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With Trump, flattery will get Takaichi everything

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Japan’s new 'Iron Lady' can play 'heavy metal' politics

Japan’s new 'Iron Lady' can play 'heavy metal' politics
22.10.2025 40

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The 'Takaichi trade' isn’t Abenomics 2.0, and that’s OK

The 'Takaichi trade' isn’t Abenomics 2.0, and that’s OK
10.10.2025 50

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Will Sanae Takaichi be Japan’s Thatcher — or its Truss?

09.10.2025 30

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From radical to Rihanna: Myths about the new LDP leader

09.10.2025 30

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From radical to Rihanna: Myths about the new LDP leader

From radical to Rihanna: Myths about the new LDP leader
07.10.2025 40

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Will Sanae Takaichi be Japan’s Thatcher — or its Truss?

05.10.2025 60

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Is Japan finally back? That’s the wrong question.

01.10.2025 50

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'For relaxing times...' don’t be a CEO like Suntory’s Niinami

30.09.2025 30

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An identity crisis is haunting Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party

24.09.2025 30

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Anime’s ‘Demon Slayer’ hit is a watershed for Japan

19.09.2025 50

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Japan needs an immigration debate, not social media myths

12.09.2025 50

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Japan deserves far better leadership than this

09.09.2025 30

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McDonald’s 'Pokemon' frenzy shows the collecting boom’s dark side

29.08.2025 20

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Hollywood has lost the plot on telling stories

04.08.2025 50

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Who buys the F-150s, and more Japan deal mysteries

29.07.2025 10

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‘Mr. Japan’ bends the knee — and falls on his sword

24.07.2025 40

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Ishiba loses his ‘mandate from heaven’

22.07.2025 60

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The bid for Japan’s 7-Eleven was doomed from the start

20.07.2025 60

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A trade deal fumble could be Ishiba’s last mistake

18.07.2025 40

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Japan’s right-wing fringe is no MAGA or reform movement

15.07.2025 20

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Tokyo is missing 'Blade Runner' where it needs it most

11.07.2025 50

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Donald Trump’s ‘copy-and-paste’ tariffs will no doubt rile ‘Mr. Japan’

08.07.2025 20

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A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend

02.07.2025 10

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Is the shine coming off the U.S.-Japan ‘Golden Age’?

01.07.2025 9

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The 'internet' hated Switch 2 — consumers bought it anyway

25.06.2025 40

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Has Japan's corporate revolution worked too well?

20.06.2025 60

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The national sport of Japan wrestles with a generational change

17.06.2025 40

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Cultural anxiety and Japan's immigration pains

12.06.2025 40

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How ‘vintage’ rice is shaking up Japanese politics

10.06.2025 40

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For Toyota, more Akio Toyoda would be a good thing

04.06.2025 10

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Stop the steel! Japan’s giving too much away in this deal.

30.05.2025 20

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Ishiba's Greece debt comparison risks deeper crisis

22.05.2025 20

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Don’t reopen the ‘demon's gate’ debate in Japan

21.05.2025 10

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Success of ‘Minecraft’ shows the future of movies is games

20.05.2025 30

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Buffett’s little Japan handbook — and other lessons

13.05.2025 30

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Bank of Japan will struggle to justify hikes after this

02.05.2025 10

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Did I fall victim to Japan’s stealth productivity killer?

21.04.2025 30

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If Japan can’t get a good trade deal, can anyone?

16.04.2025 4

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Japan’s second city is hosting a $66 billion coming-out party

11.04.2025 5

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The Japan tariff myth that just won’t die

08.04.2025 40

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Nintendo's Switch 2 reveal had a big surprise: The price

06.04.2025 20

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For a brief moment, everything was Ghibli

02.04.2025 10

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Japan’s leader didn’t read the job description

19.03.2025 40

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Superstar Shohei Ohtani for prime minister

18.03.2025 30

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Use the bogeyman to confront Japan’s defense taboos

12.03.2025 30

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Japan has a revenue hole. Plug it with tourists

07.03.2025 30

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7-Eleven’s time-wasting isn’t so convenient

04.03.2025 20

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A U.S. war with Japan? Only in ‘Captain America.’

28.02.2025 30

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Japan’s toilet jokes are on you. Innovation is flourishing.

21.02.2025 20

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