Japan is scrambling to arrange another round of talks with the United States after Trade Minister Yoji Muto emerged from discussions in Washington on Monday without a promise that Japanese companies would be exempt from the swingeing tariffs on imports […]
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Japan has begun a consultation to sharply increase a tourist tax imposed on departing travellers to fund initiatives aimed at addressing overtourism in parts of the country. The existing fee, which is 1,000 yen (US$6.64) per person, could go up
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The descendants of fishermen and farmers evacuated from Iwo Jima shortly before it became the site of a key battle during World War II have stepped up their campaign to be permitted to live on the island. Members of the
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Japanese airlines and travel industry analysts are warning passengers to take greater care of their valuables after a spate of in-flight thefts allegedly carried out by organised crime groups. According to Chiba prefectural police, which covers Narita International Airport to
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A fleet of Chinese navy vessels has conducted what Japanese military analysts believe was an exercise to impose a naval blockade between the main island of Okinawa and the most westerly islands of the prefecture, isolating them as part of
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The Russian military has identified 160 priority targets in Japan and South Korea in the event of a conflict with Nato expanding into East Asia, according to secret documents obtained by the Financial Times. While many targets include legitimate military
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Beijing’s action aims to undermine Tokyo’s sovereignty over the islands and push Japanese defensive capacities to their limit, analysts note. Source link Julian Ryall
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Shigeru Ishiba began moving into the Japanese prime minister’s official residence in central Tokyo on Saturday, playing down concerns that the location is haunted by spirits that sought to overthrow previous leaders of the nation. Given Ishiba’s precarious position as
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A record high 78.2 per cent of Japanese people are anxious about their lives, according to a government survey, with the economy, rising prices, uncertain job prospects and the state of the world cited as reasons for their disquiet. The
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A prominent US security analyst has called on president-elect Donald Trump to demonstrate the firm line he will take on China by resuming live-fire practice drills on disputed islands in the East China Sea, though some in Japan question if
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