Japan's parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister Tuesday

Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivered her first policy speech to the parliament Friday, focusing on economic security and defense spending.

Donald Trump left for Tokyo on Monday to meet Japan’s newly appointed Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during an Asia tour. This comes amid Japan's reported promise to buy US pickups, soybeans and gas,

Share prices have soared in Japan recently on hopes that conservative lawmaker Sanae Takaichi, who was chosen Tuesday to be Japan’s first female prime minister, will double down on market friendly pol

SEOUL/TOKYO, Oct. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Japan have been arranging bilateral summit talks between President Lee Jae Myung and Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi later this week, a Japanese media report showed Tuesday.

The meeting between the two leaders is part of an effort to strengthen the trade relationship between the U.S. and Japan.

President Trump arrives in Tokyo for historic meetings with Japan's first female prime minister and Emperor Naruhito before high-stakes China summit this week.

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces an early leadership test in managing Trump’s concerns about Japanese investment and defense spending