the Oregon real estate developer tapped by President Donald Trump to be U.S. ambassador to Japan, told Senate lawmakers on Thursday that he will press Tokyo to increase the money spent to help ...

Japan and Taiwan must dramatically ramp up defense spending in order to deter war with China, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the Pentagon's top policy official has said, in a sign ...

A weak yen has been a headache for Japanese policymakers because it accelerates inflation by pushing up import costs, weighing on consumption. Some analysts blame the Bank of Japan's ultra-low ...