As Sanseito, a right-wing populist party of Japan, gradually builds strength and influence, its members draw inspiration from figures in American conservative politics. Despite the parallels, Sanseito ...

Japan wrote pacifism into its constitution and culture following World War II, but that era may be coming to an end. Prime ...

In Japan's latest national election, one of the most closely watched candidates began her campaign with two words rarely heard in that arena: "I'm pregnant." Hikaru Fujita, a 35-year-old former ...

A constitutional revision solves the wrong problem – and creates new complications.

Sanae Takaichi has made a big impression since becoming Japan’s first female prime minister last fall: charming President Donald Trump, starting a diplomatic spat with China and playing the drums to K ...

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 ...

The most significant reform of Japan’s intelligence architecture in the postwar era just passed the lower house nearly ...

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 Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) won the general election on 8 February 2026 in the biggest win for any Japanese party since the LDP’s formation in 1955. It captured 316 seats in the Diet’s ...