List of Japan articles
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A composite photo illustration showing Pikachu as a spy in the Pentagon. The Great Pokémon Go Spy Panic
How a global hit sparked digital paranoia inside U.S. intelligence.
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Employees work on a production line at a factory. Washington Is Getting Economic Security Wrong
Competition with China is based on false premises.
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An older man with a cane stands next to a stone lantern as a woman uses a walker on a gravel path past a kamikaze plane. Trees surround the path. The Enduring Resonance of the Kamikaze Pilot
Japanese tourists flock to sites remembering the young men who crashed into Allied warships.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un toast during an event at the Mongnangwan Reception House in Pyongyang on June 19. Ukraine Is Now a Proxy War for Asian Powers
Growing East Asian involvement shows that Putin’s war has already gone global.
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The fictitious leaders of the G-7 gather for a dinner at their annual summit in this still from the Rumours movie. Diplomacy That Goes Bump in the Night
A dark comedy explores what happens when the G-7 leaders are literally and figuratively lost in the woods.
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People walk beneath a tunnel through a building on an elevated walkway. On the side of the building is a large screen showing a news screen with a photo of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. Japan’s Chaotic Politics May Shake East Asia’s Stability
Hard losses for the long-dominant LDP make Tokyo’s plans uncertain.
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U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a Quad summit in Wilmington, Delaware, on Sept. 21. The Once Wobbly Quad Is Here to Stay
The group has found its stride, but its centrality to Indo-Pacific security is not assured.
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New Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba arrives for a plenary session at the lower house of parliament in Tokyo on Oct. 9. Japan’s New Prime Minister Is Sitting on a Political Fault Line
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is torn over the pursuit of national power.
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A grid of book covers for 12 books released in October including Mina's Matchbox and The Coin. The Novels We’re Reading in October
Familial wealth and intrigue, from Japan to Palestine.
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A man in orange holds a red sign that reads: "WE WANT NIPPON STEEL'S INVESTMENTS." Why Blocking Nippon Steel’s Purchase of U.S. Steel Is a Mistake
Biden is following a bipartisan pattern of prioritizing electoral politics over sound policymaking.
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida bows as he stands in front of a microphone at a memorial event held in a room with polished white floors and walls. Yellow flowers are visible in a display in the background. Japan’s Public Didn’t Buy Fumio Kishida’s New Capitalism
As another prime minister steps down, the era of mayfly leadership may be back.
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A man looks at an electronic quotation board displaying Nikkei 225 stock prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. How Japan’s Yen Carry Trade Crashed Global Markets
An obscure strategy wreaked short-lived havoc.
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Stock market statistics are displayed in the window of the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square in New York City. Global Market Meltdown Adds to Geopolitical Chaos
Fears of a U.S. economic slowdown helped drive stock market declines in Asia, Europe, and the United States.
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Emie Kayama (second left) speaks to the press, together with a group of Japanese women who filed a challenge to a 19th-century law on surnames, in Tokyo. Japanese Women Fight to Keep Their Names After Marriage
A critical business lobby has put its weight behind changing century-old laws.
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A samurai in a helmet yells with his mouth open and eyes wild. At 70, ‘Seven Samurai’ Is Still Sharp After All These Years
How the newly remastered classic influenced films from “The Magnificent Seven” to “A Bug’s Life.”
