Top Japan restaurant roasted for serving inferior ingredients to Chinese guests
Food influencer furious at Tokyo branch of three-star Michelin restaurant over ‘discrimination’, forces manager of high-end ...
Japan’s leader says he’s preparing for tough negotiations with Trump on maintaining US presence
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, struggling to stabilize his minority government, says he will seek to maintain ...
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Why Are These South Koreans Chanting ‘Stop the Steal’?
South Korea’s slide into constitutional chaos echoes dysfunction in the U.S.—and promises headaches for Washington.
Tokyo inflation seen picking up in Jan on energy costs
Consumer inflation in Tokyo likely accelerated in January, underlining persistent pressure on living costs, a Reuters poll showed on Friday.
Stock market today: Asian shares gain after S&P 500 climbs to a record and Bank of Japan raises rate
Asian shares advanced Friday after U.S. stocks rose to a record and the Bank of Japan raised its key lending rate. U.S.
Chinese court begins trial over Japanese boy killing
A Chinese court on Friday held its first hearing on a fatal stabbing last September in Shenzhen, in which a 10-year-old bo ...
The spotlight shift's from Washington to Tokyo for the day
He attributed the recent strains between Washington and Beijing to his predecessor, Joe Biden, and expressed optimism that China could play a role in resolving the conflict in Ukraine. This softer ...
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China and US partners are moving closer as Trump returns to the White House
China’s relations are starting to improve with Japan, India and other countries that former U.S. President Joe Biden courted, just as Donald Trump brings his more unilateralist approach back ...
FirstFT: Japanese megabanks hit valuation landmark as BoJ weighs rate rise
Also in today’s newsletter, a record number of US companies weigh China exit, and Trump calls on Opec to push down global oil prices ...
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Chinese court sentences man to death over knife attack at Japanese school bus stop
A Chinese man who injured a Japanese mother and her child and killed a Chinese bus attendant trying to protect them in a knife attack near Shanghai last June has been sentenced to death, according to ...