Employment records are broken every year but the country has a shrinking workforce, putting pressure on staffing policies
Country finds itself caught precariously between two rivals, each demanding its loyalty
US ally and biggest foreign investor stunned by sweeping levies including on crucial automotive sector
New report says a magnitude 9 tremor in the Nankai Trough has potential for damage equivalent to half of annual GDP
Donald Trump’s defence secretary uses Tokyo trip to call for strengthening of deterrence against China
The erosion of the post-1945 world order has rattled the country
Donald Trump’s language about American allies has sparked anxiety among Japanese officials
Katsunobu Kato echoes concerns that rising prices are still being driven by a weak yen and high commodity costs
Trump’s foreign policy shake-up has profound implications for Japan and South Korea
Meeting comes as Britain seeks to strengthen economic ties ahead of Tokyo trip next week
Shigeru Ishiba’s first meeting with US president to be overshadowed by charismatic predecessor Abe
World’s largest city begins radical experiment as it tries to tackle demographic crisis
Washington’s attempt to build alliance in east Asia could founder if a left-wing president succeeds Yoon Suk Yeol
Shigeru Ishiba is struggling as a politician but excelling as an investor, disclosures reveal
Sharp raising of threshold before earnings are taxed is key measure in first major initiative of new Ishiba government
Country left with fragile minority government at a time of mounting geopolitical and economic uncertainty
Yuichiro Tamaki’s once-fringe DPP has leverage over Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s weakened ruling party
Some believe the country’s economy could benefit from the result of the US election
Prime minister Shigeru Ishiba’s decision to call a snap election backfired
Shigeru Ishiba has presided over a result that threatens to plunge country’s politics into paralysis
Coalition led by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s Liberal Democratic party loses parliamentary majority
Demographics, surging prices and youth apathy in world’s oldest nation could weaken new PM Shigeru Ishiba
Reduced majority could impair the prime minister’s ability to tackle economic and demographic challenges
Shigeru Ishiba faces a long list of challenges ahead of a snap election
Shigeru Ishiba faces divided ruling party, low approval ratings and volatile financial markets ahead of snap election
