Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff and editorial writer at Nikkei. He spent seven years in China as a ...

Japan welcomed over 36.8 million tourists in 2024, a new record. This influx, along with a growing foreign resident ...

on the outskirts of Tokyo, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024.(Tomohiro Ohsumi/Pool Photo via AP) WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is set to announce a massive, final weapons aid package for Ukraine ...

Kyoto-based Mitsufuji got its start nearly 70 years ago as a weaver of decorative belts for kimonos. One day soon, it could ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan cannot accept Russia's "unilateral" move to terminate agreements on Tokyo-funded education centers ...

The U.S. is set to provide Ukraine an additional $500 million in weapons quickly pulled from its existing stockpiles as the Biden administration works to get Kyiv in a stronger negotiating position ...

Paralympic gold medalist Yuto Sano, who secured Japan's first-ever men's goalball crown at the Paris Games with a dramatic ...

Japan on Christmas Day sent Ukraine $3 billion in frozen Russian assets, adding to the $12 billion Tokyo has provided to Kyiv. In addition, Japan also pledged to support Ukraine’s energy sector ...

The weapons package is funded through presidential drawdown authority, meaning they can be pulled directly from U.S. stockpiles.

The reported weapons package for Ukraine, expected Thursday, coincides with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's visit to Germany.

He has worked at the U.S. Department of State, on the National Security Council, and as a foreign policy adviser to U.S.

NATO has deepened its links with Japan and three other Indo-Pacific partners, Australia, New Zealand and South Korea, though ...