China-Japan rift deepens: From island patrols to warnings, Beijing issues safety alert; how PM Takaichi comments escalated feud

China has intensified its pressure on Japan following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks linking a potential Taiwan ...

5 things to know about Sanae Takaichi, Japan's first female prime minister

Japan ranks low in gender equality among developed nations. The first woman to lead the country is an ultraconservative who ...

Inside the mind of Japan’s first woman PM Sanae Takaichi

Our guest expert looks at her political approach, as well as her personal side. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Xi rattled by Takaichi? China sends ships to patrol islands claimed by Japan after Taiwan remarks

Amid the brewing diplomatic feud between Japan and China, Beijing on Sunday sent Coast Guard ships to patrol near islands ...

Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi proposes abductee summit with North Korea's Kim Jong-Un

Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi expressed her desire Monday to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un to finally ...

Japan's super-long bond yields jump on fiscal policy concerns

Japanese government bond yields surged on Monday. Concerns grew over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's fiscal policies. The ...
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Japan sends senior official to China to cool boiling tensions, reports say

Masaaki Kanai, a top Foreign Ministry official, will be looking to explain that there has been no change in Japan’s existing ...

A 'dirty neck,' 'evil witch': Why a furious China is unleashing on Japan's new leader

Both countries have summoned each other’s ambassadors after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said a Chinese attack on Taiwan ...