Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made history once again after leading her party to a landslide victory in a general election on Sunday—a result that could significantly a ...

The newly-elected lawmakers from Team Mirai pose for a photo before attending their first session of the Japanese Diet, Feb.

The outcome has decidedly mixed implications for the LDP’s junior partner.

New research shows there has been little change since women in Japan first exercised their right to vote nearly 80 years ago ...

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 ...

Japan enters 2026 confronting a convergence of political, economic and demographic pressures that mark a decisive shift in its post-war governance model. The 2024 Lower House and 2025 Upper House ...

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.

Japan's PM denies ties to Sanae Token, a memecoin using her name. The FSA is probing its unlicensed issuer amid global ...

Team Mirai, a political party founded by software engineers, won 11 seats in Japan’s legislature by promising chatbots, self-driving buses and high-tech jobs.

TOKYO—Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi wore a black-leather jacket and rode a motorcycle to her admissions interview at an elite training academy for aspiring leaders four decades ago. The ...