South Korea, Japan defence ministers agree to upgrade cooperation

SEOUL, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The defence ministers of South Korea and Japan agreed on Friday to upgrade defence cooperation and ...

Japan election becomes high-stakes gamble for Takaichi as personal popularity faces tougher opposition

Japan’s Feb. 8 election is increasingly seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who has tied her political ...

Japan carefully considering implications of consumption tax suspension, finance minister says

TOKYO, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is carefully considering the implications for fiscal ...
The Economist

It isn’t just Japan: Asia’s other big currencies also look cheap

The Economist takes a simpler approach. Since 1986 we have compared the price of one item, the Big Mac, across the globe. To ...
The Economist

Takaichi Sanae relies on her keenest fans in Japan

TAKAICHI SANAE, Japan’s prime minister, models herself on the Iron Lady. Like Margaret Thatcher, she carries a signature bag, ...

Japan’s Sanae Takaichi is proving a surprisingly popular prime minister

The unconventional leader — for starters, she’s a woman — has called an early election for Feb. 8 in an effort to win a broad public mandate for change.

Explainer - Five reasons why Japan's election is the most unpredictable in years

TOKYO, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has called a snap lower house election on February 8, which ...

Aberdeen's Yengi goes on loan to Japan

Aberdeen striker Kusini Yengi has joined Japanese side Cerezo Osaka on loan until the end of the season. The 27-year-old ...

Tesla’s Japan victory is more retail than revolution

Set against 1.6mn car deliveries globally, the 10,600 units Tesla shifted in Japan last year, according to the Japan ...

Japan’s finance ministry isn’t a massive macro hedge fund

But as Alphaville explored on Monday, when it comes to FX, Japan’s Ministry of Finance looks generally to have bought low and ...

Japan’s last pair of pandas have arrived back in China

Japan no longer has pandas for the first time in half a century. The last pair, Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, have returned to China ...

Livi's Yengi goes on loan to Japan for 'six-figure fee'

Livingston have received a "six-figure loan fee" after striker Tete Yengi joined Japanese side FC Machida Zelvia for the remainder of the season. The deal includes an option to buy for the J1 League ...