Part I discusses the emergence and escalation of trade friction with the United States and Europe as well as specific policy responses by Japan. Part II illustrates how the world trade regime changed ...

The New Year is to see Japan well on the road to a new-born prosperity, with the Yen nearer its normal rate of exchange, a renaissance of industry and foreign trade and a restored confidence in ...

Japan's occupiers at GHQ enacted strict quarantine measures that critics maintain led to more deaths – and more suffering. Ito Kyoko, 83, says she was repatriated from Manchuria on a ship that ...

And while its specific origins are not completely clear, it shows a true multi-cultural influence that mirrors the history of ...

Japan is staring down a demographic cliff. The population has shrunk for 15 straight years, with births hitting a record low of 730,000 last year and deaths a record high of 1.58 million.

"The nation has entered an era of full-scale population decline ... A group of population experts is warning that over 40 percent of Japan's municipalities could one day run out of residents ...

As Asia-Pacific prepares to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, conservatives in Japan warn that the nation faces a “history war” in 2025 as regional rivals release films and ...