Many narratives about World War II have emerged during the 80 postwar years, but one important question has not been ...

The appointment of Satsuki Katayama as Japan's next finance minister on Tuesday could give markets cause to pause before ...

The yen eased to a one-week low on Tuesday after hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi was elected as Japan's prime minister, ...

Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi was voted in by parliament as Japan's first female prime minister on Tuesday, emulating ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi appointed Satsuki Katayama, a key supporter in the Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership race, ...

Female surgeons in Japan get fewer opportunities than their male counterparts to perform surgery, more so when it comes to ...

Furniture maker Dani Nehushtai believes the low, round dining tables called “chabudai” best represent his idea for promoting ...

At a business-related event in Tokyo on Oct. 14, Sanae Takaichi, the new head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, opened ...

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

The Japanese government is planning a wave of fee and tax hikes targeting foreign nationals that will affect the airport ...

Aurelijus Zykas’ curiosity in distant languages led him to buy a Japanese dictionary. What eventually followed was a brush ...

A search party on Oct. 17 found a severely mutilated body believed to be a hot spring inn worker who was attacked by a bear ...