Tokyo Report

The Japanese government’s handling of homophobic comments by a top aide is under intense scrutiny as it seeks to revive a formally shelved LGBTQ bill.

The government lowered the legal status of COVID-19 even as it grapples with a deadly outbreak. 

Tokyo continues to try to keep relations with Beijing stable even as it deepens military cooperation with NATO and other partners.

As Prime Minister Kishida fights flagging approval ratings, his predecessor is testing the political waters.

Japan’s population decline is following the worst-case scenario, prompting the government to devise urgent policies to incentivize more births. 

Kishida’s judgment on how to fund the defense budget increase will be a critical factor in his survival as prime minister.

After a decade in the political wilderness, the Constitutional Democratic Party is trying to broaden its appeal – but its base is not pleased.

The Unification Church and North Korea are closely linked, despite the church's adamant anti-communist stance.

Seniors living in poverty or working to supplement their income are on the rise as Japan’s public pension system cracks under a super aging society. 

The Japanese prime minister's U.S. visit, and the latest 2+2 consultations, emphasized an even-closer alliance amid Japan's changing security posture.

After his successful tour of 5 G-7 partners, Japan’s three main challenges are apparent: Russia, China, and nuclear weapons.

The plan to released treated radioactive wastewater has been fiercely opposed by local residents and Japan's neighbors, including China and South Korea.