Japan’s Sanae Takaichi has promised to increase defence spending to hit a target of 2 per cent of GDP two years ahead of ...

Sanae Takaichi is on track to become Japan's first female prime minister after her party secured a crucial coalition partner ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to announce the launch of a social security reform panel during an upcoming policy speech that will outline the basic policies of her newly formed ...

However, she will not commit to any new defence spending target at the meeting with the US leader. Read more at ...

Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi was elected Japan's first female prime minister on Tuesday, shattering a political glass ...

After days of intense politicking in Japan, reports say that a new coalition is poised to set the stage for Sanae Takaichi to ...

Japan's Liberal Democratic Party and the Japan Innovation Party have broadly agreed to form a coalition government, setting ...