New prime minister says programme has failed to deliver broader growth in first international media interview as leader

Share prices may have finally overtaken level of 1989 but sentiment in Tokyo is nowhere near as bullish as it was

Meet the women expertly challenging convention in a male-dominated profession

Semiconductor giant’s arrival in a small town highlights broader challenges for Asia’s most advanced economy

The collapse of the yen piles pressure on the central bank to change course after decades of loose monetary policy

Ukrainian president defies host Japan’s expectations by timing attendance to ambush Brazil and India

Rattled by the rise of China, Tokyo has introduced a record increase in defence spending. But experts say it also needs a complete change in mindset

Kazuo Ueda has hinted that ‘yield curve control’ is unlikely to survive in its existing form once he takes the helm

Fumio Kishida’s position could be in jeopardy if ruling party struggles against united opposition

Kana Inagaki’s top reads this week: Generation Covid | Inside Moderna | Lockdown health

Kana Inagaki’s top reads this week: Brexit — what now?; Zuckerberg’s grilling; the business of haunted houses

Billionaire has spent almost six months in Japan after largely disappearing from public view

The FT delves into the events that led to the crash of the Hakuto-R lander in April and uncovers a corporate culture described by some as ‘toxic’

Rapid price growth of popular products exemplifies challenge for central bankers, bond markets and consumers

Prime minister urges companies that are passing cost increases on to consumers to also raise wages

Tokyo’s $6.4bn swoop for JSR has rekindled memories of heavy state intervention and cast doubt on corporate reforms

Kana Inagaki’s top reads this week: coronavirus and discrimination | care homes crisis | inside Weinstein’s trial

Kana Inagaki’s top reads this week: Japan’s changing imperial family, the price of Buffett’s big investment and why people don’t leave companies

Kana Inagaki’s top reads this week: The Israel-Palestine conflict | Foxconn’s car ambitions | Net zero climate targets

Economist Kazuo Ueda must tackle exit from decades of ultra-loose policy without rattling markets

Kana Inagaki’s top reads this week: China-US: a new cold war? | how to create better jobs | ‘The family my childhood nanny left behind’

Kana Inagaki’s top reads this week: Bill Gates’ green vision | China’s grip on rare earths | Red lipstick a feminist no-brainer

Kazuo Ueda tells FT conference that central bank will move carefully on raising interest rates

People close to Japanese group say size does not exceed 5%

Former foreign minister will be appointed PM on Monday after winning LDP leadership race

Investors say Beijing’s sanctions could offer an unexpected boost by creating a national champion

Tokyo hopes to cut corporate dependence on bank lending as private equity steps up interest in dealmaking

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Economist unconstrained by political ties seen as back-up choice after few candidates wanted role

The Instagram star on how self-esteem is at the heart of her brand

The company has done little to inspire confidence that it can resolve its problems after writedowns, accounting fraud and bankruptcies

A partnership set to be agreed this year marks a shift in the Asian country’s role in the global defence industry after years in the shadows

Group hopes way is clear for biggest take-private deal in Japanese history after years-long battle

Prime minister is reshaping nation’s security strategy to counter China, Russia and North Korea

Japan’s historic Kansai region is staging a comeback. We look at how innovation in Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto is shaping the whole country’s future. Plus: a floating medical tech hub, plans for a billio...

UK, Italian and Japanese partnership aims to have a new generation of supersonic aircraft flying by 2035

[FREE TO READ] Japanese carmaker unveils latest fuel-based technology to be used alongside batteries in hybrid vehicles

The motor industry is divided on the question of who, or what, has control

[FREE TO READ] FT Exclusive: Robyn Denholm outlines stakes for carmaker and says the idea she is too close to Elon Musk is ‘crap’

[FREE TO READ] Scaled-down internal combustion engines will sit alongside batteries in reimagined car breed

We chronicled Russia together, hopeful about its future. Now the Wall Street Journal reporter has been in prison for a month

Tokyo to acquire counter-strike capabilities under national security strategy that seeks assertive regional role

[FREE TO READ] Saudi Aramco says combustion engines will be around for ‘very, very long time’ after Horse Powertrain investment

After a botched rollout of its first EV, the carmaker faces a tough task at home: persuading customers to lease not buy

Yen weakens to lowest point in six weeks after new governor Kazuo Ueda’s first meeting