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East Asia Forum16h
Japan’s upper house election delivers political uncertainty with big implications
Japan’s upper house election delivered deadlock over direction, exposing the nation’s fragile leadership and rising populist ...
Shares in Japanese, South Korean, European Automakers Surge on Tokyo Trade Deal
TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) -Shares of Japanese, South Korean and European automakers surged on Wednesday after U.S. President ...
US-Japan trade deal gives Trump control over $550 billion in investments. It could be ‘vapor ware’ — and a model for other countries
Analysts at Bank of America said that the Japan deal "looks like a reasonable blueprint" for other auto-exporting countries ...
Japan’s Inflation Surge Is Now A Political Crisis
On any list of central bankers dying to get off this crazy thing called 2025, Japan’s Kazuo Ueda deserves a spot at the very ...
Japan pitches Tokyo as new UN hub as US steps back from world stage
Highlighting public safety, security and the weak yen, Tokyo is positioning itself as an 'attractive' alternative to current ...
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‘Antiques Roadshow’-type find at Army base in Japan recalls Korean War armistice
The maps portion of the Korean War Armistice Agreement was discovered by staff at Zama’s Asian Studies Detachment in Camp ...
Japan’s anti-foreigner politics on the rise as right-wing party wins votes online
"They are the party of YouTube," said Jeffrey Hall, a lecturer at Kanda University of International Studies who has authored ...
China Strong-Armed Japan Over Rare Earths. It’s a Lesson for the U.S.
The U.S. found out this year that China could use its chokehold on rare-earth minerals as a coercive tool. For Japan, it was ...
Travel + Leisure on MSN17h
This Is One of Japan's Best Beach Towns—and It's Only an Hour From Tokyo
Kōtoku-in, selected by Travel + Leisure as one of Japan’s most stunning temples, is one of the biggest tourist draws in town, ...
The New York Sun7h
Japan, America, Offer Contradictory Accounts of Terms in Breakthrough Trade Agreement
Japan's chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa speaks to the media after a meeting between Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and ...