President Donald Trump has invited Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to visit the United States this year.
India Surpasses Japan. When It May Overtake Germany As 3rd Largest Economy
India’s GDP per capita was $2,694 in 2024, according to the latest World Bank figures, 12 times smaller than Japan’s $32,487 and 20 times smaller than Germany’s $56,103.
Japan business lobby chiefs urge government to tackle weak yen, media reports
Two major Japanese business lobbying groups called on the government to address the yen’s weakness, which is inflating import costs and weighing on households and businesses, their chiefs told …
6.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Japan weeks after Aomori tremor
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported that the magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred at approximately 56 miles, 91 km, east of Noda, a town located in Japan’s Iwate Prefecture, on the …
How Japan is fighting back against a surge of bear attacks
As of the end of November, 235 bear attacks had killed 13 people across Japan this year, both the highest figures since records began in 2006, according to official data.
How will Japan’s gov’t improve management of foreign-owned real estate?
To manage property ownership by foreign nationals, the Japanese government is making adjustments to create a new database as early as fiscal 2027. The …
Japanese business leaders postpone visit to China
The Japan-China Economic Association has decided to postpone a visit by Japanese business leaders to China scheduled for January.
Japan turns sustainable finance ambition into delivery
By bno – Tokyo Office Japan’s sustainable finance agenda moved from vision to execution in 2025, marking a year in which policy intent, market standards and capital mobilisation began to align at …
Japan’s prime minister moves into “haunted” official residence
Japanese premiere Sanae Takaichi has moved into the prime minister’s official residence, where ghosts of Japanese soldiers from a century ago are reputed to reside.
See how a Chinese attack on Taiwan would be Japan’s problem
A Chinese takeover of Taiwan would make the threat to Japanese territory more acute, said Yuki Tatsumi, senior director at the U.S.-based Institute for Indo-Pacific Security. “Japan will no longer have a buffer, if you will,” she said, adding that it would face direct pressure from the Chinese navy.