Sanae Takaichi secured a supermajority in Japan’s lower house of parliament, giving her significant power to push a harder line against China and pursue a more restrictive immigration policy.

Japan's economy minister is on his way to the United States for discussions on the initial phase of Tokyo's planned investment in the US.

Shinzo Abe was no longer prime minister of Japan when the country first authorised COVID-19 vaccines, contrary to misleading online claims about domestic inoculation policy that were cited by posts as the motive for Abe’s assassination in 2022.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s big election win paves the way for her ruling party to dominate the crucial lower house of parliament.

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Sunday won a lower-house parliamentary supermajority at snap elections that she had called three weeks ago. The Liberal Democratic Party now controls 316 of 465 seats in parliament, giving the prime minister the ability to pass legislation unimpeded.

T AKAICHI SANAE gambled her position as Japan’s prime minister by calling a snap election. Her bet has paid off. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) triumphed on February

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MANILA, Philippines — The Japanese government on Wednesday formally turned over five coastal radar systems to the Philippines. Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and Japanese Ambassador Endo Kazuya, graced the turnover ceremony at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City.