China has held off on congratulating Japan's new prime minister nearly a week after her appointment, a break with precedent that sends alarm about the state of relations between the two countries.

TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei share average climbed past the 50,000 level for the first time on Monday, continuing a run of ...

Trump lands in Tokyo on Monday, meeting first with Japanese Emperor Naruhito. After meeting with Takaichi on Tuesday, he will ...

As Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi seeks reassurance from President Trump on trade and security, she will likely play up her ...

Trump's first return to the region during his second term as president kicked off in Malaysia on Sunday. The highlight of the ...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has met with Japan’s first female prime minister Sanae Takaichi at the ASEAN summit in Kuala ...

A new prime minister must decide whether to maintain the previous administration’s deferential negotiating strategy that ...

Anthony Albanese and Japan’s new “Iron Lady”, Sanae Takaichi, have discussed the strategic threat posed by China in their first meeting on Sunday night, with the new Japanese Prime Minister saying the ...

Japan’s parliament on Tuesday elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister, ending a ...

President Donald Trump is heading to Japan where he'll meet new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for the first time.

Welcome to The Australian’s rolling coverage of news from Canberra, around the country and the annual ASEAN summit in Kuala ...

In the shadow of Trump’s East Asia trip, and the Apec and Asean leaders’ meetings, Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, is a break from the country’s old boys’ political club — and not just in ...