Japan

India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Japan's counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi, Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attend the meeting at the prime miniter's office in Tokyo, Japan October 6, 2020. Nicolas Datiche/Pool via REUTERS

This week’s Quad ministerial meeting, in four charts

Thursday, October 8, 2020

India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pose for a picture as they attend a meeting in Tokyo, Japan October 6, 2020. Charly Triballeau/Pool via REUTERS

What you need to know about the “Quad,” in charts

Monday, October 5, 2020

FILE PHOTO: An industrial port is pictured in Tokyo, Japan, May 23, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

The post COVID-19 world: Economic nationalism triumphant?

Friday, July 10, 2020

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, December 23, 2019. Noel Celis/Pool via REUTERS

Mask diplomacy: How coronavirus upended generations of China-Japan antagonism

Cheng Li and Ryan McElveen

Monday, March 9, 2020

FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective face mask stands near an electronic display showing the Nikkei index outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido/File Photo

COVID-19 may yet rewrite the Abe era in Japan

Monday, March 9, 2020

South Korean President Moon Jae-In is welcomed by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe upon his arrival for a welcome and family photo session at G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 28, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool - RC1FCA9B2AB0

South Korea and Japan have more in common than they think

Jung H. Pak and Ethan Jewell

Thursday, September 5, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 26, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC197ADEC1E0

Mr. Trump goes to Tokyo: Behind all the pageantry, undercurrents of concern as tough trade talks loom ahead

Friday, May 24, 2019

The U.S. and Japan flags fly together outside the White House in Washington April 27, 2015. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet with U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday as part of his eight day visit to the United States. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - GF10000074390

Why Japan and the US should strike a quick bilateral trade deal

Monday, April 15, 2019

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a news conference at Abe's official residence in Tokyo, Japan December 10, 2018. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. JAPAN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN JAPAN. - RC1281930780

Why Shinzo Abe faces an uphill battle to revise Japan’s constitution

Adam P. Liff and Ko Maeda

Saturday, December 15, 2018

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe walks down steps as he leaves the APEC Summit in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea November 18, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray

Japan’s National Security Council at five

Tuesday, December 4, 2018