Can anyone balance America’s books?

Japan’s tariff escape is coming down to the wire

Japan

Trump has labeled the Japanese negotiators ‘very tough,’ which probably means they have, to his great surprise, not rolled over

Philip Patrick

A man was arrested for throwing Molotov cocktails at the headquarters of the ruling party in Tokyo

Philip Patrick

The Japanese prime minister will likely be remembered as essentially a decent man who tried his best in difficult circumstances

Philip Patrick

The Japanese establishment cannot understand the world beyond American prerogatives

Jason Morgan

International

What will his country do now?

James Snell

September 14, 2020
Meet Japan’s new PM — installed by a gray coup of party insiders
Yoshihide Suga’s victory was a stitch-up of staggering brazenness for a law-governed democracy
Philip Patrick
August 28, 2020
Who could replace Shinzo Abe as Japanese PM?
Abe had hoped that 2020 would be his year
Philip Patrick
August 4, 2020
Can tourism subsidies save Japan’s coronavirus-blighted economy?
This is not the first attempt by the Abe government to get people moving around Japan
Philip Patrick
June 6, 2020
Can Shinzo Abe’s COVID bung save him?
The Japanese still view dependence on the state with great suspicion
Philip Patrick