TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who also heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), announced Tuesday that she will reshuffle the party's executive lineup on Wednesday and her cabinet on Thursday, Jiji Press reported. The announcement was made at a meeting of LDP executives he»»»

TOKYO – Japan is considering a new midterm defence spending target of 3.5 per cent of GDP in line with NATO and other US allies, a move that could send a shockwave through financial markets concerned about Japanese defence officials have already signalled a willingness to sharply increase defence s»»»