Japan has reported it posted a trade deficit for the fifth straight year in 2025 as exports were hit by President Donald Trump’s tariffs and a diplomatic rift with neighboring China.

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TOKYO, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering calling a snap parliamentary election in the first half of February, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Friday, citing ...

A Japanese court sentenced a man who admitted assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to life imprisonment, ...

On Friday, Japan marked 20 years since members of a shadowy cult let off deadly sarin nerve gas in Tokyo's subway system. The attack was the worst in modern Japanese history, and prompted global ...

Sanae Takaichi, the first woman to be Japan’s prime minister, is hoping to seize on her popularity by calling a parliamentary ...

Sanae Takaichi made history by becoming Japan’s first female Prime Minister in October; now she’s gambling it at the polls.

Japan is reviving nuclear power, balancing the need for more clean energy against the lingering trauma of the 2011 Fukushima ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sanae Takaichi, Japan's prime minister, speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Japan, on ...