- January 18th, 2026
Japan’s Board of Audit has disclosed that military equipment worth roughly 1.1 trillion yen (about $6.9 billion) purchased from the United States has not been delivered to the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) despite more than five years having elapsed since...
A trilateral framework involving India, Australia and Japan should be revitalised as a practical and autonomous mechanism to bolster deterrence in the Indo-Pacific, amid what has been described as a decline in the reliability of the United States under President...
The Bank of Japan’s upcoming policy meeting is shaping up to be a major test for the yen, with markets bracing for potentially sharp currency moves as investors attempt to decipher when the central bank will deliver its next interest-rate...
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering pledging to suspend Japan’s consumption tax on food as part of her campaign platform ahead of a snap general election expected next month, the Mainichi newspaper reported, citing unnamed government and ruling party...
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung surprised many online this week after videos of the two leaders playing the drums together circulated widely on social media, striking an unusually light-hearted note in bilateral diplomacy....
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to dissolve the lower house of parliament for a snap election shortly after the annual parliamentary session begins next week, officials from her ruling coalition confirmed on Wednesday. “I was notified by Prime Minister...
Japan’s Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama signaled growing concern over the yen’s sharp decline, suggesting Tokyo may step up market interventions to stabilize the currency. Katayama emphasized shared worries with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent over what she described as the...
Tokyo stocks jumped sharply on Tuesday morning, with the Nikkei 225 climbing more than 3 per cent, amid speculation that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi may call a snap election to leverage her government’s strong poll ratings. In early trading, the...
Asian markets surged on Tuesday, led by a powerful rally in Japanese equities, as investor enthusiasm around artificial intelligence continued to fuel risk appetite across the region. At the same time, lingering doubts over the independence of the U.S. Federal...
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is scheduled to meet Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday, January 13, in Nara City, Japan, a week after his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, as Seoul seeks to carefully balance relations...
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