TOKYO-Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi is almost certain to become Japan’s first female prime minister on Oct 21, after the right-wing opposition Japan Innovation Party, known as Ishin, said it ...

LDP President Sanae Takaichi (centre) meets Japan Innovation Party leaders before holding talks at Parliament in Tokyo. (EPA Images pic) Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi is almost certain to ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Anticipation grew on Monday that hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi will become Japan's first female premier, with the backing of the right-wing opposition Japan Innovation Party, ...

The National Diet building is seen in this file photo taken in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, Sept. 28, 2017. (Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party are making final ...

Nearly half of men surveyed online in Japan used parasols amid high summer temperatures in 2025, including many who did so for the first time this year – a sign rising heat is eroding the strong ...

The crunch of something stepping on dry leaves catches your ear. The noise stops for a minute, then resumes. You turn your head as slowly as possible so as to be imperceptible in movement. It’s autumn ...

A man has died after having his head torn off by a bear while picking mushrooms in a Japanese forest. Local police said that the man, who was in his 70s, went missing on Wednesday after going into the ...

Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi, right, standing, shakes hands with Fumitake Fujita, co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party, at the parliament building on Oct. 8, 2025. (Kyodo) ...

Conservative Sanae Takaichi hailed a “new era” on Saturday after winning the leadership of Japan’s ruling party, putting her on course to become the country’s first woman prime minister. The ...