The U.S. capital is tiny compared to many of the world’s largest cities, a new report on urbanization around the globe shows. Tokyo has lost its status as…
Read more Map shows how DC compares to world’s new largest cityChinese leader Xi Jinping was angry, and President Trump was listening. Days after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi outraged China by suggesting a Chinese attack on Taiwan could…
Read more Exclusive | Trump, After Call With China’s Xi, Told Tokyo to Lower the Volume on TaiwanTokyo has lost its status as the world’s largest city, with another sprawling Asian metropolis, Indonesia’s vast capital, knocking it off the top spot. Why It Matters This…
Read more The world has a new largest cityWorkaholic Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is riding high despite the perils of a fight with Beijing. Jason Douglas Source link
Read more Japan’s New Leader Infuriated Beijing. She Isn’t Backing Down.TOKYO (AP) — Sanae Takaichi made history by becoming Japan’s first female prime minister in October. She must now decide whether she’ll break another barrier: the taboo barring…
Read more Japan’s first female leader faces a taboo over entering the male-only sumo ringTokyo’s PDX Taproom is popular with Oregon tourists, and Japanese natives with Oregon connections. Photo courtesy: Hope Jackson Tokyo, Japan – A bar offering only Oregon-made beer celebrates…
Read more Portland-Themed Tokyo Bar Turns 10 – KXLBANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares tumbled on Tuesday, with benchmarks in Tokyo and Seoul sinking more than 3%, after Nvidia and other artificial-intelligence -related shares pulled U.S. stocks…
Read more Asian shares sink, tracking a tech-led sell-off on Wall StreetTOKYO (AP) — It’s become an annual ritual: Shohei Ohtani wins a Most Valuable Player award and Japan celebrates with newspaper extra editions handed out at a major…
Read more Shohei Ohtani’s 4th MVP award sparks celebrations in JapanNAGOYA, Japan—The tourists who crowd the bullet trains from Tokyo tend not to disembark at Nagoya as they speed along the so-called Golden Route linking the Japanese capital…
Read more Japan Is Overrun With Tourists. This City Wants More.Awarded for its “Garden Cultural Revitalization and Communication Model,” redefining its Japanese garden as a hub for research, community, and skill development. TOKYO, October 30, 2025 (Newswire.com) –…
Read more Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo’s Garden Initiative Wins Japan’s Good Design Award 2025GYEONGJU, South Korea—Amid the pageantry and backslapping, President Trump’s weeklong Asian swing drew attention to a sour point for allies: The U.S. demand that they spend more to…
Read more Trump Tells Asia Allies: It’s Your Turn to Boost Military SpendingThe president heaped praise on Japan’s first female prime minister as the two leaders pledged to renew their countries’ alliance aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier. Meridith McGraw Source…
Read more Trump Hails Golden Era in Japan RelationsTOKYO—President Trump said Japanese auto giant Toyota is poised to invest $10 billion in auto plants in the U.S., coming as Tokyo released some details about the over…
Read more Japan-U.S. Outline Investment Plan; Trump Says Toyota to Invest $10 Billion in U.S. Auto PlantsTOKYO—The British aren’t the only ones who can sprinkle a little royal stardust when President Trump comes to town. As Trump pays a visit to Tokyo this week,…
Read more Japan Woos Trump With a Royal WelcomeTOKYO (AP) — Japanese sushi legend Jiro Ono won three Michelin stars for more than a decade, the world’s oldest head chef to do so. He has served…
Read more Japan’s sushi legend Jiro Ono turns 100 and is not ready for retirementThe Haneda Airport in Japan is getting a kaiju-sized new feature in the form of a big-ass Godzilla installation. The King of the Monsters is packing his bags to…
Read more Tokyo’s Biggest Airport Is Getting Its Own Big-Ass GodzillaTOKYO—When Moeko Nishimura was preparing for the birth of her second child last year, she dreaded a rerun of the intense pain and slow recovery she experienced when…
Read more To Tackle a Baby Shortage, Tokyo Tries Easing the Pain of ChildbirthTokyo — An agitated bear roamed the aisles of a grocery store in central Japan, injuring two men and frightening shoppers, officials said Wednesday, while Japanese media said…
Read more Agitated bear injures 2 people in Japan grocery store as man killed in separate suspected attackSanae Takaichi, a hawkish nationalist, wants to make her country great again. Walter Russell Mead Source link
Read more Opinion | Japan Gets New Kind of LeaderHONG KONG: A surge in tech firms helped Tokyo’s Nikkei lead most Asian equities higher on Friday (Oct 3) as investors headed into the weekend on a broadly…
Read more Tech fans Tokyo rally on broadly positive day for Asian markets