Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference at the conclusion of the G20 summit in New Delhi on Sept. 10. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi) 
G20 Summit

G7 Hiroshima legacy led to significant G20 deal on Ukraine: Kishida

Japan PM hails 'new elements' despite criticisms from Ukraine

10 September 2023
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, welcomes Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi in Kyiv on Sept. 9. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)
Ukraine war

Japan FM Hayashi meets Zelenskyy during surprise visit to Ukraine

Rakuten chief among Japanese business delegation that took part in trip

10 September 2023
China is Japan's biggest trading partner and a top concern for its economic policymakers.
Trade

Japan plans response to economic coercion with eye on China

Tokyo aims to protect domestic companies against forced tech transfers

9 September 2023
Japan's proposed guidelines ask AI platform developers to disclose information regarding the purpose of their algorithms and any possible risks.
Technology

Japan seeks AI transparency with new disclosure guidelines

Tokyo aims to ensure safety without hurting corporate competitiveness

9 September 2023
South Korea has joined a rising tide of foreign issuers in Japan's yen bond market.
Bonds

South Korea to raise $475m in samurai bond debut

Warming relations and low interest rates set stage for offering

8 September 2023
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has grappled with weak approval ratings for his cabinet in recent months.
Politics

Japan PM Kishida to reshuffle cabinet as soon as Wednesday

Aso, Motegi and other LDP heavyweights seen keeping prominent party posts

8 September 2023
Japan's Ministry of Defense uploaded a promotional English-language video to YouTube ahead of the London defense expo. (Screen capture from YouTube video)
Aerospace & Defense Industries

Japan makes defense exports push at U.K. expo

Fujitsu, NEC join with Defense Ministry to showcase tech

8 September 2023
Julie K. Fujishima wipes away tears after announcing she was stepping down as head of Johnny & Associates on Sept. 7 in Tokyo. (Photo by Satoko Kawasaki)
Society

J-pop talent agency president quits over founder's child sex abuse

Victims of late mogul Johnny Kitagawa demand apologies and compensation

7 September 2023
British and Japanese trade officials met in London on Sept. 6. (Photo by Anna Nishino)
International relations

Japan and U.K. launch economic security dialogue

Ministers confirm cooperation on critical minerals for supply chain resilience

7 September 2023
Japan's government sees homegrown technology as essential to national security.
Aerospace & Defense Industries

Robot suits, long-haul drones: Japan eyes defense tech startups

Government compiles list of 200 companies with national security potential

7 September 2023
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, left, briefly met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, right, on Sept. 6 in Jakarta, according to a Japanese government official. (Photos by pool photo/Reuters) 
International relations

Japan PM, China premier trade barbs over Fukushima water release

Kishida calls for 'scientific' talk as Li points finger at Tokyo at Jakarta summit

6 September 2023
Japan, which will soon retire 100 F-15s produced in Japan under U.S. licenses, would like to export the engines to Southeast Asia. (Photo by Konosuke Urata)
Defense

Japan ruling bloc panel to discuss exports of finished arms

Relaxation of principles would pave way to transfers of jointly devised weapons

6 September 2023
The alert level has been raised at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing following malicious incidents targeting Japanese citizens and schools.
The Nikkei View

China must stop its citizens' irrational harassment of Japan

Claims against Fukushima water release add to residents' pain

6 September 2023
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, left, and Chinese Premier Li Qiang are expected to discuss the Fukushima wastewater discharge at the ASEAN summits. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Uichiro Kasai and Reuters) 
International relations

Japan braces for Fukushima fight with China at Jakarta summits

PM Kishida prepares to rebut premier's expected criticism on wastewater safety

6 September 2023
A Japanese flag is seen at a construction site in Tokyo. Japan will team with Turkey to seek opportunities in post-war Ukraine.
Ukraine war

Japan and Turkey team up for Ukraine reconstruction

Nations to issue joint statement on cooperation

4 September 2023
The British and Japanese trade ministers are expected to affirm their stance on the high standards of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact. (Nikkei montage)
International relations

Japan and U.K. to jointly invest in critical minerals in Africa

Ministers to meet Wednesday and reach agreement with Chinese influence in mind

4 September 2023
Senior British military officer Jim Hockenhull says the U.K.'s partners in Asia need to send the "right messages" to China. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
Defense

Cutting-edge tech key to deter Taiwan conflict: U.K. military officer

Gen. Jim Hockenhull correctly predicted Russia's invasion of Ukraine

3 September 2023
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, front, with his South Korean and Chinese counterparts, Park Jin and Wang Yi, respectively, at an ASEAN meeting in Jakarta on July 13.  (Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs handout via Kyodo)
International relations

China, South Korea seek to reboot trilateral talks with Japan

Foreign ministers discuss supply chain, North Korea on the phone

2 September 2023
Washington has stepped up its screenings of foreign direct investments in U.S. sectors deemed significant to national security.
International relations

Japan investors in U.S. tech face tougher scrutiny over China ties

Country leads CFIUS filings for critical technology acquisitions in 2022

1 September 2023
Japan has been developing HTGR technology at this JAEA facility in Ibaraki prefecture since the 1990s. (Photo by Konosuke Urata)
Technology

Japan, U.K. to agree on building demo of next-gen nuclear plant

New reactors can generate electricity and produce hydrogen

1 September 2023
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the end of a news conference with U.S. President Joe Biden at Camp David on Aug. 18. 
Opinion

U.S., South Korea and Japan must give form to 3-way partnership

Standing consultative body could help tackle emerging challenges

1 September 2023
Gen. Anthony Cotton, commander of the U.S. Strategic Command, is seen at STRATCOM headquarters on Aug. 18. (U.S. Strategic Command photo)
Indo-Pacific

U.S. nuclear boss arrives in Japan for first visit

STRATCOM's Cotton says American extended deterrence has 'global reach'

1 September 2023
The crippled nuclear plant in Japan's Fukushima prefecture and shoppers buying up salt in Chongqing, China, on Aug. 25: Many Chinese fear water from Fukushima will poison the world's oceans. (Source photos by Getty Images and Kohnosuke Urata)
China up close

Analysis: China's Fukushima propaganda at odds with travel boom

Special lake salt disappears from shelves as consumers avoid sea products

31 August 2023
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (center) poses for a family photo with his ASEAN counterparts at a meeting in Jakarta on July 13,  2023. 
Indo-Pacific

Japan to woo ASEAN without U.S. on open Indo-Pacific order

In Biden's absence, Kishida to focus on common ground with Southeast Asia

31 August 2023
Despite domestic pushback, the administration of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has taken the position that it will accept the release of treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean.
Politics

Yoon dines on seafood as Fukushima discharge divides South Korea

President looks to manage backlash from water release and keep detente with Japan

30 August 2023