The most impressive place I visited recently in New Delhi, the capital of India, was the **Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya** (Prime Minister’s Museum). Opened in 2022 under the leadership of current Prime ...

As the U.S. government shutdown enters its 25th day with seemingly no end in sight, President Donald Trump is embarking on a trip to Asia. The visit to Malaysia, Japan, and South Korea comes as the ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s new president will host leaders from 20 countries for the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, where the American and Chinese leaders are set to ...

Months before she became Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi said she’d been invited to meet US President Donald Trump. It was November, just after his election victory and several figures close to ...

Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 21. [AP/YONHAP] Sanae Takaichi’s rise as Japan’s first female prime minister ...

North Korea performed its first ballistic missile tests in five months Wednesday, days before US President Donald Trump and other leaders are expected to meet in South Korea. South Korea’s military ...

President Donald Trump, left, and Japan's Emperor Naruhito shake hands during their meeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Oct. 27, 2025. (Issei Kato/Pool Photo via AP) President Donald Trump, left, ...

North Korea test fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday, just days before President Donald Trump is expected to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders in South ...

TOKYO — Japan’s parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister Tuesday, a day after her struggling party struck a coalition deal with a new partner ...

TOKYO (AP) — President Donald Trump began one of his busiest days of his Asia trip on Tuesday by warmly greeting the new Japanese prime minister and taking her with him as he spoke to U.S. troops ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. October 21, 2025, marked a historic first for Japan. The Japanese Diet elected ...

TOKYO (AP) — President Donald Trump treated his time in Japan on Tuesday as a victory lap — befriending the new Japanese prime minister, taking her with him as he spoke to U.S. troops aboard an ...