Kyodonews/ZUMA Press ...

Japan’s Feb. 8 election is increasingly seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s leadership. Takaichi’s popularity outpaces support for her party amid persistent economic pressures. A ...

TOKYO, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Japan's first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, is seeking to secure her grip on power in a national election on Sunday, with polls suggesting a big win for her ...

TOKYO, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's party is likely to score a landslide victory in next week's lower house election, a survey by the Asahi newspaper showed, heightening ...

Sanae Takaichi has made a big impression since becoming Japan’s first female prime minister last fall: charming President Donald Trump, starting a diplomatic spat with China and playing the drums to K ...

Polls projected a dominant Lower House victory for Japan’s ruling coalition under Takaichi. A strong result could restore full legislative control after last year’s political setbacks. Trump’s ...

TOKYO—Miranda Castleberry made a beeline to a 7-Eleven after arriving in Japan in December to try an iced coffee with vanilla ice cream on top, a treat she’d seen other tourists post about on social ...

Residents have been warned about possible avalanches in the northern parts of Japan following two weeks of snowfall At least 35 people have been killed and nearly 400 injured, as a huge winter storm ...

It feels like every few months or so, we’re writing about another price hike. Often, we’re talking about subscription services such as Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, PlayStation Plus, or Xbox Game Pass. But ...