Japan rolls out praise, putters and orders for pickup trucks as Donald Trump tours Tokyo
Sanae Takaichi started where Shinzo Abe left off, lavishing the US president with compliments
Trial of man accused of Shinzo Abe’s murder to shine light on dark side of Japan
Tetsuya Yamagami, seen by some as a ‘folk hero’, bore grudge over Moonies’ links to Japanese elite
No honeymoon for Japan’s first female prime minister Sanae Takaichi
Takaichi’s fragile minority coalition will need to form alliances with other conservative parties to pass laws
Japan’s next prime minister: an Iron Lady - and the myth that helped her win
Right-wing Sanae Takaichi set to be Japan’s first female premier
Atomic bomb anniversary: ‘As survivors of these weapons, we all agree that they can never be used again’
Co-chair of Nobel Peace Prize-winning group alarmed over weakening of ‘nuclear taboo’
Atomic bombings anniversary: Japanese politicians consider a once-unthinkable question
Eighty years after devastating bombings, Japan is talking about joining the nuclear arms race
Japan grapples with far-right surge and prospect of new leader after general election
PM Shigeru Ishiba on the political ropes after humiliating voter rebuke
As an Irishman living in Japan, I watch the rise of anti-immigrant rhetoric with unease
Policies toward foreigners have emerged as central issue of campaigning ahead of upper house elections later this month
South Koreans celebrate Yoon’s expulsion but ousting does not heal divisions
Country’s chief justice formally expelled the president from office on Friday
Landmark Japanese documentary on rape was nominated for an Oscar, but may never be widely seen there
Victim Shiori Ito directed the ‘emotionally wrenching’ film about her attack and its aftermath
South Korea mired in political chaos following Yoon’s arrest
South Korean president has pitted himself against prosecutors, the courts and the political opposition
Echoes of US politics in South Korea standoff between executive and judicial powers
Some in impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol’s camp have said they hope Donald Trump will come to his aid after Washington inauguration
South Korean investigators fail in bid to detain impeached president
Latest confrontation of political crisis that has paralysed South Korean politics and seen two heads of state impeached
South Korea: suspended president again snubs inquiry into botched martial law decree
Yoon Suk Yeol’s failure to obey summons may see authorities issue a warrant for his arrest
South Korea in a ‘messy situation’ after President Yoon is impeached
Authority now passes to prime minister Han Duck-soo, who becomes acting leader of the country while court decides Yoon’s fate