JapanUnder pressure from populist politicians, central bankers face tricky trade-off February 27, 2026FRANKFURT/WASHINGTON/TOKYO – Beneath strain from politicians, central bankers are combating again.Nonetheless, their efforts are exposing a fragile trade-off: Defending independence...
JapanChinese influence operation targets Japan elections, Trump: U.S. foundation February 26, 2026Within the days surrounding Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's February election win, a number of dozen X accounts linked to a...
JapanJapan considers obliging airlines to deny boarding without JESTA February 25, 2026The federal government is contemplating obliging airways to refuse boarding to overseas nationals who don't apply for the Japan Digital...
JapanJapan to deploy missiles to Yonaguni Island by fiscal 2030, defense chief says February 24, 2026Japan plans to deploy medium-range surface-to-air missiles to Okinawa Prefecture’s Yonaguni Island — simply 110 kilometers east of Taiwan —...
Japan‘Welcome to CHINA’ greets Philippine officials on trip to disputed South China Sea February 23, 2026THITU ISLAND, South China Sea – Because the Philippine Coast Guard aircraft descended towards the nation's most strategically necessary outpost...
JapanEileen Gu wins Olympic gold in women’s freeski halfpipe February 22, 2026Livigno, Italy – Eileen Gu received the ladies's freeski halfpipe on Sunday to finish her watch for a gold medal...
JapanDPP Lower House candidate arrested for election law violation February 21, 2026Tokyo police on Friday arrested three people, together with an organization government who ran unsuccessfully as a Democratic Celebration for...
JapanBean by bean, coffee cultivation in Okinawa defies the odds February 20, 2026Nago, Okinawa Pref. – Tadaaki Miyagi runs Burikina, an natural espresso farm in Nago, a metropolis on the Motobu Peninsula...
JapanU.K. police arrest ex-Prince Andrew on suspicion of misconduct February 19, 2026LONDON – Britain's former Prince Andrew was arrested Thursday on suspicion of misconduct throughout his time as a commerce envoy,...
JapanJapan’s Taiga Hasegawa takes silver in men’s slopestyle behind China’s Su Yiming February 18, 2026Livigno, Italy – Su Yiming celebrated his twenty second birthday by successful the males's snowboard slopestyle closing on Wednesday to...