Joe Biden warned the world not to underestimate Japan and the US, saying the two countries are still Pacific powers and will overcome their problems.

Japan’s centre-left Prime Minister, Yukio Hatoyama, tearfully resigned on Wednesday, just nine months after a stunning election win.

As Yukio Hatoyama prepares to become Japan’s new leader, his wife is already emerging as a gloriously eccentric foil to her hum-drum husband.

Japan’s new prime minister, Yukio Hatoyama, began the delicate task of forming a new government on Tuesday morning.

Japan’s next leader, Yukio Hatoyama, faced the task on Monday of forming a government to tackle challenges such as record unemployment.

Japanese began voting in an election on Sunday that looks set to topple the conservative party, handing the opposition the job of reviving the econom

The man widely tipped to be Japan’s next prime minister, Yukio Hatoyama, is the scion of one of the country’s most influential political dynasties.

Japan is to resume its role in the war in Afghanistan after its government on Friday forced through a Bill extending a controversial refuelling mission. The move brought to an…