Japan’s Departure Tax Hike Sparks Fairness Fight—and a Passport Fee Sweetener
December 27, 2025
822
China-Linked Outlets Flood the Web With ‘Ryukyu Independence’ Narratives After Japan PM’s Taiwan Remarks
December 27, 2025
1859
Work and Home in One Minute: PM Sanae Takaichi Starts New Year Break and Moves Into Official Residence to Bolster Crisis Readiness
December 27, 2025
354
Kyoto Students Apologize and Pay Restitution After Bali Shoplifting Incident, School Vows Reforms
December 25, 2025
335
Is Japan’s Anime Boom Heading for a Mobile-Game-Style Bust?
December 25, 2025
1699
Beijing Sanctions Former Top Japanese Defense Chief Over Taiwan Adviser Role, Citing ‘Repeated Provocations’
December 16, 2025
294
Beijing Sidesteps Panda Loan Question, Reversing Springtime Optimism Toward Japan
December 16, 2025
539
Tokyo and Washington close ranks after Chinese jet’s radar “illumination” in call between Koizumi and Hegseth
December 12, 2025
403
Japanese Firms Split Over Fallout from China’s Call to Curb Travel to Japan
December 12, 2025
360
U.S. launches new economic security framework with Japan, South Korea and Australia to bolster AI and minerals supply chains, counter China
December 12, 2025
342
Yamaguchi races to restore gas to 12,200 homes by Dec. 7 after major leak; crews go door-to-door for safety checks
December 6, 2025
334
Trump Says He Approved Manufacturing of ‘Small Cars’ in the U.S., but Key Details Remain Unclear
December 6, 2025
285
Pop Idol Meets Power Politics: Posters Pulled from Shanghai ‘Ayumi Hamasaki Café’ amid Japan–China Chill
December 6, 2025
448
‘I Wanted to Keep Living in Japan’: Cruise Passenger Arrested in Fukuoka for Alleged Overstay
December 6, 2025
689
Hong Kong’s No.3 Scraps Japan Trip, Mirroring Beijing’s Backlash to Takaichi’s Taiwan Remarks
December 6, 2025
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