Japan's Yasukuni Shrine has long been a political flashpoint across Asia. For countries like China and South Korea, its very existence is an unhealed historical trauma.

By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar edged lower against major currencies on Thursday as traders assessed a stream of economic indicators for their monetary policy ...

Asia shares mostly gained after Wall Street wobbled over strong jobs reportAP Business WriterThe Associated PressHONG KONGAsian markets are mostly higher, and Japan and South Korea set new records ...

She is also expected to take the lead in promoting constitutional amendments and other conservative policies that she has supported for many years.

So Javier, how much of Sanae Takaichi’s election victory was about her, and how much of it was her policy agenda? It’s ...

When Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi called snap elections last month, it was a big gamble. Holding a winter election ...

North Korea on Wednesday denounced Japan's new defense equipment agreement with Canada, accusing Prime Minister Sanae ...

The Nikkei 225 surged past 58,000, driven by Takaichi’s pro-growth reforms and a structural re-rating of Japanese equities.

Japan’s new prime minister Sanae Takaichi has won a landslide victory in a snap election, prompting optimism that her ...

China has sought to punish Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for remarks she made about Taiwan, but that strategy has largely backfired.

According to the statement, Tokyo’s "brazen intention" to enshrine the Self-Defense Forces in the constitution is not an optimization of legislation, but an "undermining of the foundations of the ...

TOKYO (AP) — Honda reported Tuesday a 42% drop in profit for the nine months through December, compared to a year earlier, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs hurt the Japanese automaker’s ...