By Leika Kihara TOKYO, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi may call an early general election, the head of her party's coalition partner said on Sunday, after media reported she ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will host South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in her hometown on Tuesday, in a summit meant to stabilize ties between the two sometime-rivals as Japan's worries ...

Reports of flames from a transformer in the track area halted two main lines serving some of the world’s busiest stations.

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to dissolve parliament's lower house next week, triggering a national election to decide all 465 seats in her first major election test since taking office ...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi agreed to step up cooperation between the neighbors, whose relations are occasionally strained, as they both face ...

A railway power outage in Tokyo disrupted the morning commute for thousands of people on Friday as two main lines with some of the world's busiest stations were halted after reports of a fire. Trains ...

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A Japanese court on Wednesday sentenced a 45-year-old man to life imprisonment for fatally shooting ​former Prime Minister ...

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The snap election, if called in Feburary, would be just about five months into Takaichi's term as prime minister.