In Japan's latest national election, one of the most closely watched candidates began her campaign with two words rarely heard in that arena: "I'm pregnant." Hikaru Fujita, a 35-year-old former ...

A constitutional revision solves the wrong problem – and creates new complications.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at an LDP election rally in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, on February 3, 2026.

When Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi called a snap election last month, hoping to cash in on high approval ratings to secure a clearer mandate, she took people even in her own party by surprise ...

One aspect of the result merits closer analytical attention: the voting behavior of younger citizens. Pre-election surveys showed Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae’s approval rating reaching as high as 90 ...

The ambassador pointed to the creation of a high-level defense industry cooperation dialogue, but hinted that even more ...

Japan’s new prime minister Sanae Takaichi has enjoyed unusually high approval ratings by offering tax cuts, subsidies and a tough political style, but her agenda is poorly matched to Japan’s current ...

Those who pay attention to politics have rightly been aghast at the stock market’s shameless depravity over the last year, as investors identified the very obvious existential risk to their ability to ...