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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) meets with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte at the ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 7, 2026
NATO defense push already strains Europe¡¯s budgets
Under pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, members of the 32-country military pact agreed at last year¡¯s summit to boost defense spending to 5% of GDP by 2035.
Containers are loaded on freight trains at the railroad shunting yard in Maschen, near Hamburg, Germany, in November 2019.
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Feb 21, 2026
U.S. top court¡¯s tariff ruling offers little respite for global economy
Analysts expect another bout of activity-crimping confusion combined with near-certainty that Trump will seek other means to replace the raft of global tariffs now struck down.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos on Wednesday.
WORLD
Jan 23, 2026
Trump touts ¡®total access¡¯ Greenland deal as NATO asks allies to step up
News of a framework deal came as the U.S. president backed off tariff threats and ruled out taking Greenland by force.
The Greenlandic flag flies on the roof of Tivoli Castle in Copenhagen. U.S. President Donald Trump's desire to purchase Greenland rapidly encounters imponderables such as how a meaningful price tag could even be established.
WORLD
Jan 9, 2026
Can the U.S. put a price tag on Greenland?
U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s desire to purchase Greenland rapidly encounters imponderables such as how a meaningful price tag could even be established.
A view of the city skyline in Shanghai. Threats to the global economic order have come at a furious pace during U.S. President Donald Trump's first eight months in office, but the global economy has kept growing.
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Sep 19, 2025
Global economy takes Trump shocks in stride, for now
While many players worry that things could still unravel given the right spark, it is a far cry from the most dour predictions early in Trump¡¯s term.
Containers are loaded onto a ship at the Port of Baltimore, Maryland, on Wednesday ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of new tariffs.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 3, 2025
Trump tariffs pile stress on ailing world economy
They will sap yet more vigor from a world economy barely recovered from the post-pandemic inflation surge.
A worker arranges cases of avocados at a packaging facility in Mexico on Tuesday. U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will follow through next month on twice-delayed plans to impose 25% levies on goods from Mexico as well as Canada.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 21, 2025
Trump trade upheaval leaves foreign central banks guessing
The stagflationary direction noted of the U.S. outlook has central banks across the globe parsing what the fallout may mean for them.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Oleksiy Chernyshov (center left), German Head of the Federal Chancellery and Minister for Special Tasks Wolfgang Schmidt and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attend the Munich Security Conference in Munich on Saturday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 18, 2025
Security demands cast new shadow on Europe¡¯s finances
Some fear a political backlash if governments simply slash social spending to buy more soldiers and guns.
A Wall Street sign in front of a U.S. Flag outside the New York Stock Exchange before the Federal Reserve announcement in New York on Sept. 18.
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 24, 2024
Risks stack up for the global economy in 2025
New spending priorities beckon for national budgets already stretched after the pandemic, from tackling climate change to boosting armies to caring for aging populations.
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a press conference at the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 25, 2024
Spurred by shared grievances, BRICS group gathers pace
BRICS¡¯ first summit, with its new batch of members, showed clear signs of the group¡¯s growing weight.
Pedestrians in Piazza Cordusio in Milan. Europe's fertility rate has been stuck around 1.5 births per woman for the past decade.
WORLD / Society / ANALYSIS
Feb 16, 2024
How Europe can dodge a birth rate hard landing
Europe¡¯s fertility rate has been stuck around 1.5 births per woman for the past decade, far short of the 2.1 needed to maintain population levels.
Jesus Picasso, a builder originally from Mexico, takes a water break during hot weather in Manvel, Texas, on July 13.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Sep 7, 2023
Climate change already adding to workplace costs and hazards
Workers are among the most exposed to serious health risks, while employers must grapple with impaired productivity
Containers stored at the Yangshan Deep-Water Port in Shanghai in 2020
BUSINESS
Aug 9, 2023
Not decoupling, but West and China drift apart
Official data showed a 14.5% drop in July exports amid weak consumer demand in the world markets served by China ¡ª the fastest decline since the pandemic.
Members and supporters of the San Francisco Taxi Workers Alliance attend a rally outside the California Public Utilities Commission headquarters in San Francisco on Monday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 8, 2023
Will AI be an economic blessing or curse? History offers clues
History shows the economic impact of technological advances is generally uncertain, unequal and sometimes outright malign.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 10, 2023
Shock of war hits a world economy at a crossroads
A year of war in Ukraine has already made a dent in world prosperity. But its deeper impact will be felt in how the conflict plays into shifts that were already reshaping the global economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Dec 21, 2022
World economy bets on China learning to live with COVID
Those who believe the world economy can avoid the hardest of landings next year are watching China closely.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Aug 12, 2022
Climate change and scarcity chip away at de-growth taboo
De-growth ¡ª the idea that a finite planet cannot sustain ever-increasing consumption ¡ª is about the closest you can get to a heresy in economics.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Feb 12, 2022
World¡¯s damaged supply chains brace for painful recovery
Trade channels have become so clogged it could be into 2023 before the worst-hit industries see business remotely as usual ¡ª even without a turn in the pandemic.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Nov 18, 2021
Pandemic debt adds to challenge of funding world¡¯s climate goals
Spending by governments kept the world economy afloat during the pandemic, but the resulting pile of debt will leave many nations with vulnerable finances.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jul 16, 2021
EU challenges partners to keep up with new ambitious climate measures
The question now is whether the EU gambit becomes an established benchmark upon which investors and sectors set transition strategies, and how big emitters respond.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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