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Japan PM to push security and economic ties on Philippines visit
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was set to meet President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Tuesday during a two-day visit to the ...
Japan's Ishiba will discuss Chinese aggression in disputed seas and US tariffs on Philippines visit
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is traveling to the Philippines on Tuesday seeking to further boost an alliance in the ...
Why Japan's birth rate is falling and what the country's doing to try and reverse the population decline
Japan's population has been shrinking for 15 years, with huge implications for the country's economy, national defense, and ...
Tourist Policy in Japan Is Changing This Year: What to Know
In western Japan, Himeji Castle is preparing to implement a dual-rate admission policy. Starting in March 2026, local ...
Yen, BOJ's rate policy may remain focus in Japan-US trade talks
Japan may have averted U.S. pressure for a stronger yen in bilateral finance talks on Thursday, but a closer look at ...
Japan's population is shrinking. Here's what it means – and what some are doing about it.
Japan's falling population is owed, in part, to a spike in the success of women in the workforce. A greater percentage of ...
Japan is opening up to immigration – but is it welcoming immigrants?
Plummeting birth rates and ageing population leave closed-off country 'no choice' but to admit foreigners, but tensions are ...
Japan policy chief warns of Trump tariff impact on Asian security
The policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Monday called on U.S. President Donald Trump to reconsider his ...
Oshikatsu, the fandom phenomenon Japan hopes can boost its flagging economy
How much fans spend on their oshi depends. According to a recent survey by Japanese marketing company CDG and Oshicoco, an ...
Why Japan Counts 72 Microseasons
Periods including “fish emerge from the ice” in mid-February and “rainbows hide” in late November offer a framework for ...
‘Japan’s Holocaust’ claim of 30 million wartime killings stirs outrage, death threats
Accusing US historian Bryan Rigg of ‘propaganda’, Japanese conservatives are actively working to discredit his account of ...