Ongoing Sino-Japanese diplomatic tensions—touched off last month by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments on Japan’s willingness to defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese attack—continue ...

Sony is taking the PS Store permanently offline on the PS3 and PS Vita in another country, following its closure in Croatia a few years ago. Folks in Bulgaria have been told that they will no longer ...

As we say our goodbyes to 2025, we must bid adieu to the memes that came with it. It was a surreal year on the internet — many of this year’s memes leaned heavily into the brain rot that’s come with ...

Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi set off a diplomatic firestorm with China in November when she speculated over the potential for military action in relation to Taiwan. She appeared to be ...

TOKYO — The pledge by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to “work, work, work, work and work” for her country has been named the catchphrase of the year, recognizing the effort Japan’s first ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reiterated the country’s long-held position that it understands and respects China’s view on Taiwan, a comment that some Chinese social media users saw as an ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she spoke to President Trump on Tuesday amid an ongoing dispute between her country and China. In remarks to reporters at her office in Tokyo, the prime ...

Takaichi set off the sharpest diplomatic clash with China in years when she told parliament that a hypothetical assault on Taiwan might lead Japan to use force. Beijing, which claims the self-ruled ...

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WSJ Tokyo Bureau Chief Jason Douglas explains how Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s summit with President Trump secured a new ‘golden age’ for the U.S.-Japanese alliance. Photo: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters ...

From Jack Dorsey to Gen Alpha, everyone seemingly wants to go back to the internet of a decade ago. But is it possible to reverse AI slop and brain rot? Which implies, of course, that memes lack ...

Congratulations on your appointment as Japan’s prime minister. We warmly welcome the historic milestone of the first woman to become prime minister of Japan. Human Rights Watch is an independent ...