A Japanese court sentenced a man who admitted assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to life imprisonment, according to NHK public television.

Core inflation touched its lowest level since October 2024, and was in line with expectations

Sanae Takaichi made history by becoming Japan’s first female Prime Minister in October; now she’s gambling it at the polls. Here’s why.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to dissolve parliament and call a general election today. The announcement of a snap election comes just three months after she became the nation’s first woman PM.

The gunman charged with killing Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe was found guilty Wednesday and jailed for life, as the judge declared the broad-daylight assassination "despicable and extremely malicious.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday criticized China over its export controls on key materials bound for Japan as

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has announced the dissolution of parliament and called a snap election later this month, pitching the vote as a public verdict on her leadership and her ability