
Decisive win for Takaichi may be best scenario for bonds and yen
A big win would eliminate the need for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to negotiate with opposition parties, who are touting even deeper tax cuts and broader fiscal spending.

A big win would eliminate the need for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to negotiate with opposition parties, who are touting even deeper tax cuts and broader fiscal spending.

There are many ways to revive a relationship. For long term couples in Japan, here are a few ways to get the spark back.

Tokyo events for Monday, February 2, to Sunday, February 8, 2026. This week, ward off bad luck at Setsubun festivals in some of the city’s most picturesque temples, catch the latest creations from pop

As the city settles into its coldest stretch, the live music calendar in February around Tokyo leans toward texture and mood: dense shoegaze walls, intimate indie songwriting, club-ready pop and the k


Gundam and Roses. With Japanese animation having become a very big business, the promotional blitz for theatrical anime regularly includes hyping up the movie’s ending theme. It’ll play in the backgro

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is leveraging her popularity to help her party win Sunday's snap election as she pushes her right-wing agenda to boost her country's economy and…

A winter pressure pattern was expected to hit the areas along the Sea of Japan coast particularly hard overnight and into Sunday.

In Japan, the word juken carries an emotional gravity that’s hard to translate. More than just the taking of an exam, the term implies preparation, sacrifice, endurance — and, for many children, the f

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