Despite the long existence of the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty, only 15 percent of Japanese believe the United States “will protect” Japan in the event of a military emergency, a survey showed. Around ...

Countries are racing to develop their own generative artificial intelligence algorithms, but high tech Japan is already behind. Generative AI has been the trendiest topic in tech since OpenAI made ...

Japan seized the spotlight at last month’s Shangri-La Dialogue, stepping into a vacuum left by the Chinese defence chief – who skipped the forum for a second year – and using the stage to sharpen its ...

Japan raised visa fees for the first time since 1978, with charges increasing up to fivefold. Departure taxes will also rise to 3,000 yen per traveler, from 1,000 yen. Economists said stronger fees ...

President Trump said Tuesday he has struck a "massive" trade deal with Japan that calls for 15% tariffs on goods the U.S. imports from there. The president wrote on his Truth Social platform Tuesday ...

Japan has recounted its islands – and discovered it has 7,000 more than it previously thought. Digital mapping by the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) recently found there to be 14,125 ...

TOKYO -- Japan's gold exports surpassed 4 trillion yen ($25 billion) for the first time in fiscal 2025, driven by rising prices amid heightened geopolitical risks. The figure likely is bolstered by ...

With a rare joint US-Japan market intervention weeks ago failing to rectify the weakness of the Japanese currency, Tokyo and Washington could be forced to launch another round of boosting efforts, ...

It's called Minamitorishima, and it's a small atoll in the Pacific Ocean. It is one of the most remote islands in Japan's vast archipelago, so much so that it lies nearly 2,000 kilometers southeast of ...

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