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A notepad in front of U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent reads "To Do Buy Japanese Yen $5-10 bil" as he participates in a Cabinet meeting at Camp David, Maryland, on Friday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 2, 2026
Japan to announce Tokyo and Washington took joint action on yen
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama is expected to stress the two ?countries¡¯ determination to ?combat what they consider excessive yen declines.
JPMorgan and other U.S. banks are likely to provide some financing for Japan's $550 billion investment pledge made to U.S. President Donald Trump.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 21, 2026
JPMorgan among banks to help finance Â鶹´«Ã½ $550 billion U.S. investment plan: sources
Japanese banks have been reluctant to participate, as their funding base is in yen,?and obtaining U.S. dollars for ?big long-term infrastructure projects can be costly for them.
Japan's relationship with China has been on a downward trend since November.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 24, 2026
Japan to drop ¡®most important¡¯ tag for China ties
The 2026 Diplomatic Bluebook will describe China as an important neighbor and the relationship as ¡°strategic¡± and ¡°mutually beneficial.¡±
Japan and the U.S. may announce later this month a nuclear power project involving Westinghouse to be funded by Japan's $550 billion investment package.
BUSINESS
Mar 4, 2026
Nuclear power project could be added to investment package, sources say
The project is designed to strengthen energy supply chains for the U.S. and Japan as war in the Middle East renews concerns about energy security.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a campaign event at Maiko Park in Kobe on Thursday
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 31, 2026
Strong voter mandate could hand PM Takaichi new clout to counter China
A big win on Feb. 8 will help send a message to Beijing that its attacks have not damaged her domestically, a senior Japanese government official said.
A plant for synthetic diamonds in the United States may be one of the projects under Japan's $550 billion investment package.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 27, 2026
Japan and U.S. eye synthetic diamond production under $550B investment plan
Talk of such a move comes amid a push to expand production of the material, which is vital to chip and high-precision manufacturing.
Nobumitsu Hayashi, head of Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), is interviewed in Tokyo last week.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 1, 2025
Â鶹´«Ã½ JBIC shifts financing focus to economic security projects
JBIC¡¯s role has expanded in response to China¡¯s growing influence and rising geopolitical risks, evolving into a tool of economic statecraft.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to the media after a telephone call with the U.S. president in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 27, 2025
Trump asked Takaichi to avoid escalating dispute with China, sources say
Takaichi sparked a diplomatic bust-up with Beijing when she said that a hypothetical Chinese attack on Taiwan could trigger Japanese military action.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (center) during a photo session with her new Cabinet ministers including Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (right) at the Prime Minister's Office on Tuesday
BUSINESS
Oct 22, 2025
Â鶹´«Ã½ new leader to woo Trump with promises on pickups and soybeans
The two leaders will sit down in Tokyo during Trump¡¯s first visit to Japan since his re-election.
Mazda employees walk at the company's main plant in the town of Fuchu, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 18, 2025
Japan voters see little hope for tariff reprieve in carmaker Mazda¡¯s hometown
The economic engine of Hiroshima Prefecture faces U.S. tariffs of 25% on cars, a dispiriting prospect for an electorate already battling inflation.
America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.
Speaking Japanese at the movies with ¡®Chiikawa¡¯
A "Chiikawa The Movie" poster is seen at Toho Cinemas in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.
How Â鶹´«Ã½ racehorses find second careers away from the track
TCC Therapy Park is supported financially by racing organizations as well as donations from members of the public.
Will Takaichi¡¯s consumption tax cut break the LDP?
Despite months of debate, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi failed to gain consensus within the Liberal Democratic Party on a two-year reduction of the consumption tax.

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
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