Why Japan’s prime minister decided to step down and who might replace him
Fumio Kishida was considered a consistent foreign policy performer but has struggled to overcome dire approval ratings at home.
Fumio Kishida was considered a consistent foreign policy performer but has struggled to overcome dire approval ratings at home.
Among developed markets, the star performer has been Japan, long the Cinderella of the global equity market.
Floris Visser’s subtle eye for painstaking detail is a thing to behold.
Tokyo acts quietly but very effectively on the international scene. And it brings a lot to the table.
The message is big but the policy shift is small. The age of deflation is far from over in Japan.
Yoon’s closer ties with Japan, South Korea’s former coloniser, is proving controversial at home.
The conflict between war and law, explored in Gary Bass’s latest work, is tragically in play again.
Five members of Japan’s Coast Guard have been killed in a collision at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on their way to help earthquake victims.
Japanese shares are testing highs they haven’t seen since 1990, just as the country’s great asset bubble was declining. There have been plenty of false dawns in the past, but this time, as Japan expert and value investor Alex Kinmont told Neil and Jonathan, it really might be different.
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