Despite the trade deal with the United States slashing the tariff rate for Japan to 15 percent, the so-called reciprocal ...

By Michael Schiffer The following is a contribution to the Mainichi Shimbun from Michael Schiffer, who served as assistant ...

Leaders of the European Union and Japan have launched an alliance aimed at boosting economic cooperation, defending free ...

A slight easing in consumer inflation is welcome news for the Japanese central bank, but stubbornly high food prices will be ...

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Japan’s economy has hit a rough patch. For the first time in a year, it shrank during the first three months of 2025. The drop was larger than most experts had predicted. According to government ...

As nations worldwide race to meet the 2050 carbon neutrality target, Japan has emerged as a key player in implementing "green ...

The Japanese ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba lost its majority in the upper house, marking a political ...

Listen to this article When former Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida visited Washington in April 2024, Kishida and US President Joe Biden celebrated a ‘new era of US–Japan strategic cooperation’.