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Rubio calls Japan-China tensions ‘preexisting,’ vows to work with both sides

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the Asian powerhouses’ row over Taiwan “one of the dynamics that has to be ...

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 ...

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 ...
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 ...

America’s Best-Selling Car Is Coming To Japan With Some Unexpected Company

Toyota confirms it will import three U.S.-built models to Japan by 2026, testing market demand and reversing the usual trade ...

Japan’s nuclear odyssey comes full circle 15 years after Fukushima with restart of world’s largest plant

On March 11, 2011, a 9.0-magnitude earthquake unleashed tsunami waves that triggered a triple meltdown at the Fukushima ...
The Japan Times

Edo Japan’s bloody legacy of Christian revolt

By the end of the 16th century, Kyushu was more Christian than Buddhist — setting the stage for one of the most violent ...