News

Japan's minority government faces election snub as economic storm brews
Japan's shaky minority government is poised for another setback in an upper house vote on Sunday, an outcome that could jolt ...
Wind chime market in Kawasaki, Japan, brings together art, color and sound
The annual chime market is happening now through July 21 at the Kawasaki Daishi Heikenji Temple in Kawasaki, Japan. This is ...
Traders’ Guide to Navigating Japan’s Upper House Election
Investors are bracing for a potential triple dip in Japanese bonds, stocks and the yen after Sunday’s upper house election, ...
Japan finance minister calls for vigilance against FX volatility
Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato on Thursday called for vigilance against excessive foreign exchange volatility at ...
Dollar climbs as traders mull Powell's future, yen dips ahead of Japan election
The dollar was broadly stronger against major peers on Thursday as investors assessed U.S. President Donald Trump's latest ...
Council on Foreign Relations7h
A U.S.-Japan Trade Impasse as Ishiba Faces Another Election
Throughout the spring, Ishiba battled to reach a deal on the government’s budget and to assuage concerns among the public ...
Explore more
Japan calls axis of China, Russia, North Korea the 'gravest threat' to global order since WWII
Russia operations and North Korean threats pose the greatest challenge to global order since World War II, in its annual ...
China, North Korea and Russia represent biggest security challenge since World War II, Japan says
Japan is facing its most severe security environment since World War II as three potential adversaries in East Asia – China, ...
Japan calls China’s military activity its biggest strategic challenge
Japan has warned of escalating military threats from China in a new defense report. The report highlights China's growing ...
Korea's OCI, Japan's Tokuyama build $435M polysilicon Malaysian factory
S. Korean chemical giant OCI Holdings said that subsidiary OCI TerraSus and Japan's Tokuyama would build a ...
PLAVE’s ‘Kakurenbo’ Hits No. 1 as Mrs. GREEN APPLE Charts 23 Songs on Japan Hot 100
PLAVE ’s “Kakurenbo” debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, on the chart released July 16. The Japan debut single by ...
Japan and India To Unveil New Bullet Train in High-Speed Rail Collaboration
India's Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor will become the launch site for Japan's next-generation E10 Shinkansen bullet trains. The Indian Ministry of Railways announced on Monday that the E10 ...