The Economist

Why China’s spat with Japan could still get worse

F or nigh on 1,000 years, the Japanese pirates have wreaked havoc…they respect only force, and their hearts are bursting with ...

Japan prepares to restart world's biggest nuclear plant, 15 years after Fukushima

The Japanese region of Niigata is expected to endorse a decision to restart the world's largest nuclear power plant on Monday ...

Japan lifts megaquake advisory but urges caution a week after magnitude 7.5 temblor

Japan is lifting a megaquake advisory for the country’s northeastern coast, a week after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck ...

Japan HR record-setter Munetaka Murakami joining White Sox

Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami, who hit 56 home runs in Nippon Professional Baseball in 2022, is joining the White Sox.

Multiple Earthquakes Rattle Japan: What to Know

No reports of major injuries or structural damage have emerged, and authorities have not issued a tsunami warning.
Foreign Affairs

Are Japan and South Korea Poised for a Historic Breakthrough?

When the leaders of China, Japan, and South Korea last met, in May 2024, observers viewed the meeting with a sense of relief. Japan and South Korea were emerging from one of the darkest periods in ...

At Tokyo Zoo, Visitors Fear a Spat With China Will Cost Japan Its Pandas

Pandas have stood for friendship between China and Japan since 1972. But the last two are about to go, and a dispute over ...

Japan’s 10-Year Bond Yield Hits 2% for First Time Since 2006

Japan’s 10-year government bond yield hit the 2% milestone for the first time since 2006 after the Bank of Japan raised its ...

North Korea's KCNA: Japan's ambition for nuclear weapons should be curbed

North Korea said Japan's ambition for possession of nuclear weapons should be "thoroughly curbed," state media KCNA reported ...