Japan was historically touted as “an economic miracle,” rising from the ashes of World War II to become the second largest economy, only after the U.S., and kept that going through the 1970s ...

KEVIN KNODELL / KKNODELL @STARADVERTISER.COM / OCT. 15 Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force operate an armored vehicle at Schofield Barracks during the 2024 training rotation of the Joint ...

When people think of Japan, the word “materialistic” rarely comes to mind. However, when tourists visit here for the first ...

Donald J. Trump had been seen as the main risk factor for the partnership between Tokyo, Seoul and Washington. Then came ...

Sen. Bill Hagerty discussed Donald Trump nominating Kash Patel to be FBI director and Trump's plan to use potentially costly ...

President Vladimir Putin said there isn’t any reason for Russians to panic after the currency fell to its lowest level since the days following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

True friendship is based on shared values and trust. The United States and Japan are not only aligned in their views concerning the need to focus on economic security, but they are also prepared to ...

Japan’s countryside is scattered with over eight million abandoned homes, or akiya, often marketed as a dream for those ...

Lawmakers filed a motion to remove President Yoon Suk Yeol, reflecting the fury over his audacious response to political ...

However, the ministry didn’t change its bathroom policy for another year and four months after the Supreme Court’s ruling. The economy ministry stated that it was upholding the bathroom ban ...

“You should never cling to an idea too long if it doesn’t promise success,” Merkel writes, insufficiently self-aware of her ...

Trump’s threats are not overblown rhetoric but the expression of the economic relations and contradictions daily at work in ...