South Korea initiating WTO complaint over Japan trade curbs

South Korea said Wednesday it will initiate a complaint to the World Trade Organization over Japan's tightened export controls on key materials South Korean companies use to make computer chips and displays.... Read more »

Japan downgrades second-quarter GDP as trade war hits business investment

Japan's economy grew at a slower pace than initially estimated in the second quarter as the U.S.-China trade war prompted a downward revision of business spending, intensifying calls for the central bank... Read more »

Minnesota governor says Japan can’t pick up U.S.-China trade war slack

Minnesota Gov Tim Walz said that his just-concluded six-day trade trip to Japan and South Korea was productive but also showed that Japan won't be able to pick up much slack from... Read more »

South Korea and Japan have more in common than they think

With tensions running high, Japan and South Korea should be reminded about their convergence of interests and potential ways that the two countries could — and should —cooperate to confront their present... Read more »

South Korea asks IOC to ban Japan’s use of ‘Rising Sun’ flag at Olympics

South Korea has asked the International Olympic Committee to bar Japan from using the "Rising Sun" flag at next year's Games, Seoul's sports ministry said on Wednesday, as the Asian neighbours engage... Read more »

Japan team guide Rugby World Cup 2019

Hosts Japan hope home advantage will help them break the glass ceiling to reach the knockout stages for the first time Read more »

Out In The Skies: Japan Elevated

ANA is reinventing the experience of international air travel with Japan Elevated. Read more »

Jobs in Japan for S Korean graduates dry up

Song Min-su, a Japanese major in his final year at Hannam University, south of Seoul, has watched in dismay as a spat between South Korea and Japan over wartime forced labor has... Read more »

South Korea fighter jet conducts patrol flight over island disputed by Japan

A South Korean fighter jet conducted a patrol flight over an island whose ownership is disputed by Japan, a South Korean Air Force pilot said on Tuesday. Read more »

Japan protests South Korean fighter jet patrol over disputed islands – Kyodo

Japan has protested the patrol flight by South Korean fighter jets over islands at the center of a bitter dispute with Seoul, Kyodo news agency reported on Tuesday, citing Japan's foreign ministry. Read more »