For Takaichi, U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to capture the president of Venezuela and his fiery rhetoric toward ...

Japan is preparing a series of immigration and entry policy changes that could significantly affect foreign residents, workers and visitors. As Japan’s foreign population rises faster than previously ...

Lately a diplomatic spat with China has begun depressing the number of people coming to Japan from that country—but even this ...

Tensions are growing in east Asia. The threat of a Chinese attack on Taiwan persists and, in recent weeks, North Korea has been testing its long-range missile capabilities. Russia’s reorientation of ...

Then-Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi inspects an apple orchard in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, part of a JICA Partnership Program, Aug. 26, 2025. Credit: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan At the ...

"Foreigner policy" leapt to the forefront of Japanese politics and onto front pages across the country in 2025, propelled by what some called the xeno･･･ ...

Japan's plan to give authorities the power to order foreign investors to retroactively divest acquisitions is aimed at ...

As the United States rethinks its role in the international order it has championed since the end of World War II, Japan is on the frontlines of the challenge to rules-based commerce and diplomacy.

Foreign minister meets policy chief from Japan's ruling party South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun (R) talks with Takayuki ...

TOKYO — Japan has elected its first female prime minister thanks to a coalition with a minor far-rightist party that firmly endorses her hawkish views on defense and foreign policy while supporting ...

Three Japanese megabanks are likely to increase their foreign bond purchases and scale back on local government bonds, aiming to take advantage of the contrary interest rate cycles in both economies.

(Reuters) -Japanese investors divested significant holdings in foreign stocks in the week to November 1, as they turned cautious amid hawkish remarks from some U.S. Federal Reserve officials and ...