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A port in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province, China
BUSINESS / Economy
Trump says 100% tariffs on China not sustainable, still plans to meet Xi
The new trade actions were Trump's reaction to China dramatically expanding its export controls on rare earth elements.
BUSINESS / Economy
Ueda keeps door open for BOJ rate hike as decision nears
Financial markets reflect a narrow chance of a rate hike at the end of this month.
BUSINESS / Economy
Tokyo homebuyers split on purchase plans as living costs soar, survey shows
Some are delaying purchases while others are wary of missing out on opportunities posed by rising home prices.
Vitor Gaspar, director of the International Monetary Fund's Fiscal Affairs Department, is interviewed in Washington last week.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 16, 2025
IMF executive recommends longer-term fiscal planning for Japan
By Adriana Reinecke
The current debt trends and risks are "fundamentally different" from those of the pre-pandemic period, when ultralow interest rates were the norm, the executive said.
The Sakhalin-2 project is vital to Japan's energy security as it accounts for about 9% of its LNG imports.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 16, 2025
U.S. expects Japan to stop buying Russian energy, Bessent says
By Ismail Shakil and Katya Golubkova
Russia's Sakhalin-2 project remains vital to Japan's energy security as it accounts for about 9% of its liquefied natural gas imports.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato meet in Washington on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 16, 2025
Japan’s Kato calls for G7 unity over China’s rare earth curbs
By Erica Yokoyama
"Japan is deeply concerned about these measures,” Kato told reporters in Washington on Wednesday, referring to China’s latest trade measures.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent delivers remarks on Wednesday on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meetings in Washington.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 16, 2025
Bessent says yen will settle if BOJ keeps taking right policies
By Toru Fujioka
The statement follows the U.S. treasury secretary's remarks in August that Japan’s central bank was behind the curve in addressing inflation.
Steel products are the target of two anti-dumping probes Japan has begun so far this year.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 15, 2025
Japan turns to anti-dumping measures as international trade gets complicated
By Francis Tang
An uptick in number of probes this year indicates an evolving strategy.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announces his intention to resign on Sept. 7.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 15, 2025
Ishiba to leave office with a mixed record on the economy
By Francis Tang
The outgoing prime minister achieved a few successes and left some important business unfinished.
Gantry cranes stand near shipping containers as an Evergreen Marine Corp. container ship is docked at Yangshan Port outside of Shanghai on June 17. China has started to collect special port fees on U.S.-owned, operated, built or flagged vessels.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 15, 2025
U.S. and China roll out tit-for-tat port fees, threatening more turmoil at sea
By Lisa Baertlein, Liz Lee and Joe Cash
Shippers are quietly trying to improvise workarounds, with varying degrees of success.

Why I chose Japanese citizenship over permanent residency
Jon Heese (second left) takes part in a 2024 New Year's nihonshu barrel opening ceremony.
Doctrine forms the core of Sanseito’s strategy, with some caveats
Crowds attend a Sanseito rally in the city of Saitama during the Upper House election.
Former PM Tomiichi Murayama dies at age 101
Former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama speaks during an interview in Tokyo in March 2007.
LDP and Nippon Ishin fine-tuning deal to form coalition
Liberal Democratic Party head Sanae Takaichi (second from right) and Nippon Ishin no Kai co-leader Fumitake Fujita (second from left) meet in Tokyo on Thursday.
What you need to see at this year's Tokyo film festival
Chloe Zhao’s "Hamnet"
What you need to see at this year's Tokyo film festival
Chloe Zhao’s "Hamnet"
As they wrestle for power, Japan’s political parties must remember their base
Rengo's head Tomoko Yoshino speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Oct. 8.
Sumo is about to hit London and the West with a force previously unseen
Preparations advance on Monday for the Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Number of scenarios now on the table for who might be Japan’s next prime minister
Newly-elected leader of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party Sanae Takaichi (right) celebrates with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba after winning the LDP leadership election in Tokyo on October 4.
Pace eyes great strides for Japan’s art market
Pace Japan Vice President Kyoko Hattori, the de facto head of the nation’s business, believes a larger, more lucrative art market will allow Japan to be more attractive for collectors.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Rock group The Yellow Monkey played K-Arena Yokohama in June as part of a nationwide tour. Concerts are increasingly popular in the age of social media as users value in-person experiences.
Inside Japan’s arena boom: Sports, sound and city-building
By Patrick St. Michel

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