From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

SUPPORTING AMERICA’S LUMBER INDUSTRY: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Proclamation invoking Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (Act) to delay increases in tariffs for upholstered ...

PM Sanae Takaichi joins petition asking for better facilities for women to match improved representation Nearly 60 female lawmakers in Japan, including the prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, have ...

TOKYO – Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Dec 25 that arrangements are being made for her to meet US President Donald Trump in the United States in early 2026, as Tokyo seeks to reassert ties amid ...

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae has vowed in her New Year's message to carry out necessary reforms and bring strength, prosperity and hope to Japan. The prime minister mentions that this year ...

With her cabinet maintaining high popularity since its launch a few months ago, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is expected to weigh the timing for dissolving the House of Representatives for a ...

Japanese media Shūkan Bunshun reported on Wednesday that the anonymous official from the Prime Minister's Office cited in reports claiming that "Japan should possess nuclear weapons", a statement that ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

BEIJING--Japan is trying to revive its wartime militarism and repeat the mistakes of history with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on Taiwan, China’s top newspaper, People’s Daily, said on ...

TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her government in 2026 will face the challenge of maintaining strong U.S. ties while also seeking to mend frayed relations with China.