Central Hokkaido deserves a spot on your Japan itinerary—here's where to stay, what to do, and where to eat while you're there.

Ms Takaichi won 237 votes – four more than a majority – compared to 149 won by Yoshikoko Noda, head of the largest opposition ...

Japan elected Sanae Takaichi as the country's new prime minister, the first woman in the country's history to hold the ...

Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi was named the new prime minister Tuesday at plenary sessions of both the ...

Newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi appointed former Regional Revitalization Minister Satsuki Katayama as finance ...

Tokyo, Oct. 20 (Jiji Press)--Japan’s agriculture ministry is considering a review of the appropriate level for the government’s rice stockpiling, informed sources said Monday.

A staunchly conservative politician with a penchant for heavy metal is poised to make history on Tuesday as Japan’s first female prime minister.

The signing ceremony in Santa Fe marked the second New Mexico appearance Monday for  Shigeo Yamada, the Japanese ambassador ...