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U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at Gimhae Air Base in Busan, South Korea, in October.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 10, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump is no game theorist
Game theorists argue that repeating the prisoner’s dilemma eventually leads to better outcomes, as the more impatient country might give up on the high-risk strategy.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and trade minister Ryosei Akazawa, seen last October in Tokyo, will meet in Washington this week.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 10, 2026
Akazawa heading to the U.S. to discuss first project under Japan’s $550 billion pledge
Four online discussions have been held since December on the commitment, but no announcements about specific projects have been made.
Kenta Kon (right), incoming CEO of Toyota, and Koji Sato, outgoing CEO, pose for photographs during a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 10, 2026
Toyota patriarch taps former secretary as carmaker’s new CEO
CFO Kenta Kon on Friday was unexpectedly announced as the next head of Japan’s largest manufacturer to succeed Koji Sato.
The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's fabrication plant in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on June 7, 2025
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 10, 2026
Taiwan says ‘impossible’ to move 40% chip capacity to U.S.
Taiwan is a powerhouse in producing chips — a critical component in the global economy — but the White House wants more of the technology made in America.
U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, addresses the media in the Oval Office on Sept. 5, the day he signed an executive order to rename the Department of Defense the Department of War.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 9, 2026
Trump has killed American deterrence
Trump has shown countless times that he cannot keep promises. His reversals on TikTok, tariffs and Ukraine demonstrate that his commitments have the lifespan of a mayfly.
A farmer inspects his wheat field on the outskirts of Amritsar, India, on April 3, 2025.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 8, 2026
What’s at stake for Indian agriculture in Trump’s trade deal?
Indian farmers have expressed concern that New Delhi has made too many concessions to Washington.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands as they attend a joint news conference at the White House in February last year.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 7, 2026
U.S. and India unveil interim trade framework, moving closer to broad pact
The interim framework includes lower tariffs, a reshaping of energy ties and deeper economic cooperation.
Mitsubishi Motors kept unchanged its net profit estimate of ¥10 billion for the year.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 6, 2026
Mitsubishi Motors incurs loss in April-December on U.S. tariffs
The company kept unchanged its net profit estimate of ¥10 billion for the year.
The U.S. imposed sanctions on Sberbank, Russia's biggest bank, following Moscow's annexation of the Crimean Peninsula more than a decade ago and tightened them in response to Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
BUSINESS
Feb 3, 2026
Top consulting firms test boundaries with China workarounds
Faced with a fraught geopolitical environment, global consultancies are turning to riskier ways to do business in China.
Japan's exports of agricultural, forestry and fishery products and food rose 12.8% from the previous year to a record ¥1.7 trillion in 2025, though they fell short of the government’s ¥2 trillion target, the agriculture ministry said Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 3, 2026
Japan’s farm, food and fishery exports in 2025 set record for 13th year
The total failed to reach the government’s target of ¥2 trillion for 2025 even though exports to all top 10 destinations increased year on year.
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House in Washington on Feb. 13, 2025.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 3, 2026
U.S. to cut tariffs on India to 18%, India agrees to end Russian oil purchases
Donald Trump announced the deal following a call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, noting that India would now buy oil from the U.S. and potentially Venezuela.
Tractor trailers carrying shipping containers at the Port of Los Angeles in California on Aug. 28, 2025. The U.S., previously a leader in growth rates for container shipping, is now lagging much of the world.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 2, 2026
U.S. container growth vanishes with world trade flows ‘moving on’
Trump tariffs have led major economies to reduce their reliance on the American market.
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer visits Yuyuan Gardens in Shanghai on Friday.
WORLD
Feb 2, 2026
Trump warns U.K. on ‘dangerous’ China moves after Starmer trip
London seeking a reset with Beijing, but the U.K. prime minister has been careful not to present it as an effort to hedge against the U.S. under Trump.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (center) with Antonio Costa, president of the European Council (left), and Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jan 31, 2026
EU trade deal gives Modi’s ‘Make in India’ ambitions a boost
Dubbed the “mother of all deals” by both sides, the free trade pact will open the EU market more widely to Indian exporters.
Toyota Motor Chairman Akio Toyoda speaks at a news conference in the city of Chiba earlier this month.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 29, 2026
Toyota keeps title as top carmaker with sales at record in 2025
The numbers show that Toyota has been able to remain on track despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war and the rise of Chinese carmakers.
Vietnamese President Luong Cuong (right) shakes hands with European Council President Antonio Costa during a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 29, 2026
Vietnam and EU upgrade relations as Trump roils global trade
The agreement aims to boost cooperation on trade and investment in semiconductors, critical raw materials and security.
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem speaks with reporters during an interview in Ottawa on Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jan 29, 2026
Rules-based trade with U.S. is ‘over’: Canada central bank head
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem has repeatedly warned that the bank’s efforts to forecast the Canadian economy had grown increasingly difficult given because of U.S. tariffs.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping after a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 28, 2026
A year into Trump presidency, ‘pivot to China’ gathers pace
While President Donald Trump’s policies have strained ties with traditional U.S. allies, China has turned its focus to fostering ties with key partners, including Canada and India.
A vehicle carrier cargo ship is docked near the Hyundai Motor plant in Ulsan, South Korea. The carmaker would be severely affected if the U.S. raises its tariffs on South Korea to 25%.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 28, 2026
U.S. trade spat with South Korea driven by tech laws and gridlock
South Korea is the latest nation to be singled out by U.S. President Donald Trump for moving too slowly on its trade promises.
A plant for synthetic diamonds in the United States may be one of the projects under Japan's $550 billion investment package.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 27, 2026
Japan and U.S. eye synthetic diamond production under $550B investment plan
Talk of such a move comes amid a push to expand production of the material, which is vital to chip and high-precision manufacturing.
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese scientists identify neural mechanism that may explain why we dislike people
The aggressive mouse (left) used in the experiment and a mouse defending itself
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Japan’s largest exhibition of women photographers rights a wrong in cultural history
Miwa Yanagi’s “Elevator Girl House” series skewers the superficiality of gender roles through staged images.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
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Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
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