As the United States faces security threats across the globe, its close ally Japan has committed to stepping up as a trusted ...

William Sposato is a Tokyo-based journalist who has been a contributor to Foreign Policy since 2015. He has been following ...

At least half a million young men in Japan are thought to have withdrawn from society, and refuse to leave their bedrooms. They’re known as hikikomori. Their families often don’t know what to ...

The firm has also recently launched an AI-powered cooking robot called I-Robo at one of its Tokyo restaurants. As it takes ...

The Japanese yen is weak against the dollar, and that means Americans get a built-in discount on Japanese vacations. See why ...

Japan has become one of Ukraine's most important allies, providing billions in aid. But what does this mean for relations ...

President Biden welcomed Fumio Kishida, Japan’s leader, for a state visit yesterday in Washington. A few hours after we send ...