TOKYO -- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday said that Japan's national debt level is "still high" and rejected any "irresponsible bond issuance or tax cuts," as she tries to support the nation's ...

As Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was finalising her $137 billion spending plan last month, which in recent weeks has put Japan into a standoff with investors over the outlook for government finances, ...

As the nation’s first female prime minister, Takaichi has captured public attention for her workwear, with women scrambling ...

A senior government official who advises Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on security expressed a personal opinion that ...

The Bank of Japan moved to slow inflation as the prime minister is borrowing more to fund an ambitious effort to build up ...

Japan's upper house passed an 18.3 trillion ‍yen ($118 billion) extra budget on Tuesday, giving Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ...

Former Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said Sunday that Japan needs to debate the future of its non-nuclear principles, ...

Tensions over Taiwan are no longer just a U.S.–China issue. Japan’s prime minister has issued a clear warning about the ...

Philip Fong / AP Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has expressed his intention on Sunday to step down following growing calls from his party to take responsibility for a historic defeat in July’s ...