Tokyo Report

Even as the Games continue, health experts urged Japanese to adopt a “sense of crisis” toward the current outbreak.

Japan’s spectatorless Opening Ceremony welcomes world leaders and sponsors amid a COVID-19 state of emergency.

The envoy sought to dispel the perception that Japan "is doing far better than Australia" in handling relations with China.

Gaping holes in the Tokyo Olympics bubble could derail the safety of athletes in the village and entire competitions. 

The COVID-19 outlook for Tokyo ahead of the Olympics looks bleak, with the infection rate expected to rise.

Efforts to annul outdated marriage provisions through the courts have failed. Can the legislature overcome the deeply entrenched political gap hindering reform?

Japan’s ruling coalition failed to win a majority in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election. Is this the beginning of a leadership vacuum in Japan?

As in the United States, the question of UFOs is gaining more attention, particularly as it relates to Japanese security.

The success of Japan’s vaccination campaign could determine whether Prime Minister Suga stays in office beyond this fall.

Aging, shrinking, its top position reserved exclusively for men – Japan's monarchy is a neat microcosm of society as a whole.

Japanese firms are hampered in their global ambitions by the Japanese youth’s lack of a global mentality.