Japan’s demographic crisis is deepening faster than expected, with the number of births this year on track to fall below even the government’s most pessimistic projections. According to analysis reported by the
Japan’s 10-year government bond yields climbed to their highest level since 2009 on Thursday, driven by a global bond sell-off triggered by Germany’s decision to ramp up defense spending. The yield on
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Japan has recorded its lowest birth rate in 125 years, with only 720,988 babies born in 2024, marking a 5% decline from the previous year. Despite ongoing government initiatives aimed at encouraging
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In a significant step toward reducing the U.S. military presence in Okinawa, a contingent of 105 U.S. Marines that would have been deployed to the Japanese island before Christmas was instead redirected
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Japan is making a bold $1.5 billion investment in next-generation ultra-thin solar cells, aiming to break China’s dominance in renewable energy and secure its energy future. According to the Financial Times, the
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The East China Sea has become a flashpoint for rising tensions between two of Asia’s most powerful nations—China and Japan. At the heart of this dispute lies a small cluster of uninhabited
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President Donald J. Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru reaffirmed the strength of the U.S.-Japan alliance in their first official meeting at the White House, committing to enhanced security and economic
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Japan has announced it will freeze its funding to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) following the body’s criticism of the country’s Imperial Household Law, which
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Japanese investors have sharply reduced their holdings of Eurozone government debt, marking the fastest pace of sell-offs in over ten years. The trend highlights how rising interest rates in Japan are reshaping
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Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi has demanded that the American military take immediate and serious action to curb the rising number of sexual assaults committed by US service members stationed on
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Japan is on the brink of a demographic crisis, with experts warning that the nation’s rapidly ageing population and record-low fertility rate could eventually lead to its extinction. Hiroshi Yoshida, a professor
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