Japanese fans bid farewell to its last 2 pandas
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese panda fans gathered Sunday for the final public viewing at Tokyo’s Ueno zoo before…
Has Japan’s tourism peaked? Row with China set to slow arrivals from record high
Japan welcomed a record 42.7 million foreign visitors in 2025, fuelled by a weak yen that made it…
China could widen curbs on Japan’s imports, rare earths if tensions worsen: Morgan Stanley
China could launch anti-dumping investigations into Japanese imports, impose more export bans and discourage consumption of the country’s…
Buyers flee Japanese debt as Takaichi hits the ground spending
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE, Jan 20 (Reuters) – Japan’s government bonds are in free fall as investors take…
Japan begins test mining seabed for rare earth minerals to reduce reliance on China
Japan is going to the depths of the ocean to reduce its reliance on China. Tokyo has launched…
Drum diplomacy: Japan’s Takaichi and South Korea’s Lee end first day of summit with K-pop jam
TOKYO, Jan 14 — Japanese Prime Minster Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung rounded off…
Japan’s cabinet approves record $785 billion budget, vows to keep debt in check
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi‘s cabinet on Friday approved a record $785 billion budget for the next…
Japan okays record defence budget amid rising tensions with China
Japan’s cabinet has approved a record defence budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen ($85.9 billion) for the coming…
Japan’s last two giant pandas are headed to China and fans just can’t bear it
Tokyo, JapanReuters A day after news broke that Japan would soon lose its last two giant pandas to…
Japan’s Takaichi wins fans with her fashion and ‘work, work, work’ mantra
TOKYO (AP) — The pledge by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to “work, work, work, work and work”…
China halts Japanese cultural events after tensions rise over Taiwan remarks
Japan’s “Empress of Pop” Ayumi Hamasaki stood alone on a brightly lit stage in Shanghai, her voice echoing…
Japan’s populist debt-fuelled spending plan alarms economists
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faced opposition questioning for the first time since unveiling her 21.3 trillion yen…