We are borrowing Gideon’s blog to cover Japan’s earthquake. Please keep your comments coming, and please send us any images you have to japan.quake.ft@gmail.com if you are in Japan. For global market ...

An 8.9-magnitude earthquake has struck off Japan's northeastern coast, shaking buildings in Tokyo for several minutes and sending people out into the streets. Stay tuned to Japan Real Time for live ...

An anemic economy has kept Japan’s defense spending flat or falling for two decades. According to a study by the Mizuho Bank, the Ministry of Defense’s acquisition budget fell 38 percent between 1990 ...

Last week, the Japanese Diet passed a law to begin a comprehensive effort to protect the economy from hostile actors. This, along with a revision of national strategy and a long-term defense plan, ...