Commentary / World | API Geoeconomic Briefing Sep 20, 2020
When international students pose a very real risk
by Ayumi Teraoka
Recent issues between the United States and China can show Japan how best to approach new arrivals.
Rugby Oct 14, 2019
Japan captain Michael Leitch looking for All Blacks' help to beat Springboks
by Rich Freeman
Japan captain Michael Leitch said Monday he would be asking for help from a trio of former All Blacks in the build-up to next weekend's Rugby World Cup quarterfinal with South Africa. "I am going to talk to Richard Kahui, Cory Jane and Stephen Donald ...
Rugby Oct 5, 2019
Welcome to our live coverage of the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Today, Japan is facing Samoa in their third game of Pool A, taking place at Toyota Stadium.
Basketball Jul 6, 2017
The Akatsuki Five will be looking for a three-peat at the upcoming FIBA Asia Cup, but this time it will have to do it without star forward Ramu Tokashiki. The Japan Basketball Association announced its 12-player roster for the tournament later this month in Bangalore, ...
Business Mar 15, 2017
USTR pick Lighthizer signals push to further open Japan's agriculture market
Robert Lighthizer, Trump’s nominee for U.S. trade representative, indicated the United States will push Japan to further open its agriculture sector in planned bilateral negotiations.
National / Politics Feb 7, 2017
On the links, Abe to seek closer ties with Trump
by Reiji Yoshida
During his U.S. visit this week, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is scheduled to play golf with President Donald Trump, a match-up he hopes will build closer personal ties.
Asia Pacific Jan 6, 2017
U.S. sees 'qualitative' improvement in North Korea's nuclear, missile capabilities
The United States said on Thursday North Korea had demonstrated a "qualitative" improvement in its nuclear and missile capabilities after an unprecedented level of tests last year, showing the needed to sustain pressure on Pyongyang to bring it back to disarmament negotiations. U.S. Deputy Secretary ...
National / Politics Jan 5, 2017
Team Trump tipped to appoint aide William Hagerty as ambassador to Japan
A key member of Trump’s transition team, the appointment would place weight on U.S. ties with Tokyo.
Commentary / Japan Dec 20, 2016
Slow progress for Japan and Russia
by Bob Savic
Siberian energy deals are set to warm Japan-Russia ties while the peace treaty is put on ice.
National / Politics Dec 13, 2016
Japan, South Korea, U.S. to fully implement sanctions on North Korea
The top nuclear envoys of South Korea, the United States and Japan agreed Tuesday to work closely on fully implementing the latest sanctions imposed on Pyongyang by the U.N. Security Council along with unilateral measures taken by the three allies. The agreement came at talks ...
National / Politics Dec 6, 2016
Japan's WWII vets, hibakusha give mixed reactions on Abe's plan to visit Pearl Harbor
Survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings on Japan and war veterans gave mixed reactions to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's announcement Monday that he will visit Pearl Harbor, which Japan attacked on Dec. 7, 1941, bringing the United States into WWII. "More than 70 years have ...
National Nov 25, 2016
Missing Japanese cellphone found in Indonesia leads to unlikely friendship
by Christine T. Tjandraningsih
Syahri Rochmat is a 24-year-old railway worker living in Depok, in the suburbs of Jakarta. Shota Noda is a 21-year-old student studying in Yokohama, Japan, about 5,800 km away. Rochmat and Noda did not know each other, but a missing cellphone led to a cross-cultural ...