Image of the week: Japan’s Princess Mako trades her royal title for love in a simple ceremony so not to rile her family and the Japanese public
Image of the week: After a pleasant visit to our nation’s capital, the Japanese PM and his wife installed the beaver-shaped hardware back home—and showed it off on Instagram
Emperor Akihito’s abdication exposes the fragile underpinnings of the world’s oldest monarchy
After Trudeau’s no show at a leaders’ meeting in Vietnam, the trade deal seemed at risk. So Canada sent Ian McKay to repair the damage.
Opinion: Donald Trump’s Seoul visit reveals the potential fade of U.S. influence in East Asia, as South Korea seeks a true way forward on North Korea
‘The memory of the morning of Aug. 6, 1945, must never fade’
Interest rates in Japan and Europe are now less than zero. That’s not a disaster—but it could lead to one.
A year after the International Court of Justice ordered Japan to stop the hunt, whalers are once again taking to the seas
Book review: Alexander C. Bennett’s Kendo: Culture of the Sword
March 26: A journey from Alberta’s budget to air strikes in Yemen. Plus, a painfully bad date with a Japanese ramen brand
March 2: China gets a rate cut for the second time in three months. Plus, get your smartphone at the ready for the World Mobile Congress
Feb. 17: Friday offers one more chance to reach a deal. Plus, B.C. holds onto a surplus, and the Japanese hold onto their flip phones