Sanae Takaichi’s hardworking persona and social-media savvy are resonating with younger people ahead of the country’s election.

Japan's prime minister is a heavy metal music fan. This charismatic combination, along with an image that is both tough and playful, has made Sanae Takaichi very popular, something exceedingly

As of Wednesday, 15 prefectures have been affected, with snow reaching up to 2 meters (6.5 feet) in worst-hit areas. The unusually heavy snowfall is largely due to a cold air mass from the Arctic that has lingered over the Japanese archipelago.

The party has right-wing social views: it calls the second world war the “Greater East Asian War”, adopting the nomenclature of the wartime regime, and has submitted a bill to criminalise desecration of Japan’s flag (an idea also favoured by Takaichi Sanae,

It’s the latest twist in the controversial global race to mine the deep sea for rare-earth elements and other valuable resources.

Taiwan’s TSMC, the world’s largest contract computer chip maker, has announced it will be manufacturing advanced 3-nanometer semiconductors in Japan to meet booming AI demand

Japan's two largest banks say they are set to increase their holdings of Japanese government bonds as rising interest rates promise higher returns, even though unrealised losses on existing bond portfolios have grown.

The Sea of Japan coast has been witnessing heavy snowfall since 20 January, plunging temperatures to as low as -23C in the northern districts in recent days. The extreme weather has raised concerns over voter turnout in the first mid-winter election in almost three decades.

The Trump administration has put critical minerals at the heart of its trade and industrial policies in an effort to reduce dependence on China.