Takaichi, a staunch conservative who supports Japan’s traditional gender and paternalistic values, may not break the taboo.

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The author of A Gentleman in Moscow discusses the author credited with popularizing detective fiction in Japan.

Ayako Kita's wood-and-resin sculptures imbues seemingly mundane tasks with consequence and emotion, freezing them in time.

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The Hang Seng Index jumped by 1.30% on Tuesday as global investors embraced a risk-on sentiment. What next for the HSI Index?

Find relief from the city crowds and the wilting heat of a Japanese summer in the Hida Mountains and the spectacular ...

What is clear, however, is that the Japanese prime minister's diplomatic ineptitude stands fully exposed. This was the first ...

Sanae Takaichi, Prime Minister of Japan, who previously sparked controversy with remarks suggesting possible intervention in ...

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