In China, consumerism appears to outweigh nationalism regardless of how testy relations have become in recent diplomatic ...

The governing party of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi secured a two-thirds supermajority in a key parliamentary election ...

The conservative Prime Minister’s gamble seems to have paid off.

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is calling a snap election Sunday, counting on her unusual popularity among fans who ...

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Sanae Takaichi, the first female prime minister of Japan, is poised to secure an absolute majority in parliament after exit polls predicted her party winning a landslide victory in Sunday’s election.

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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's party appeared poised to pick up seats in the snap elections.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was on course for a sweeping mandate from voters for her economic policies and tough stance on immigration and China.