Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi looks set to secure a majority in the powerful lower house of parliament with a small caucus joining her ruling coalition, local media reports said Thursday.

Analysts said Beijing would continue to push for a retraction, but some argued that the Japanese leader could not risk a domestic backlash.

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's government stands ready to take "necessary" action in the market with a close eye on whether exchange-rate moves reflect economic fundamentals or are driven by speculative action, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Wednesday.

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's statement on collective self-defense regarding Taiwan has ignited a furious response from Beijing, including economic sanctions and diplomatic protests. This bold stance shatters Japan's strategic ambiguity,

Japan's parliament elected Sanae Takaichi as the country's first female prime minister Tuesday, after her party struck a coalition deal expected to pull her governing bloc further to the right.

Takaichi’s minority government must rely on constant bargaining and coalition-building to survive in a divided Diet.

TOKYO Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who recently triggered China’s fury with a comment suggesting a Chinese move against Taiwan could pr..

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- Volcanic activity in northern Ethiopia's long-dormant Hayli Gubbi volcano subsided Tuesday after an eruption over the weekend that left a trail of destruction in nearby villages and caused flight cancellations after ash plumes disrupted high-altitude flight paths.