Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff measures are unlikely to deal a major blow to Japan's economy.

Under pressure from politicians, central bankers are fighting back. However, their efforts are exposing a delicate trade-off: ...

Sanae Takaichi’s political rise presages a stronger Japan that could reshape the strategic balance in Asia and help deter Chinese aggression.

The recently-announced "American Maritime Action Plan" has set the stage for a consequential strategic rivalry between Seoul ...

Beijing placed the restrictions on 20 Japanese entities with ties to the defense industry, the latest ratcheting up of its ...

The Washington Wizards lost to the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday, 126-96. The first half of this game was tough to watch. Washington allowed Atlanta to head into halftime with a 76-56 lead. I get that the ...

The Athletic, the New York Times’ dedicated sports newsroom, has hired six former Washington Post sports staffers weeks after ...

In a first for western Washington, agriculture officials are gearing up to spray insecticide to fight an infestation of Japanese beetles in south King County, near Seattle.

As 2026 unfolds, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is a super busy man. He’s juggling a slowing U.S. economy, competing with ...

And the United States’ vested interest in its allies’ security offered assurance to Japan and other countries that they would be protected if conflict came to their shores. National security leaders ...

Japan will deploy missiles to its westernmost island near Taiwan within the next five years because of heightened tensions ...

Japan says Iran has detained a Japanese citizen in Tehran since January and it is demanding the person’s quick release ...