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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Japan’s Cabinet approved a record $58-billion defense budget, a dramatic shift from its postwar pacifist ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan is barreling forward with efforts to significantly boost its military capabilities to stand up to China’s growing threats by doubling annual arms spending. The goal comes as Tokyo’s ...

TOKYO, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Japan has a free hand in dealing with excessive moves in the yen, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Tuesday, issuing the strongest warning to date on Tokyo's ...

It’s official. After a report emerged Thursday that Toyota intended to begin exporting the U.S.-built Camry, Highlander, and Tundra to Japan next year, the automaker has now confirmed the plan. And it ...

TOKYO—After an 11-month wait, Japan’s central bank is about to get off the sidelines. Since it last tightened in January, the Bank of Japan has kept its policy rate target at 0.5%. The long pause has ...

The first products to be sold by À La are incense sticks and potpourri made with generations of know-how. By Rachel Felder Incense sticks and potpourri, made by Japanese specialists using ...

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is expected to raise interest rates for the first time since January, increasing the policy rate by 25 basis points to 0.75% from 0.50%, according to Nikkei. The decision, ...

Japan has scrambled jets to monitor Russian and Chinese air forces conducting joint patrols around the country, the Japanese Defense Ministry said late Tuesday, amid rising tensions between Tokyo and ...

Japan stands torn between tradition and the future, as Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito, finds herself at the center of a growing movement to change the country’s patriarchal rules of ...

As military tensions between China and Japan reach the highest level in more than a decade, the sparsely populated island of Yonaguni finds itself right on the front lines. Sitting just 110 kilometers ...

The return of Donald Trump to the White House has profoundly strained the U.S.-Japan relationship. After a promising start in early 2025, the imposition of harsh tariffs created fissures that ...