Japan’s recently elected first female premier met the U.S. President on Tuesday to try to set a new tone for U.S.-Japan relations.

President Trump arrives in Tokyo for historic meetings with Japan's first female prime minister and Emperor Naruhito before high-stakes China summit this week.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, in her first major policy speech on Friday, pledged to further accelerate Japan’s military buildup and spending, and an early upgrading of the country's security strategy to allow more offensive roles and arms exports as tensions rise with China,

For the families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korean agents decades ago, this week is perhaps the best shot they’ve had in years of substantive progress.

Beijing's top diplomat on Tuesday told his Japanese counterpart he sees "positive signals" from Tokyo's new leadership, after the country swore in a prime minister long viewed as a China hawk.

President Donald Trump has landed in Japan, where he’ll meet new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for the first time.

Taking a defensive posture by lying face down when encountering a bear can prevent serious injuries, according to a new Japanese study. Japan had a record number of fatal encounters this year as nine people were killed by bears across the country, according to the environment ministry.

New Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Sunday stressed the importance of realising a free and open Indo-Pacific, a vision conceived by the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, during her meeting with leaders from Asean.