Tag: Japan
80 Years After Hiroshima, Japan Is a Big Defense Spender
new video loaded: 80 Years After Hiroshima, Japan Is a Big Defense SpenderRecent episodes in Latest VideoWhether it’s reporting on conflicts abroad and...
Japan’s dealmaking machine revs up
The corporate raiders of the private-equity (PE) industry have been memorably compared to invading barbarians. But the industry is more usefully described as...
Earthquake Shakes Russia and Sends Tsunamis to U.S.
new video loaded: Earthquake Shakes Russia and Sends Tsunamis to U.S.By Shawn Paik and Jiawei Wang•July 30, 2025The 8.8-magnitude quake damaged and flooded...
Man dons bear costume in Japan Police animal attack drill
Japanese Police and local hunters in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture have practiced their response to potential bear attacks in a simulated drill. The demonstration...
Trump says US has struck trade deal with Japan
President Donald Trump says the US has agreed to a "massive" trade deal with Japan, one of the country's largest trading partners.Japan has...
Japan heads to polls in key test for Prime Minister Shigeru...
Japanese voters headed to the polls on Sunday in a tightly contested election amid public frustration over rising prices and the imminent threat...
How the U.S. and Japan Got Stuck on Cars and Rice
The Trump administration has threatened Japan with 25 percent tariffs. River Akira Davis, our Tokyo correspondent, explains how automobiles and rice have become...
Flash Floods Are the ‘Hardest Kind’ of Disaster to Prevent, Experts...
Officials in Texas are under scrutiny for a string of refusals to fund early warning systems for flash floods in an area where...
Japan has been hit by investing fever
It is not difficult to spot the change. Bookshops now dedicate entire sections to financial guides. Trains are plastered with advertisements for investing...
Goods from Japan and South Korea hit with 25% levy
Natalie ShermanBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesThe US has announced a new 25% tax on products entering the country from South Korea and Japan,...
