A shortage of naphtha, stemming from the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, is disrupting manufacturing and retail goods in ...

After taking office last October, Ms Takaichi told parliament that Japan might have a role to play in a conflict over Taiwan, ...

BEIJING (AP) — They’re at it again. China and Japan — frenemies, trading partners and uneasy neighbors with a tortured, bloody history they still struggle to navigate — are freshly at each other’s ...

On December 19-20, Japan hosted its first leaders’ Central Asia Plus Japan Dialogue (CA+JAD) summit with the presidents of the five Central Asian countries: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, ...

Prime Minister of Japan Kishida Fumio arrives for for talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, July 12, 2024. The first summit between the countries of Central ...

Shares retreated Friday in Asia, with benchmarks in Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea falling more than 2% after Wall Street ...

Since receiving its first LNG shipment in 1969, Japan has grown into a global LNG powerhouse and is now evolving into a regional trading hub. In light of declining domestic demand, Japan has shifted ...

Sanae Takaichi makes comments during a visit to Australia, where she signs agreements on energy supplies.

Across Asia, the reaction to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s election triumph has been near unanimous: A stronger Japan is good for the region. Everyone, that is, except China. Japan’s first-ever ...