Artists collected thoughts from people who lived through the massive earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that hit Japan 10 years ago.
SIP Global Partners announces first close of its $150M fund to bring U.S. startups into Japan
Japan is often under discussed as an expansion target for American startups, but in the past few years it has become a top market for companies like Slack, Salesforce, Twitter and, more recently, …
US secretaries of state, defence to visit South Korea, Japan
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will visit Japan and South Korea next week as the administration seeks to boost regional alliances as a bulwark …
U.S. state, defense secretaries to travel to Japan and South Korea next week
Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will travel to Japan and South Korea next week, the State Department and Pentagon said on Wednesday, in the first overseas and …
Japan’s Tsunami and Nuclear Disaster Unleashed a $300 Billion Effort to Rebuild a Hinterland
In the decade since the strongest earthquake in Japan’s history triggered a 32-foot tsunami that slammed into the eastern coastline, the cleanup effort has become one of the world’s most expensive, …
The Fukushima tsunami 10 years later: A correspondent recounts the day that changed Japan
I was traveling through western Japan with friends. I was The Washington Post’s Tokyo bureau chief at the time, and I knew enough about my adopted country to realize the bullet trains ran late only …
Three’s Company? Prioritizing Trilateral Deterrence Against North Korea
In December 2018, a South Korean destroyer allegedly locked its targeting radar on a Japanese surveillance aircraft. Although details of that incident …
Hong Kong Toymakers Are Philippines’ New Target for Tax Cut Lure
The Philippines is trying to lure Hong Kong’s toy manufacturers with tax cuts, seeking to boost an industry that has attracted companies from the U.S. and Japan.
Female MP awarded Japan’s most sexist comment after casting doubt on sexual assaults
Mio Sugita earns notoriety for accusations that women lie about sexual violence and LGBT community are ‘unproductive’ Last modified on Wed 10 Mar 2021 01.49 EST Of all the candidates for Japan’s most …
Olympic torch relay poignant for Japan tsunami victim’s dad
When Noriyuki Suzuki runs in the Tokyo Olympic torch relay, he won’t be alone. Every stride he takes will be in memory of his daughter, Mai, as well as 73 …