Japan

  • Nov 13, 2018
  • 7 min read

China-Japan cooperation rests on shaky foundations

Chinese and Japanese interests have temporarily converged, leading to a host of new initiatives

China
  • Nov 13, 2018
  • 2 min read

Japan foreign worker reform will pass before year end

A major reform to expand the inflow of foreign workers has gone before parliament today

Japan
  • Nov 6, 2018
  • 2 min read

Malaysia will draw closer to Japan than China

The Malaysian government could increasingly look to Tokyo for financial assistance

Malaysia
  • Oct 31, 2018
  • 7 min read

Seoul compensation verdict will roil ties with Tokyo

A Supreme Court verdict ordering a Japanese firm to pay compensation for wartime forced labour sets a worrying precedent

South Korea
  • Oct 25, 2018
  • 2 min read

China-Japan summit will deepen tactical rapprochement

Japan’s prime minister and China’s president are meeting bilaterally for the first time since 2011

China
  • Oct 24, 2018
  • 2 min read

Japanese trade may profit from US-China tariff dodging

Japan’s export orders rose in October, suggesting substitution from US-China, while euro-area activity continued to slow

International
  • Oct 2, 2018
  • 2 min read

Cabinet reshuffle undermines Abe's feminist claims

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe today reshuffled his cabinet following his re-election as party leader

Japan
  • Sep 27, 2018
  • 2 min read

Trade talks with Trump will reflect badly on Abe

Japan yesterday agreed to enter talks on a bilateral trade agreement with the United States

Japan