Japan is evolving from being a mere “bridge” between Southeast Asia and the US to becoming a strategic actor in its own right, according to regional experts. Joanne Lin of the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak ...

An earthquake struck the Noto peninsula at around 4:10 p.m., local time, and had a magnitude of 7.6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. According to the ...

The House of Councillors July 20 election exposes the cracks in Japan’s political strongholds and the growing regional-urban ...

Japan is driving Asia's M&A rebound in 2025 with a record $232 billion worth of deals in the first half, and bankers expect ...

Japan has recounted its islands – and discovered it has 7,000 more than it previously thought. Digital mapping by the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) recently found there to be ...

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Awarded to titles developed in the Japan / Asia region with top-ranked worldwide sales between October 1, 2023 and September 30, 2024, with particularly noteworthy activity results.

Ms. Shimaguchi has spent almost two years at Asia Society Texas Center as a Japan Outreach Initiative coordinator. She is from Osaka and has promoted Japan's rich culture and traditions through ...

Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Forces intercepted Russian and Chinese military vessels because of potential violations of its territorial waters on one more occasion than in the previous year—132 ...

According to Monica Nagashima, Japan director at the nonprofit Influence Map, lobbying is one factor behind the discrepancy in ambition between Japan and its G7 peers.

Japan says a Chinese military intelligence gathering aircraft entered its territorial airspace off remote islands in the East China Sea on Monday, the first time Tokyo has accused the People’s ...

Japan has recounted its islands – and discovered it has 7,000 more than it previously thought. Digital mapping by the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) recently found there to be ...