The ROK Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said on Thursday that the meeting, which was scheduled to be held in Macao on Monday, Nov 24, has been provisionally postponed after China notified of its non-participation, ROK media reported.

The impact is especially pronounced in Japan, which the United Nations has classified as a " super-aged" society —meaning at least 20 percent of the population is over 65. In Japan, that figure is close to 30 percent. Newsweek reached out by email to Japan 's Foreign Ministry with a request for comment.

Japan ranks low in gender equality among developed nations. The first woman to lead the country is an ultraconservative who cites Margaret Thatcher as a role model. She also loves heavy metal.

By John Geddie TOKYO (Reuters) -Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi was voted in by parliament as Japan's first female prime minister on Tuesday, emulating her hero, Britain's late leader Margaret Thatcher,

Japan’s longer-maturity sovereign bonds tumbled further Tuesday as investor worries deepened that a big economic package from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi would damage the nation’s public finances.

China has reportedly reimposed a total ban on Japanese seafood imports, just weeks after the countries celebrated the first shipment of Hokkaido scallops in over two years.

Japan's parliament elected Sanae Takaichi as the country's first female prime minister Tuesday, after her party struck a coalition deal expected to pull her governing bloc further to the right.

Takaichi’s leadership promises continuity with Abe’s Indo-Pacific strategy, strengthening defence and economic cooperation with India amid growing regional competition.

The Japanese yen continued its recent crash on Thursday as its run as one of the worst-performing currencies accelerated. What next for the BoJ?

Japan prepares to restart Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant as part of efforts to strengthen energy security.

The rise of Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first female prime minister with firm conservative credentials, carries both symbolic weight and political controversy. Her early decisions suggest clarity of intention but also highlight the structural weaknesses and diplomatic sensitivities that will shape her tenure.