Though her election is a milestone in a country that struggles with gender equality, critics say hard-line conservative Sanae ...

Sanae Takaichi took office as Japan's first female prime minister, but her surprisingly male-dominated cabinet and socially ...

Sanae Takaichi has become Japan's first female prime minister, a significant milestone in the country's male-dominated ...

Her leadership comes as the Liberal Democratic Party forms a coalition with the right-wing Japan Innovation Party.

The hardline conservative emulated her hero Margaret Thatcher after a whirlwind few weeks of political wrangling.

Central Hokkaido deserves a spot on your Japan itinerary—here's where to stay, what to do, and where to eat while you're there.

Which tales are spun and which are sweet-talked remains as much in judgment now as then. Our praise is in returning to ...

The Marimo Festival began in 1950 to protect Lake Akan’s Marimo, a Special Natural Monument of Japan, and return the green ...

The University of Tokyo has issued a formal apology for “collecting and storing” the remains of Ainu and other indigenous ...

Now that the 2025 World Exposition in the western Japan city of Osaka is over, many local governments in Japan are eager to capitalize on the success of the international event to attract tourists ...

Africa is not a country... Now that we've got that out the way, we can move on to what we've gathered here to discuss today: the wonderful and slightly confusing world of facts about countries that ...