Robert Kagan is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a contributing columnist for The Post. His latest book is “The Jungle Grows Back: America and Our Imperiled World.” When the Japanese …
Japan ties national high-temperature record amid blistering heat wave
Temperatures soared into the triple digits and tied a national record in Japan on Monday, part of a sweltering heat wave that has swallowed the archipelago. Hamamatsu, a coastal city in Shizuoka …
Japan calls for G7 coordination to spur global growth, combat pandemic, finance minister Aso says
Japan hopes to coordinate with its Group of Seven partners in seeking a swift containment of the coronavirus pandemic and a strong recovery in the global economy, Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso …
Japan ramps up aid to Mauritius after oil spill
Japan is sending a second team of experts to help clean up more than 1,000 tonnes of oil that leaked from a Japanese-owned bulk carrier into pristine waters off the coast of Mauritius.
Japan’s GDP Plunges 27.8%, Begging Question Who Should Get Fired?
Resigning Japan to yet another lost decade is in no one’s interest. The time to bring in a new team with vision and bravado was, frankly, yesterday.
To Deter Communist China, Japan Must Join America as a Peer | Opinion
Since the defeat of Imperial Japan in 1945 and the promulgation of a pacifist constitution in 1947, followed by the formal ending of the American occupation in 1952, Japan has operated less as a fully …
Japan Has Always Scraped By. Covid Will Make That Harder
Despite being written off by skeptics as an economic wasteland for the past three decades, Japan has often managed to scrape by, and has even enjoyed periods of sustained growth. The Covid-19 pandemic …
Global report: Japan hit by biggest GDP fall in 40 years, Australia suffers deadliest day
New Zealand postpones general election; US coronavirus death toll passes 170,000; Italy closes nightclubs for three weeks …
Japan’s Pandemic-Hit Economy Shrinks at Record Rate
The annual rate shows what the number would have been if continued for a year. Japanese media reported the latest drop was the worst since World War II. But the Cabinet Office said comparable records …
Coronavirus: Japan suffers its biggest economic slump on record
Japan was already struggling with low economic growth before the crisis. The figures released on Monday are a stark reminder of the severe financial impact faced by countries around the world. Japan …