Japan Delays Decision on Moving U.S. Marine Base

The government delayed until next year a decision on whether to pursue changes in an accord on the relocation of a U.S. military base on Okinawa.

Opinion: Obama's Japan Headache

Japan is growing restive with U.S. tutelage as misunderstandings between the two countries multiply. It’s time for everyone to take a deep breath.

Opinion: Diplomacy That Will Live in Infamy

Theodore Roosevelt, not F.D.R., had a greater effect on Japan’s decision to attack Pearl Harbor.

Opinion: In Japan, Concerns Blossom

In Tokyo, it no longer snows.

In Japan, an Odd Perch for Google: Looking Up at the Leader

After missteps in Japan, Google is striving to gain ground against Yahoo and make the most of a highly connected marketplace.

Opinion: Japan-U.S. Relations: Let There Be Discord

The U.S.-Japanese friendship is fully able to handle occasional disruption.

Birth control pill still unpopular in Japan

A decade since their much-publicized introduction, low-dose birth control pills are still struggling to gain popularity in Japan due to strong fears about side effects.

Obama Becomes Japan’s English Teacher

A compilation of President Obama’s speeches has sold half a million copies in Japan, and publishers are trying to tap into the education market with new titles.

Taking On Skyscrapers to Protect View of an ‘Old Friend’

Residents of Tokyo’s old Nippori neighborhood are trying to stop development of high-rises to preserve a view of Mount Fuji, Japan’s pre-eminent national symbol.

President of Toyota Apologizes

Toyota has suffered a series of adverse events since Akio Toyoda became president of the company a few months ago, and he apologized for them.