Yoshihiko Noda

Mongolia’s courtship of Japan’s nuclear industry isn’t a new development. But it will intensify next week.

Despite numerous domestic challenges, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has his eyes on Japan’s strategic future. And it’s not all about China.

Last month’s summit between the Indian and Japanese leaders didn’t get the coverage it deserved.

The Japanese government’s decision to relax rules on defense exports has the potential to give the country a much-needed national security boost.

Ties between India and Japan have warmed further since Japan’s Yoshihiko Noda took office. But civilian nuclear co-operation is proving a sticking point.

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has a chance to rescue Japan’s economy with a key free trade agreement. Failure to seize it could result in terminal decline.

Yoshihiko Noda takes office at the most crucial time for Japan in half a century, says Michael Auslin. But with lacklustre public support, he has his work cut out.

Yoshihiko Noda faces plenty of challenges as Japan’s new prime minister. The most immediate is choosing his new government.

New Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda faces a deeply divided party and dysfunctional system.