Japan

Aegis Ashore was more expensive than bargained for, but scrapping the program may come with its own costs.

To cope with demographic challenges and labor shortages, Japan’s right-wing government has boosted immigration. How did it avoid the political backlash plaguing the West?

In the East Asian democracies, nuclear energy is tied to an increasingly unpopular political and economic model.

Allegation of wrongdoing reopens war wound that has marred relations between Seoul and Tokyo.

English skills bring status, but the public remains stubbornly bad at learning.

The master Japanese diplomat helped keep a complicated alliance on the rails.

Despite indifferent lockdowns and poor testing, Japan seems to be skipping the worst of the pandemic.

With Kim Jong Un missing, careful readings are more important than ever.

There are many ways Beijing could use the mystery surrounding Kim Jong Un’s disappearance to its advantage. None of them are good for the United States or Japan.

Can the world’s most indebted country afford a $1 trillion stimulus?

The cancellation is another blow to a battered economy as virus numbers creep up.

Especially in times like these, it's OK to feel for everyone whose milestone events have been canceled or postponed.

Existing quarrels are being pushed forward as the virus spreads.

Japanese women quickly realized that the disaster that struck their country nine years ago was an unprecedented opportunity to overcome discrimination.

With interest rates already at rock bottom and tax cuts too slow and unfocused, the U.S. president may find his best coronavirus response is a giant stimulus. But will he get one?

The Tokyo Olympics may be at risk as the epidemic spreads.

Big declines in the United States, Europe, and Asia and an inverted yield curve indicate market players are starting to fear the worst.