Joichi Ito’s return to prominence was powered by political backing and public money. New disclosures about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein are putting that second act at risk.

Takaichi says congratulatory gifts worth about $190 each legal, while opposition warns move deepens public distrust - Anadolu Ajansı ...

The overhaul would expand foreign intelligence gathering, tighten counter-espionage rules, and create a stronger central ...

Discussions on consumption tax cuts and other issues got underway at a recently established cross-party national council on social security. But this ...

It is officially called the “national council on social security,” but discussions on reforming systems such as pensions and medical and nursing care are reportedly being put on the back burner.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's ruling party has approved plans to beef up the country's intelligence capability, a ...

Japan's election could feed through to Cayman, which sits downstream of Japanese and US government bond markets and global ...

The central bank has already said that inflation is likely to ease below its 2% target in the first half of this year Read ...

The number of births in Japan fell for the 10th straight year in 2025, official data showed on Thursday, highlighting the challenges for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

According to real estate company At Home, rents for 50 to 70-square-meter family apartments in Tokyo's 23 wards have risen by ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A cross-party "national council" to discuss Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's pledge to eliminate the tax on ...

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei repeatedly has made clear his ethical concerns about unchecked government use of AI.