The country’s 7-Eleven shops show the importance of immigration
Stories by Shimbun Akahata consistently pack a punch
Their problems may be instructive for other countries
At 27 years old, he is bucking the trend of the country’s gerontocratic politics
The paradox of red-hot labour markets, falling demand and rising prices
A small-town mayor shakes up Tokyo’s election
The country is spending more on its armed forces. But not everyone is on board
The threat from China hastens the biggest military transformation in the Pacific in decades
She would be the first woman to hold the top role
The race to succeed him next month is unusually unpredictable