Japan is moving toward a 10 percent foreign population far faster than official projections, with dozens of municipalities already crossing the threshold and one village reporting that more than a ...

Then-Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi inspects an apple orchard in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, part of a JICA Partnership Program, Aug. 26, 2025. Credit: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan At the ...

A new Japan immigration policy plans stricter residency, citizenship and monitoring rules for foreigners—but the changes ...

Although many Japanese continue to view the United States as their primary security provider and closest ally, some segments of the population have expressed growing discontent and unease regarding ...

As reported by Kyodo and cited by Antara, Japan plans to accept around 426,000 foreign workers in the first two years after ...

Chinese foreign minister to visit Japan next year Security and economic dialogues on the cards Japan's Iwaya raised security, North Korea concerns, seafood ban Japan eases visa rules for Chinese ...

When the leaders of China, Japan, and South Korea last met, in May 2024, observers viewed the meeting with a sense of relief. Japan and South Korea were emerging from one of the darkest periods in ...

As the United States rethinks its role in the international order it has championed since the end of World War II, Japan is on the frontlines of the challenge to rules-based commerce and diplomacy.

On October 4, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Japan chose Sanae Takaichi — who is expected to reflect a more determined stand in defense of Taiwan — as its president, and the Diet is expected to ...

The US–Japan alliance has remained the key pillar of Japanese foreign and security policy since 1951, but it has not remained static. The alliance is now facing significant uncertainty with major ...

Japan's government has launched a task force to deal with concerns about an uptick in foreign nationals living there. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi ...

Join the Asia Society Policy Institute for a two-part conference focused on the Japan-U.S. alliance. The conference, just days ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, will include ...