Japan’s Nikkei stock index breaks its 1989 record and surges to an all-time high
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index surged Thursday past the record it set in 1989 before its financial bubble burst, ushering in an era of faltering growth.
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Japan’s Ishiba needs China to thrive to survive
TOKYO — As Japan’s new prime minister sets out to hasten growth in Asia’s second-biggest economy, Shigeru Ishiba is about to learn the hard way that it’s really up to China.
Shigeru Ishiba is set to become Japan's next prime minister after winning ruling party leadership election
Former defense minister Shigeru Ishiba has won his fifth bid to become the leader of Japan's ruling party on Friday, lining him up to become the country's next prime minister.
Japan’s soon-to-be prime minister faces big challenge as he tries to move past ruling party scandals
TOKYO (AP) — The person chosen Friday to lead Japan’s governing party, and become prime minister next week, is a veteran politician with deep policy experience, a taste for curry and anime — and big challenges ahead of him as he tries to unite a fractious party and hold off an opposition eager to capitalize on recent corruption scandals.
Japanese people okay military buildup under ‘hypocritical’ constitution
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‘End of the world’ option remains deep out of the money
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‘Global South’ pretty much an empty euphemism
The term “Global South” has become increasingly prevalent in discussions about international relations, development and geopolitics. However, unlike the more precisely defined “Indo-Pacific,” the “Global South” lacks clear geographic boundaries and explicit meaning.
Tighter U.S.-Japan alliance is unexpected legacy of Kishida-Biden era
WASHINGTON/TOKYO -- When dovish, soft-spoken Fumio Kishida became Japan's 100th prime minister in October 2021, a briefing paper for U.S. President Joe Biden focused on two characteristics: "competence" and "caution."
Kishida vows to push rules-based order as Japan’s defense chief visits Yasukuni 79 years after WWII
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed to step up his country’s effort to defend a rules-based international order in a peace pledge made Thursday on the 79th anniversary of Japan’s defeat in World War II.