Japan

President Donald Trump will travel to Asia next week for a series of high-stakes diplomatic meetings aimed at strengthening U.S. alliances.

China’s Foreign Ministry issued a cold, carefully worded response to the election of Japan’s first female prime minister, conservative leader Takaichi Sanae.

Japan has named Sanae Takaichi as its first female prime minister, marking a historic moment for the country.

Japan’s most popular beer, Asahi Super Dry, could run out this weekend after a massive ransomware attack crippled production at nearly all of Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.’s factories.

Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is preparing for a special leadership election in October following the resignation of Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru after less than a year in office. The race to replace him is expected to be highly competitive, with multiple party heavyweights and rising stars vying for the top job.

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced Sunday that he will resign as his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) plunges in the polls, rocked by public outrage over his government’s controversial “African Hometown” program. Critics have blasted the scheme as a thinly veiled backdoor to mass migration from Africa into Japan.

President Trump signed an executive order to officially implement the recent agreement between the United States and Japan.

President Trump announced a historic $500 billion Japanese investment in U.S. manufacturing, technology, and infrastructure.

Japan has called China the "greatest strategic challenge" facing the international community in its new defense report.

President Donald Trump issued letters to Japanese and South Korean leaders, announcing that the countries will receive 25% tariffs.