Japan is seeking 6.7 billion yen (US$43 million) in next financial year’s initial budget to combat a longhorn beetle that is destroying cherry trees and threatening agricultural production, ecosystems and the country’s
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
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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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Japan Exchange Group Inc. (JPX) is considering new measures to curb the rapid rise of listed companies hoarding digital assets, as growing investor losses spark concern over the country’s crypto-driven stock frenzy.
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Japan is poised to begin formal discussions on acquiring nuclear-powered submarines, a move that could mark one of the most significant shifts in its postwar defense strategy. The push comes amid growing
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The era of nearly free money in Japan is over—and the nation’s companies are responding with unprecedented vigor on the global stage. According to Bloomberg, Japanese firms have raised $132 billion so
More China’s President Xi Jinping and Japan’s newly appointed Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Gyeongju on Friday, holding their first formal discussions as leaders amid
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Masayoshi Son’s bold bets on artificial intelligence have propelled him past Uniqlo billionaire Tadashi Yanai to become Japan’s richest person, Bloomberg reports. Son’s net worth surged 248% this year to $55.1 billion,
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Toyota Motor Corp. has no plans to increase its proposed ¥4.7 trillion ($31 billion) buyout of Toyota Industries Corp., CEO Koji Sato said, despite widespread criticism that the tender offer undervalues the
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Japan is stepping up efforts to become a global arms producer as the new government of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi embraces major defense liberalization, Bloomberg reports. Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and
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Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is preparing a major purchase package that includes U.S. pickup trucks, soybeans, and liquefied natural gas, to present to President Donald Trump during trade and security
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President Anura Kumara, addressing a campaign rally in Kandy during the 2024 general election, revealed that he had held successful discussions with the Japanese Ambassador on securing Japanese assistance for the Kandy
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