Surprisingly, many of the countries that today have the strictest drug policies also hide a history where those same substances were of great cultural significance. For example, Japan once boasted a ...

Can Japan send the SDF to Hormuz? The key will be how Tokyo classifies the current situation – but that is complicated by the conflict’s origin in a preemptive U.S. attack. Arleigh Burke-class ...

Japan's recent bond yield surge stems from persistent inflation, GDP contraction, and a $135.5B stimulus amid high government debt. Rising yields and domestic bondholder selling have fueled volatility ...