Mitoe Matsumoto was three years and four months old when an atomic bomb exploded over Nagasaki at 11.02am on 9 August 1945. Eighty-one years later, the 84-year-old Japanese survivor says the experience
Japan’s Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, approved a record ¥122.3 trillion budget on Friday for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2026, which includes ¥29.6 trillion in government bonds to
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Japan is poised to take a major step in its post-Fukushima energy shift as the Niigata regional assembly prepares to endorse the restart of the world’s largest nuclear power plant, nearly 15
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On December 16, 2025, Japan’s Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi reiterated serious concern over a China-Russia joint bomber flights near the Shikoku region in western Japan. Koizumi’s remarks came in response to a
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The number of visitors arriving in Japan from China fell sharply in November compared with the previous month, reflecting rising political tensions between Beijing and Tokyo, even as annual figures showed modest
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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. is reportedly close to acquiring a minority stake in India’s Shriram Finance Ltd., Bloomberg reported, signaling the latest move by a global bank to deepen its presence
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Japan’s economy shrank more than initially estimated in the third quarter, reinforcing Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s push for a sweeping stimulus package aimed at easing the strain of inflation and reviving growth.
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China and Japan issued starkly different accounts of a tense maritime encounter near the disputed Senkaku Islands on Tuesday, underscoring the depth of longstanding hostilities between the two nations. According to a
More A familiar drama has resurfaced in Skopje. While I was still in Beijing attending the CASS academic conference on the Belt and Road Initiative, news broke that the Vice Speaker of the
More U.S. President Donald Trump asked Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to avoid further escalation in a dispute with China during a call this week, two Japanese government sources told Reuters. The discussion
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The Chinese government has instructed the country’s airlines to reduce the number of flights to Japan through March 2026, Bloomberg reported, signaling Beijing is preparing for a prolonged diplomatic dispute with Tokyo.
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The diplomatic friction between China and Japan over recent comments by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi continues to escalate. In a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, China’s UN Ambassador Fu Cong
More Editorial The latest rupture between Japan and China, sparked by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks about the security implications of a Taiwan contingency, is more than a bilateral diplomatic quarrel. It is
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Chinese cruise lines that regularly sail to Japanese ports are urgently redrawing itineraries, redirecting ships to South Korea as tensions escalate following remarks by Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi. Her statement
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Japan is seeking to ease rising tensions with China by sending a senior official to the country for talks, Reuters reports. Masaaki Kanai, director-general of the Foreign Ministry’s Asian and Oceanian Affairs
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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government is preparing an extra budget for the current fiscal year that is set to surpass last year’s size, according to multiple local media reports, marking a renewed
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