For Japan's new leader, the key to a good relationship with Trump could come in a Ford F-150 truck

President Donald Trump arrives Monday in Japan where new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is banking on building a friendly ...

Japan on brink of history; Takaichi clears path to be prime minister

A landmark development has paved the way for Sanae Takaichi to become Japan’s 104th prime minister and first woman to hold ...

Japan’s new leader faces diplomatic gauntlet with Trump, China and regional summits

Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces significant foreign policy challenges just days after taking office. She ...

New Japan PM to move up defense spending goal by 2 years in policy speech

New Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to bring forward Japan's target of raising defense spending to 2 percent of gross ...
Stars and Stripes

Hegseth may visit Japan alongside Trump next week for talks with new defense chief

Pete Hegseth may make a second trip to Japan as defense secretary to meet with the country’s new defense minister.
Daily Reporter

Japan and South Korea leaders commit to closer ties in their final summit

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Japan’s outgoing prime minister and his South Korean counterpart underscored the need to strengthen cooperation between their nations, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s ...

Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan’s first female prime minister

Sanae Takaichi was voted in as the 104th prime minister of Japan on Oct. 21, becoming the first woman selected for the nation ...
The Atlantic

Japanese Reporters Were Targeted in Syria

Mika Yamamoto, the veteran Japanese war correspondent killed in Syria on Monday, died when gunmen identified by rebels as Syrian soldiers opened fire on a group of journalists in Aleppo, the The AFP ...