Government stockpiled rice, which was transported by bullet train, or the “shinkansen”, into the capital is handed over to those who pre-ordered bags, at Tokyo Station on June 10, 2025. Str | Afp | Getty Images Japan’s core inflation rate accelerated to 2.9% in September, the first increase since May and in line with expectations…
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) President Sanae Takaichi stands up and bows to acknowledge the applause after she was selected as Japan’s new prime minister during an extraordinary session of the lower house of parliament in Tokyo on October 21, 2025. Philip Fong | Afp | Getty Images Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday created history, winning Japan’s…
Tokyo — Japan’s parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister Tuesday, a day after her struggling party struck a coalition deal with a new partner expected to pull her governing bloc further to the right. Takaichi replaces Shigeru Ishiba, ending a three-month political vacuum and wrangling since the Liberal Democratic…
Cityscape and Tokyo Tower at sunset, Tokyo, Japan. © Marco Bottigelli | Moment | Getty Images Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 1.5% to a fresh record, after closing at an all-time high Monday. The Topix also added 0.73% to hit a record high. Broader Asia-Pacific markets also opened higher, tracking Wall Street gains, led by…
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Atlantide Phototravel | Corbis Documentary | Getty Images Japan’s government bond market, long shielded by the Bank of Japan’s yield curve control and decades of deflation, faces a test of faith under Sanae Takaichi, who is set to be the country’s first female prime minister. Markets are betting that Takaichi, who won the race to…
IN SHORT: A Facebook post claims that at a high-profile forum on African development in August 2025, Japan announced a plan to resettle migrants from Nigeria, Tanzania, Ghana and Mozambique. This is false – what was announced was a plan to promote cultural exchange and partnerships. A post circulating on Facebook claims that at the…
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 8 2025 (IPS) – At a time of great transformation for global health, solidarity is more important than ever. As other countries have retreated from their commitments, Japan has instead continued its steadfast investment in a shared future that prioritizes human dignity and security. Japan is reaffirming its commitment to this vision…
The Tokyo Tower stands amid buildings at dusk in Tokyo, Japan. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mostly higher Monday as investors assessed Japan Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s resignation announcement over the weekend, and eyed key economic data in the region. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 1.5% following the prime minister’s statement,…
Tokyo, – Japan and African nations have entered into a historic wave of cooperation after signing 300 agreements during the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9), held this week in Tokyo. The deals–triple the number reached at the previous summit in Tunisia in 2022–highlight Japan’s expanding commitment to Africa’s economic and social development….
