Sanae Takaichi has pledged a crackdown on illegal immigration and foreigner crime, but has not launched a "deportations" ministry.

JERA, Japan's top power generator, on Thursday said it will buy natural gas production assets in the U.S. for $1.5 billion, marking its entry into American shale gas production. The company said with the deal,

For most of her life, Sanae Takaichi has loved heavy metal. As Japan’s first female leader, she has many reasons to reach for her sticks

Sanae Takaichi has become Japan's first female prime minister, a significant milestone in the country's male-dominated political landscape.

The new junior party in Japan's ruling coalition is likely to give Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi the green light she needs for a big spending package, but will stop short of supporting a revival of Abenomics-style fiscal and monetary policies.

At least two other NPB players will be posted by their clubs this year: 25-year-old first/third baseman Munetaka Murakami, who hit 56 home runs for the Yakult Swallows in 2022, and right-handed starter Kona Takahashi, who had a 3.04 ERA in 148 innings for the Seibu Lions this season and will play next season at 29 years old.

Black Butler isn’t the only series to blow Solo Leveling out of the water in Japan. The rankings for the top 10 are out, and Solo Leveling didn’t make the cut. In fact, most overseas fans won’t even recognize some of the series that were big in Japan in early 2025, except The Apothecary Diaries.

Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt has rested a host of stalwart campaigners and changed all but two of his starting side for Saturday's test against Japan, which opens Australia's end-of-season tour.