Japan’s 10-Year Bond Yield Hits 2% for First Time Since 2006

Japan’s 10-year government bond yield hit the 2% milestone for the first time since 2006 after the Bank of Japan raised its ...

Japan bond yields jump after BOJ hike, Wall Street poised for gains

Asian share markets rebounded on Friday as a turnaround in tech lifted Wall Street, leaving investors counting down to a ...

Japan lifts megaquake advisory but urges caution a week after magnitude 7.5 temblor

Japan is lifting a megaquake advisory for the country’s northeastern coast, a week after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck ...
Foreign Affairs

Are Japan and South Korea Poised for a Historic Breakthrough?

When the leaders of China, Japan, and South Korea last met, in May 2024, observers viewed the meeting with a sense of relief. Japan and South Korea were emerging from one of the darkest periods in ...

At Tokyo Zoo, Visitors Fear a Spat With China Will Cost Japan Its Pandas

Pandas have stood for friendship between China and Japan since 1972. But the last two are about to go, and a dispute over ...
The Japan Times

Edo Japan’s bloody legacy of Christian revolt

By the end of the 16th century, Kyushu was more Christian than Buddhist — setting the stage for one of the most violent ...

Japan finance minister warns of action against any excessive forex moves

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Friday that Tokyo would take appropriate action to deal with any excessive ...

Japan’s $580bn hidden asset? In the back of the cupboard

The country has stored goods worth roughly the combined market cap of its three most globally known corporate names ...