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At the recent event, it was clear that the problem is not just what to buy, but what it means to fight
Breakthrough after first leaders’ summit in 12 years follows compensation fund for victims of wartime forced labour
Analysts have been betting that the policy would end around May — that now looks highly unlikely
Funds say proposals will thwart domestic bids and foreign buyers and are skewed against shareholders’ interests
The attitude of my postwar cohort has gripped the country for too long
Rights groups denounce proposal as Pacific countries ease trade tensions amid push for regional co-operation
Economist Kazuo Ueda must tackle exit from decades of ultra-loose policy without rattling markets
Economist unconstrained by political ties seen as back-up choice after few candidates wanted role
Successor to Haruhiko Kuroda at Bank of Japan set to oversee pivot from ultra-loose monetary policy
Mass tech lay-offs in the US have triggered an unlikely rethink of Japan’s corporate culture
Haruhiko Kuroda’s successor must steer economy towards interest rate normalisation
Move to protect satellites marks latest effort in preparing for possible Chinese conflict over Taiwan
Rishi Sunak and Fumio Kishida will discuss Britain’s bid to join a free trade bloc
Rising prices come as Tokyo approves record budget and investors test BoJ’s loose monetary policy
Decision comes amid electricity shortage and as country faces increasing difficulty in meeting net zero carbon pledges
Tokyo to acquire counter-strike capabilities under national security strategy that seeks assertive regional role
PM Fumio Kishida seeks costly rise in defence budget but faces challenge in convincing society
Trilateral military project aimed at an increasingly assertive China and other threats
US allies practise retaking an island as Taiwan tensions mount
A partnership set to be agreed this year marks a shift in the Asian country’s role in the global defence industry after years in the shadows
Japan’s prime minister tells Chinese president of ‘grave concerns’ over military activities
Governor Haruhiko Kuroda is betting on a royal flush of macroeconomic outcomes to win the battle. But the costs, and the risks, are rising
The Japanese people are reluctant to share their personal data with the government in the form of ID cards. Can a robot help?
Fumio Kishida says package will cut consumer inflation even as Bank of Japan keeps ultra-loose policy
Officials have suggested the government has ‘limitless’ funds to defend the country’s currency
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