Of course, development cooperation – public development assistance provided to emerging countries – was not divorced from the national interest even prior to that. In fact, ODA has been very closely ...

The Japanese government is considering choosing British aerospace and defense contractor BAE Systems to support prime contractor Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in developing the F-X next-generation ...

Japan's SLIM moon lander imaged by small rover LEV-2. Credit: JAXA/Takara Tomy/Sony Group Corporation/Doshisha University HELSINKI — Japan has established a multibillion-dollar Space Strategic Fund to ...

One of the world’s largest and most developed economies is on the brink of an “economic renaissance,” global financial experts say — and with the introduction of new business policies and tax ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Japan’s Cabinet approved a record $58-billion defense budget, a dramatic shift from its postwar pacifist ...

Station projects in Nagoya and Fukuoka have stalled, showing the risks of using large developments to reverse regional population decline.

The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) and the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) have signed a five-year Impact partnership to help accelerate the adoption of maritime decarbonisation ...

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, second from left, walks past a Type 19 155mm howitzer, left, and a Type 12 surface-to-ship missile, right in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2021. (Kiyoshi Ota/AFP via Getty ...

Japan’s new national security strategy and related defense plans herald a major military modernization effort in response to perceived threats in Northeast Asia, particularly China. Military vessels ...

When roads, railways or new buildings are planned, centuries-old trees are often among the first casualties of development. In Japan, however, some of the country's most valuable trees are given a ...