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 ...
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 ...

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.

Toyota to Sell Made-in-America Cars in Japan to Please Trump

Toyota Motor Corp. is going to ship three models produced in America to Japan next year, the Japanese auto giant’s latest ...

Japan stocks and bond yields jump after central bank hikes policy rate to highest in decades

Investors are assessing the BOJ decision to raise rates to 0.75%, the highest level since 1995. Japan's Nikkei 225 rose after ...

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.

Japan inflation dips to 2.9% in November, driven by slowing food costs; core inflation holds at 3%

Japan’s annual inflation cooled slightly to 2.9% in November, down from the three-month peak of 3.0% seen in October. This ...