Physical AI is emerging as one of the next major industrial battlegrounds, with Japan’s push driven more by necessity than anything else. With workforces shrinking and pressure mounting to sustain ...

Japan has invested in a French rare earths refining project Japan cooperates with Australia, US and others on rare earths supply chains China banned exports of dual-use items to 20 Japanese entities ...

Japan's yen is sliding as the oil market hits the currency, prompting government intervention talks. The yen is nearing 160 per dollar, a key level that could prompt Japanese financial intervention.

She’s bringing the gift of investment. Japan pledged to invest $73 billion in American next-generation nuclear reactor and gas-fired power plant projects Thursday after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s ...

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s first official visit to Washington this week was supposed to be a triumphant celebration of the friendship, with a gift of 250 Japanese cherry trees to ...

Some hiked costs are set to begin in the next couple of months, while others are coming later in the year, so you might be able to avoid the worst of it if you time your trip right. ByRebecca Ann ...

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 ...

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The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's F-15 fighters holding a joint military drill with the U.S. B-52 bomber on Dec. 10, 2025. (Japan's Ministry of Defense/AP) Japan is barreling forward with efforts to ...

The Bank of Japan moved to slow inflation as the prime minister is borrowing more to fund an ambitious effort to build up industry and support households. By River Akira Davis Reporting from Tokyo ...

A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake shook northeastern Japan late on Monday, prompting tsunami warnings and orders for about 90,000 residents to evacuate. The Japan Meteorological Agency said a ...

Japan’s new prime minister, Takaichi Sanae, has made quite a start. She’s sparked a major spat with China over Taiwan; told us that, like her idol Margaret Thatcher, she apparently gets by on minimal ...