The Latest Breaking News from Japan

Japan is a place I need to visit at some point in my life. It's full of excellent food, wild electronics, beautiful scenery, supposedly amazing roads, and some of the most interesting creations outside of DARPA. There are also supposedly Godzillas and Gundams running around, so that's a plus. But Japan is also…

The 115.5 trillion yen ($730 billion) budget for the year from April 2025, greenlighted by the Cabinet, includes 8.7 trillion yen in defense spending.

The Japanese Cabinet has approved a record 8.7 trillion yen ($55 billion) defense budget plan for 2025 as Japan accelerates building up its strike-back capability with long-range cruise missiles and starts deploying Tomahawks to further fortify the country against growing threat from China, North Korea and Russia

Japanese stocks rose Friday on a weaker yen after a muted day on Wall Street following the Christmas holiday.

The Committee on Foreign Investment doesn't recommend blocking the merger, and neither should President Joe Biden.

Japan sits on some $114.42 billion pile of COVID relief cache, but opposition lawmakers complain that the government plans to use them to fund the country's industry growth.

U.S. markets show pre-market decline; Japan's Nikkei surges; Asian markets mixed; oil prices rise, dollar fluctuates.

Japan Airlines cyberattack causes flight delays, highlighting cybersecurity concerns in Japan. Other airlines unaffected.

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH25) are down -0.45%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH25) are down -0.52% this morning as Treasury yields climbed after cash trading resumed following the Christmas holiday, with investors turning their attention to U.S. jobless claims numbers due later today.