Japan Faces Big Problems. Its Next Leader Offers Few Bold Solutions.

The country’s governing party, with a stranglehold on power, bucked the wishes of the public to select a moderate mainstay.

Japan’s Leader Is Stepping Down. Here’s Who Might Replace Him.

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga leaves his party facing its biggest crisis in years, with the coronavirus caseload at record highs and the economy struggling to recover.

Under Pressure, a Japanese Official Killed Himself. Now His Story Is Revealed.

Toshio Akagi told his wife that he had compiled a dossier detailing the pressure he had faced to alter documents at the center of a political scandal. This week, she won her fight to see them.