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U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi display a trade deal they signed during a news conference at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo last October. The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to invalidate many of Trump’s tariffs throws into doubt a series of trade deals struck in recent months, including with some of America’s largest trading partners.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 22, 2026
Asian economies weigh impact of fresh Trump tariff moves
Japan said it “will carefully examine the content of this ruling and the Trump administration’s response to it, and respond appropriately.”
Instead of worrying about disruption, investors in China are chasing perceived winners, drawn by AI’s growth prospects and its potential to drive cost savings for end users.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 22, 2026
China defies global ‘AI scare trade’ as investors chase winners
One key reason for the divergence in investor focus is China’s relatively insulated competitive landscape.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping walk as they leave a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 21, 2026
Trump to travel to China next month, with U.S. trade policy in focus
The U.S. Supreme Court ruling tariff calling Donald Trump’s global tariffs program illegal likely “cements his weakness” in Beijing’s eyes, one expert said.
By weaponizing tools designed to manage the global economy through international coordination, American President Donald Trump is undermining U.S. credibility and pushing allies to shun it and its markets.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 20, 2026
Make America trustworthy again
Weaponized economic leverage and unpredictable U.S. policies risk eroding global trust, pushing allies to diversify, shrinking cooperation and ultimately weakening American power.
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi delivers a diplomatic policy speech at a plenary session of the House of Representatives on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 20, 2026
Japan foreign chief stresses need for communication with China
Relations with Beijing have deteriorated since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made remarks last November over a possible contingency concerning Taiwan.
Sanae Takaichi and her ruling party's election victory strengthens Japan’s stability and its role in regional and global diplomacy amid rising geopolitical uncertainty.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 20, 2026
Stability as strategy: Japan’s moment for global leadership
Rising anti-China sentiment may have contributed to Takaichi’s strong mandate.
Workers prepare a bundle of steel reinforcing bar at a metal stock yard in Shanghai.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 20, 2026
Nippon Steel executive sees China-driven supply glut nearing end
Exporters in China were increasingly struggling to generate profits from overseas sales as the regional market had become oversupplied, Nippon Steel’s CFO said.
Claims by China that Japan is returning to militarism are misleading because legal and institutional constraints make such a shift unlikely and current defense reforms reflect practical responses to changing regional threats.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 20, 2026
Debunking the myth of Japanese militarism
It is necessary to be clear on this point: Japan in 2026 is not the Japan of 1936.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivers her policy speech during the House of Representatives plenary session in Tokyo on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 20, 2026
Touting ‘responsible and proactive’ fiscal policy, Takaichi seeks to reassure markets
In her policy speech to parliament, the prime minister attempted to alleviate concerns that her policies are overly expansionary.
A replica of a CH-9 drone, developed by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
BUSINESS
Feb 20, 2026
China’s drone exports to Russia use a new route through Thailand
Beijing says that it does not aid Moscow militarily, but Chinese-made technology is routinely found on the battlefield in Ukraine.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping talk as they leave after a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30, 2025.
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Feb 19, 2026
How China plans to dominate global trade long after Trump
Articles written by state-backed trade scholars since 2017 reveal a systematic push to reverse-engineer U.S. trade policy and neutralize Washington’s containment strategy.
Christian Meunier, Nissan’s chairman for the Americas, says the company has no plans to form partnerships with Chinese firms in the region.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 19, 2026
Nissan Americas head embraces threat from Chinese car brands
Christian Meunier, Nissan’s chairman for the Americas, says the competition will only make the industry stronger and benefit the car-buying public.
Arrivals from China shrank 61% in January from a year earlier, the Japan National Tourism Organization said on Wednesday, citing a shift in the timing of the Lunar New Year holiday and warnings against travel to Japan.
JAPAN
Feb 19, 2026
Chinese tourist decline fuels first drop in visitors to Japan since pandemic
Arrivals from China shrank 61% in January from a year earlier, compared with a 45% decline in December, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
A wholesale mall in Shenzhen, China. The International Monetary Fund called for a reorientation by Beijing to embrace an economic model based on domestic consumer spending.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 19, 2026
IMF warns China’s economic policies are causing damage to others
The fund called for a reorientation by Beijing to embrace a model based on domestic consumer spending.
Japan's Taiga Hasegawa competes in the men's slopestyle final during the Milano Cortina Olympics in Livigno, Italy, on Wednesday.
OLYMPICS / Snowboarding
Feb 18, 2026
Japan’s Taiga ‌Hasegawa takes silver in men’s slopestyle behind China’s Su Yiming
The medal builds on the record haul for Japanese snowboarders at the 2026 Winter Games.
Japan is facing pressure to strengthen scientific funding, flexibility and global recruitment as uncertainty in U.S. policy and rising competition from China reshape the global race for research talent.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 18, 2026
Lessons for Japan’s scientific community from Trump’s America
Following the proposed cuts to U.S. science funding, the Japanese government moved with notable speed to launch new initiatives aimed at attracting and retaining top researchers.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a Liberal Democratic Party executive meeting at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Tuesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 18, 2026
Time for Takaichi to tackle Japan’s political taboos
How Takaichi spends her political capital will define her prime ministership, and she may very well be in a position to finally tackle some unresolved voting issues.
A carnival float depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin is displayed at the annual Rosenmontag carnival parade in Duesseldorf, Germany, on Monday. The display comes at a time of growing European unease over Washington’s shifting alliances and values.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 18, 2026
American allies ask, without shared values, why not China?
Europeans aren’t convinced. When they assess the transatlantic partnership that guided the world after World War II — a group often referred to as “the West” — they are dismayed.
China's nuclear arsenal remains far smaller than those of Russia and the United States but it has been growing quickly.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 18, 2026
U.S. says it will match alleged low-yield nuclear tests by China
The United States is ready to carry out low-yield nuclear tests to match alleged secret explosions by China and Russia, a senior official has said.
Radio Free Asia's Washington office. The outlet has resumed broadcasts to people in China, its CEO said on Tuesday, after U.S. government funding cuts last year largely forced it to cease operations.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 18, 2026
Radio Free Asia says it has resumed broadcasts to China
Radio Free Asia and its sister outlets had for years been financed with funding approved by the ‌U.S. Congress ‌and overseen by the U.S. Agency for Global Media.
‘My dream is broken’: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
Japan triples departure tax in push to combat overtourism
Tourists in Yanaka Ginza, Tokyo, on Wednesday. Japan tripled its International Tourist Tax (departure tax) to ¥3,000 from ¥1,000 on Wednesday for all travelers leaving Japan, regardless of nationality.
Japanese-language education is at a turning point
The country is gradually transforming Japanese-language education from a volunteer-driven system into a professional, government-supported network to better serve its growing foreign population. 
Japan’s princesses face life-altering legal revisions
Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito, said in a 2022 news conference upon coming of age that she hopes to “spend a long time together” with her parents.
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
Iran war exposed, but hasn’t changed, Japan’s reliance on imported oil
Wind turbines generate energy from strong easterly winds on the Shonai Plain in Yamagata Prefecture. Despite the oil crisis caused by conflict near the Strait of Hormuz, and concerns instability in the region could continue to impact supply and the price of imports, the administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi does not seem to be drawing on the war as a pretext to hasten progress toward Japan's renewable goals.
Six of the best: rikishi of note in each sumo division
Kazuma (right) faces off against future <i>yokozuna</i> Onosato during the All Japan Amateur Sumo Championships at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in December 2020.
Some startups see opportunity in an aging Japan
Yasmin Baba, CTO of Amilis, wins the Grand Prize at the Pitch2Tokyo Grand Final on Feb. 19.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.

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