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Tokyo to allow transfer of supersonic aircraft under development with UK and Italy
Biden and Kishida to announce move to counter China at White House meeting next month
Reversing population decline will need more than just economic incentives
Tokyo hopes diplomatic breakthrough will boost premier’s domestic popularity
How a campaigning academic exposed a scandal that threatens to topple Fumio Kishida
Fumio Kishida transformed Japan’s security strategy but his ratings hit record lows amid slush fund allegations
Runway collision between turboprop and JAL jet killed five and prompted emergency evacuation
Guideline relaxation aimed at indirectly supporting Ukraine also allows artillery shells to be shipped to UK
Cabinet overhaul aimed at shielding prime minister from biggest political funding scandal in decades
To many, the legal pursuit of an avicidal driver will look like a sign of gross fiscal indiscipline
Tax cuts and cash handouts fail to convince public and could complicate central bank’s policy unwinding
Military contractor says industry has failed to make inroads abroad to compete with US and Europe
Beijing is confronting slowing growth, falling prices and rising youth unemployment. From Tokyo, this all looks familiar
Labour deficit means companies are freed from having to keep excess staff and can focus on what they are best at
Prime minister Kishida says: reassess our economy; yen falls, inflation bites; equities offer ‘new opportunity’; Bank of Japan rates scrutinised; overseas property buyers keen to enter; population strain prompts pension action; art market surges
Leader seeks to revive popularity as he nears end of term as head of ruling Liberal Democratic party
Tokyo may need to show genuine compassion over forced-labour issue to establish partnership with Seoul that lasts
Shopping list includes destroyers and stealth frigates as Tokyo builds up Self-Defense Forces
Infiltration comes as allies scrutinise Tokyo’s defences against hacking
Beijing suspends aquatic imports after Tokyo makes first discharges into Pacific from damaged nuclear site
Beijing attacks Tokyo’s plans and says ocean is ‘not a sewer’ for nuclear-contaminated water
US president unveils trilateral agreement that includes joint military exercises and intelligence sharing
Move comes after Japan threatened to pull out of 14-nation economic deal
Washington convinces Tokyo and Seoul to move past historical disagreements
Request creates tension between partners in landmark three-way combat aircraft programme
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