President Joe Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for a White House summit next month.
Japan poised to end negative rates, closing era of radical policy
The Bank of Japan is expected to end eight years of negative interest rates and other remnants of its unorthodox policy on Tuesday, making a historic shift away from a focus of reflating growth with …
We bought a house in Japan for $30,000. We’ll have more land than we could afford in the US, and our kids will be more independent.
A couple in their 20s bought a home in the Japanese countryside to raise their family with more space and safer streets. And they’ll ditch their car.
US, Japan urge nations not to deploy nuclear weapons in orbit
The United States and Japan on Monday proposed a U.N. Security Council resolution stressing that nations should comply with a treaty that bars putting nuclear weapons in space, a message that appeared …
Massachusetts family helps return looted artifacts found in later father’s attic to Japan
A Massachusetts family called the FBI for help in returning the nearly two dozen looted Japanese artifacts they discovered while sorting through belongings in their late father’s attic after his death …
‘Have I stopped saying anything?’ Rahm Emanuel on China, Japan, and sitting out a historic U.S. election
Emanuel denied he’d toned down his approach in response to concerns his social media posts might unnecessarily provoke China, whose own U.S. ambassador accused him of “seeking limelight for oneself” …
$510 Dodgers Jerseys and $150 Caps. Behold the Price of Being an Ohtani Fan in Japan
Being an Ohtani fan comes with a price — and it can be steep. The ordinary Dodgers cap, like other MLB caps, sells for about 6,300 yen — about $42.
North Korea fires three ballistic missiles as top U.S. diplomat Antony Blinken visits Seoul
On March 18, North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles towards Japan, causing tensions to escalate in the region. The missiles landed in eastern waters between the Korean Peninsula and …
Outside Tokyo, a Serene Beach Home Draws on Traditional Japanese Architecture
The newly completed waterfront home is located in a coastal town in Chiba prefecture about 75 minutes from the capital …
In Japan, a Place for a Famous Artistic Director to Hide by the Sea
The designer and record producer Nigo has built a minimalist retreat where the Pacific Ocean itself is practically an architectural feature.