The country’s top leaders often present trophies to champions of the national sport. But like other women, Prime Minister ...

Weeks into the job, Japan’s new leader has come face-to-face with what it means to cross China’s red line on Taiwan.

Relations between Tokyo and Beijing have dramatically soured, with nationalist rhetoric in China and an apparent threat of beheading from one of its diplomats.

Clips showing Japanese actresses talking about their podcast and an influencer speaking about relationships have been ...

Despite having little foreign policy experience, Takaichi has already handled three major summits, as well as a visit to ...

Japan’s first woman prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, now faces a symbolic test: whether to enter the male-only sumo ring to ...

Red-hot shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah have set their sights on an even bigger prize - toppling China's formidable top two ...

Japan ranks low in gender equality among developed nations. The first woman to lead the country is an ultraconservative who ...

Japanese colonialism is infamous for its brutalization of women, abducted and forced into sex slavery. Less known is women’s role in fighting against the Japanese Empire, brilliantly brought to life ...

As Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru prepares for the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II this August, the United States must, for the first time, fully recognize and respond to the ...