Japan

Could Taipei be looking to an East Asian neighbor for assistance with its submarine program?

Here are three intertwined reasons why Taipei and Tokyo’s deal matters in the long run.

As Asia focuses on North Korea, Tokyo and Taipei resolved some key differences over the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands.

With a host of domestic challenges like a stagnant economy and its own homegrown nuclear problems, Japan has taken a cautious yet steady approach when it comes to North Korea.

The BOJ’s bold monetary easing takes Japan into uncharted waters, but won’t be enough on its own.

While N. Korea dominates headlines, the Senkaku islands still loom over East Asia. Could Ban Ki-moon help?

Various news outlets are reporting that President Obama will name Caroline Kennedy U.S. ambassador to Japan.

From provocations coming from North Korea to various island spats, East Asia is rife with hotspots. Could Mongolia play a role?

With talk of an American-EU free trade pact, Japan could also be looking to Europe as well.

Shinji Kagawa becomes the first Asian player to score a hat-trick in the English Premier League.

Can Japan’s economy prosper with new leadership at the Bank of Japan?

“The increasingly inverted structure of Japan’s population pyramid, with fewer young people than old people, means that it will be very difficult to generate the tax revenues necessary to pay for the healthcare needs of the elderly. “