The prime minister denied that her policies were responsible for the yen’s weakness or rising JGB yields.

It was pouring with rain at the opening of this year's Tokyo International Film Festival, but as Japanese actor and festival ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivered a masterclass in crisis communications — not with a statement, but with silence.

Japan’s first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, 65, has sparked controversy after saying she seems to spend three to ...

TOKYO, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi vowed to fast-track policies to boost growth after retaining her key ministers in a cabinet reshuffle, including reflationist ally ...

Former Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda Yasuo has died. He was 90 years old.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi emerged from a snap election on Feb. 8 with a mandate rare in postwar politics: a two-thirds supermajority in the more powerful lower house. The result capped a ...

President Donald Trump joked about the 1941 bombing of Pearl Harbor during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi The awkward moment came after a reporter asked Trump why he didn't ...

TOKYO, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, who used his brief period in office to seek closer ...

Former Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda passed away on October 22, 2026, at the age of 90. The Liberal Democratic Party announced ...

TOKYO – Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, who used his brief period in office to seek closer ties with Asian ...