Japan rejects US intel assessment that Takaichi's Taiwan remarks represent 'significant shift'

Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara told reporters "A significant policy shift is not something that is happening right now ...

Gas Prices in Japan Hit Record High, Testing Leader’s Cost-of-Living Pledge

Japan is deploying subsidies to blunt fuel price increases but remains vulnerable to the long-term economic risks of the war ...

Japan rejects US assessment of its shift on Taiwan ahead of leaders' meeting

TOKYO, March 19 (Reuters) - Japan rejected a U.S. assessment that its stance on how it might react to a potential Chinese ...

Japan exports beat forecasts with 4.2% growth in February, but shipments to China and U.S. slump

Exports to China, Japan's largest trading partner, fell 10.9%, while shipments to the U.S dropped 8%.

How Japan’s Leader Found Her Voice in D.C. Decades Ago

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi got her start in politics as an intern for a trailblazing Colorado lawmaker. She returns to ...

From chemical producers to sento baths, Japan feels the heat from Middle East supply crisis

Japanese companies, from ​steel producers to chemical firms and even sento baths, are feeling the heat from reduced Middle ...

Novo Nordisk Seeking to Expand Weight-Loss Drugs Access in Japan

Novo Nordisk A/S is seeking to broaden access to obesity treatments in Japan by targeting patients willing to pay ...

2 dead, including teen girl, after boats carrying students capsize near site of new U.S. military base in Japan

Coast guard rescuers pulled all 21 people out of the water, but a 17-year-old student and the captain of one of the boats ...

Japan lower house approves Takaichi's dovish nominees to fill BOJ board

By Yoshifumi Takemoto and Leika Kihara TOKYO, March 19 (Reuters) - Japan's lower house of parliament approved on Thursday ...