After years of twists and turns, Japan’s biggest defense company, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), has officially announced it will scrap development of what would have been the nation’s first ...

The ongoing discussions about Japan's "Lost Decades," a period of prolonged economic stagnation spanning 30 years, have ...

Of course, development cooperation – public development assistance provided to emerging countries – was not divorced from the national interest even prior to that. In fact, ODA has been very closely ...

Japan's SLIM moon lander imaged by small rover LEV-2. Credit: JAXA/Takara Tomy/Sony Group Corporation/Doshisha University HELSINKI — Japan has established a multibillion-dollar Space Strategic Fund to ...

Since the end of the Cold War, dramatic changes in the security environment in the Indo-Pacific region have transformed Japan’s official development assistance (ODA) strategy, as evidenced by ...

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's F-15 fighters holding a joint military drill with the U.S. B-52 bomber on Dec. 10, 2025. (Japan's Ministry of Defense/AP) Japan is barreling forward with efforts to ...

One of the world’s largest and most developed economies is on the brink of an “economic renaissance,” global financial experts say — and with the introduction of new business policies and tax ...

With the African Union (AU) becoming a permanent G20 member, 2023 marks a significant turning point in African diplomacy. Long neglected, Africa is a new frontier for major players — including Japan — ...