Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s party won a landslide election last month with a platform that included transforming the Japanese Self-Defense Force into a formal military. But meddling with the constitution could give opposition parties an unwelcome opportunity to demand their own adjustments.

The meeting that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will have at the White House originally seemed like a prime opportunity to have President Donald Trump's ear before he embarked on a trip to China.

A sensitive historical moment came up in the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi cited restrictions under Japan's pacifist constitution in deflecting U.S. President Donald Trump's request to send ships to the Str

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is heading to the White House this week, hoping to leave with assurance that President Donald Trump has her back on trade and international security. The country’s first female prime minister has already proven her Trump-whisperer credentials during the president’s visit to the islands last year,

The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rejected Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's reported interest in holding a summit with Kim.

Japan’s equity investors will closely watch a meeting between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Washington on Thursday for possible agreements on economic and military cooperation.

After Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi concluded her three-day visit to the US, videos and images released by both Japan and the White House showing her gestures and expressions during the visit have sparked some domestic criticisms.