Bank of Japan raises benchmark rates to highest in 30 years, lifting 10-year JGB yield past 2%

The yield on 10-year Japanese government bonds breached the 2% mark for the first time since 1999. BOJ: Real interest rates ...
Foreign Affairs

Are Japan and South Korea Poised for a Historic Breakthrough?

When the leaders of China, Japan, and South Korea last met, in May 2024, observers viewed the meeting with a sense of relief. Japan and South Korea were emerging from one of the darkest periods in ...

Japan’s $580bn hidden asset? In the back of the cupboard

The country has stored goods worth roughly the combined market cap of its three most globally known corporate names ...

Japan lifts megaquake advisory but urges caution a week after magnitude 7.5 temblor

Japan is lifting a megaquake advisory for the country’s northeastern coast, a week after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck ...

At Tokyo Zoo, Visitors Fear a Spat With China Will Cost Japan Its Pandas

Pandas have stood for friendship between China and Japan since 1972. But the last two are about to go, and a dispute over ...

Coffee omakase is Japan’s love letter to caffeine

Coffee tasting menus full of elaborate preparations and black-tie baristas are all the rage in Tokyo and Kyoto.

Japan’s 10-Year Bond Yield Hits 2% for First Time Since 2006

Japan’s 10-year government bond yield hit the 2% milestone for the first time since 2006 after the Bank of Japan raised its ...

Japan's consumer prices rise 3% in November

Japan's consumer inflation stayed high in November, led by surging food costs, though it has been slowing in recent months.