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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York on Sept 22.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 21, 2026
Sanae Takaichi has made Japan impossible to ignore
Since becoming 91AV原创 first female prime minister a year ago, Takaichi has divided opinion in a way few of her often-staid predecessors have.
A security guard stands in front of the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo. 91AV原创 weak yen has helped exporters but hurt consumers, and the BOJ should raise interest rates more aggressively to reduce inflationary pressures.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 20, 2026
Japan needs higher interest rates
A weak yen, combined with higher interest rates in the US, calls for a much tighter monetary policy.
Then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan agree on the establishment of the Turkish-Japanese Science and Technology University during a meeting in October 2013.
JAPAN
Oct 15, 2026
Turkish-Japanese science university opens in Ankara
At Turkish-Japanese Science and Technology University, about 100 Turkish students will study artificial intelligence, earthquakes and other fields.
A photo displayed on the wall of the Abe Memorial Corridor shows the late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Abe's widow, Akie (second from right), attended a ceremony to mark the completion of the corridor in Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2026
Corridor named after late PM Abe completed in India
The Abe Memorial Corridor forms part of an international convention center in the city of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, built with Japanese grant aid.
Boxes of medicine move along conveyor belts at Toho Pharmaceutical's distribution center in Kuki, Saitama Prefecture. Japan has increasingly positioned the drug industry as a strategic sector, citing its importance to economic security and future growth.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Oct 5, 2026
Japan wants a pharma boom. It needs a new strategy.
Japan is seeking to make pharmaceuticals a pillar of economic growth and security, requiring innovation and manufacturing capacity.
Demonstrators carrying flags and placards march past counter-protesters during a rally against then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push to expand foreign-workers legislation in Tokyo in October 2018.
EDITORIALS
Oct 2, 2026
Immigration reform should help the country, not punish immigrants
The changes to permanent residency requirements add stricter income and pension standards, language requirements and raise fees substantially.
A job placement company in Hanoi conducts a Japanese class in October 2022 for job seekers hoping to find employment in Japan.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 21, 2026
Japan raises the bar on residency. Cue the outrage.
Critics, and some residents, are up in arms at the suggested changes.
Former State Minister of Justice Masahiro Komura (second from left) speaks to reporters in Beijing on Monday alongside other members of a delegation of Japanese lawmakers visiting China.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 15, 2026
Can Japan and China break their diplomatic deadlock?
A delegation of Japanese lawmakers are in Beijing again just weeks after another by a smaller group in search of steady relations.
A generation after the Sept. 11, 2001, al?Qaida attack on New York City and Washington, the enduring consequences of that event continue to define global security and stability.?
EDITORIALS
Sep 11, 2026
The stains and trauma of 9/11 linger a quarter century later
That just 19 men, armed with box cutters and a budget of half a million dollars, could inflict such damage forced a rethink of the very essence of security.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is putting pressure on the Bank of Japan for a rate hike, noting that Japan has “probably reached the end of Abenomics,” a time when the prime minister and central bank were in lockstep.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 7, 2026
Bessent pushes BOJ as he signals end of Abenomics
A September hike is likely already planned, and what the market is expecting is “hawkish communication” from the BOJ.
Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki prays during his election campaign in the town of Motobu, Okinawa Prefecture, on July 27.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 3, 2026
What separates heckling from unlawful interference during election campaigns?
As Okinawa Prefecture’s gubernatorial race picks up steam, some guidance can be had from a 2024 Supreme Court ruling.
Comedian Daimaou Kosaka, performing under the stage name Pikotaro, became a global internet sensation when his song “PPAP” was released in August 2016.
CULTURE / Music
Aug 29, 2026
10 years on, Pikotaro was more than a viral novelty
The 44-second song was embraced worldwide and even helped break the ice between Shinzo Abe and Donald Trump.
91AV原创 shifting balance of power between politicians and bureaucrats raises questions about whether politically motivated personnel decisions serve the public interest.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 16, 2026
The turf wars between politicians and bureaucrats in Tokyo
The battle between politics and bureaucracy is by no means a recent development.
Indian leader Narendra Modi receives Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the presidential palace in New Delhi on July 2. Japan faces growing strategic pressure as the U.S. drifts toward a "group of two" arrangement with China, prompting Tokyo to deepen Indo-Pacific partnerships.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 14, 2026
What a Sino-American ‘G2’ would mean for Asian security
Fortunately, Japan remains committed to advancing the far more effective “free and open Indo-Pacific” framework, with India as an indispensable partner.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi answers questions during an Upper House budget committee session in parliament in Tokyo on April 7.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Aug 12, 2026
Why Takaichi can’t be the next Shinzo Abe
Takaichi’s success will ultimately depend not on becoming the next Shinzo Abe, but on proving that his strategic legacy can evolve to meet a new era.
Sanae Takaichi campaigns alongside Koichi Hagiuda ahead of the Lower House election, in Tokyo in October 2024.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 6, 2026
Senior LDP official points to Abe-era lessons for Takaichi
Party heavyweight Koichi Hagiuda says the prime minister’s administration lacks the discipline that characterized her political mentor’s approach.
People worship during a service held near the Washington Monument ahead of the Rededicate 250 National Jubilee event marking America’s 250th birthday in the U.S. capital on May 16.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jul 16, 2026
As shared values shift, what’s next for U.S.-Japan relations?
America under Trump is moving closer to the concerns of religious conservatives than to democracy and human rights.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Rome on June 15. The prime minister is entering the finals days of the current parliamentary session without a serious dent in her approval.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 14, 2026
Takaichi Cabinet retains high approval ratings despite challenges
Latest polls from NHK and JNN show support declining just 1 and 5.9 percentage points, respectively, compared to polls from March.
Japan's weak yen now does more harm than good, making higher interest rates the right policy despite the success of Abenomics-era monetary easing.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 13, 2026
The yen’s plunge changes the case for Bank of Japan rate hikes
The Japanese yen has sunk to a 40-year low against the U.S. dollar recently. Raising interest rates would strengthen the yen.
Koichi Hagiuda, one of the five leading figures of a now-defunct faction once led by the late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe mired in a slush fund scandal, is regaining power within the party.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 10, 2026
Power struggle unfolding among ex-Abe faction members
Those who were considered to be the five leading figures of the faction, which was at the center of the LDP’s slush fund scandal, have regained power under Takaichi.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
Baku championships showcase rising standards in global sumo
Ryan Roddy (second from left back) is pictured with the Ireland sumo team at this month's World Sumo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.

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