The bank still looks primed for a hike in December, although Governor Kazuo Ueda has been cautious about pulling the trigger.

A Chinese diplomat’s call to cut off the prime minister’s “filthy head” signaled a revival of a combative style Beijing had ...

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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi angered Beijing by saying that a Chinese attack on Taiwan could be a ...

The diplomatic row comes after Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi said Japan may intervene if China blockades Taiwan.

The Japanese prime minister’s comments about military intervention were unusually direct for such a sensitive topic.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said her remark about sending troops to support Taiwan if it were attacked was in line ...

The Chinese state media is also giving its two cents on the situation with several editorials and commentaries lambasting ...

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Sanae Takaichi had said that any Chinese military move against Taiwan ‘could allow Japan to exercise its right to collective ...

Ms Takaichi had implied that armed attacks on Taiwan could warrant Japan to support the island militarily. Read more at ...