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Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) picked hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi as its head on Saturday, putting her on course to become the country's first female prime minister. For most ... ( read original story ...)

Train service on the Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line, which connects Tokyo's Shibuya and Kanagawa Prefecture, remains partially suspended after two trains collided at a station on Sunday night. No one was ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks surged more than four percent to a record high Monday and the yen sank on bets that the new leader of Japan's ruling party will embark on a new era of loose monetary policy to ... ( read original story ...)

The governing party’s unexpected choice of Sanae Takaichi to lead it rattled markets on Monday, causing the yen to weaken and sending Japanese stocks sharply higher. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Nikkei stock index has jumped more than 4% after its ruling party chose an ultra-conservative as its leader and likely first woman prime minister. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Nikkei share gauge surged past the 47,000 level for the first time on Monday after fiscal dove Sanae Takaichi was elected to lead the ruling party and become the next prime minister. The Nikkei 225 Index surged 3. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Nikkei share gauge surged past the 46,000 level for the first time on Monday after fiscal dove Sanae Takaichi was elected to lead the ruling party and become the next prime minister. The ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama said its ADVAN racing tires powered HRT’s Ford Mustang GT3 to victory at Nürburgring NLS Round 8 in Germany. ( read original story ...)

Election of Sanae Takaichi is a response to voter angst over immigration and other issues that is boosting conservatives and populists worldwide. ( read original story ...)

Unlike other upscale hotels that can feel stuffy and ostentatious, the Four Seasons Osaka is warm and welcoming. The city’s residents are famously friendly, and staff here more than live up to that ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s long-governing Liberal Democratic Party will choose a new leader Saturday to replace Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. ( read original story ...)

A member of a famous Japanese idol group was arrested on suspicion of exposing their lower body in the middle of Shinjuku, Tokyo. According to the Mainichi Shimbun and other sources on the 5th, the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is grappling with the decision to ease visa restrictions for Chinese tourists much like Korea recently did, but regional pressure to stimulate tourism faces public pressure to prevent ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s governing party on Saturday elected former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi as its new leader, making her likely to become the country’s first female prime minister. ( read original story ...)

Japanese energy company Jera and the City of Yokohama have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the development of a data center at the site of Jera’s thermal power station in the ... ( read original story ...)

The operator of the Yamanote line in Tokyo is marking the 100th anniversary of the train route's completion as a full loop. Some of the train cars are decorated to evoke memories of the past. ( read original story ...)