Taiwan’s 2027 defense push reflects deepening U.S.-China-Japan strategic competition

President Lai Ching-te unveiled Taiwan’s most ambitious military spending program last week, committing $1.25 trillion Taiwan dollars ($40 b...

Beijing unleashes economic pressure on Japan over escalating Taiwan dispute

Japan dispatched a senior diplomat to Beijing Monday to calm a deepening dispute after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested that Tokyo mi...

Trump courts allies in Asia as high-stakes China summit looms

U.S. President Donald Trump touched down in South Korea on Wednesday, concluding a week-long Asian tour that will culminate in a closely wat...

Japan elects its 1st woman prime minister — but will it advance gender equality?

Sanae Takaichi has become Japan’s first woman prime minister since the country established its modern parliamentary system 140 years ago, ye...

Japan to confirm its 1st woman leader

Japan is set to appoint its first female prime minister after Sanae Takaichi won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) leadership elec...