Tokyo Report

Aside from visits by high-ranking LDP politicians, there are equally important, if less high-profile, changes Japan can make.

The company, ispace, is one of the first private entities to attempt a moon landing. "This is the dawn of the lunar economy," its CEO declared.

The long-debated move comes alongside increased defense spending amid worries about Japan's security environment.

Kishida and the LDP may not face a national election until 2025, but the prime minister is already on shaky ground.

The Japanese defense ministry estimates that Tokyo will need to spend 48 trillion yen on defense over the next five years if it wants to achieve its security goals.

Japan is concerned about the weak yen, but its policy options for responding are limited as a global recession looms.

The Japanese prime minister held his first in-person meeting with China’s Xi Jinping, but he faces tight limits in how far he can push the relationship.

Germany's president visited Japan just a few days before a Japan-Germany 2+2.

Under the government of Kishida Fumio, Japan has sharply changed its thinking on nuclear power.

Kishida is attempting to calm public outrage over his handling of his party's extensive ties to the Unification Church.

While the whole world is talking about Chancellor Scholz’s controversial visit to China, Germany’s ties with Japan are growing quietly but significantly.

Japan’s governing party is struggling to quell public suspicion over party members’ ties with the controversial Unification Church.