Having a two-thirds majority allows Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government to override decisions by the upper house, where her coalition is in a minority.

Taiwanese were the largest group of foreigners who bought new apartments in Tokyo’s 23 wards in 2024, according to a land ministry survey.

In “The Islands and the Stars,” Subodhana Wijeyeratne charts how Tokyo’s space program has changed over the past century.

MLB preseason is already underway, and the Los Angeles Dodgers have unveiled their list of non-roster invitees for the 2026 Spring Training.

Asian shares are mostly higher as Japan’s benchmark topped new highs after a historic election win for the nation’s first female prime minister.

It was a risky gamble to call a snap election. But now Japan’s Sanae Takaichi is basking in the strongest majority for a Japanese government since World War II.

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The news outlet noted that Japanese funds will be used exclusively to acquire non-lethal equipment, including radar systems and body armor. Japan has already informed several NATO member states and ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 share index jumped as much as 5% to a record on Monday after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s governing party secured a two-thirds supermajority in a ...

The high-end market will continue to surge in the Korean capital, while Madrid, Tokyo and Lisbon will also see strong gains ...

Rather, Japan has had a revolving door of prime ministers. Now the question is what Takaichi does with it. Can she deliver what has eluded the Japanese economy for decades: faster growth? Japan has a ...