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  • Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s former economic security minister, speaks during the Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership election at the party’s headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. Japan’s ruling party chose right-leaning Takaichi and political scion Shinjiro Koizumi to proceed to the runoff vote in its leadership race, in a poll that is also likely to determine who will become Japan’s next prime minister. Photographer: Toru Hanai/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesAsia

    Japan braces for shift to right under ‘Iron Lady’ fan Takaichi

    By Sakura Murakami and Bloomberg
  • A Japan Post Co. postal van departs from one of the company’s branches in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, Aug. 7, 2023. Japan Post Holdings Co. is scheduled to release its first quarter earnings figures on Aug. 10. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesPolitics

    Japan suspends some parcel deliveries to U.S. due to Trump tariffs

    By Sakura Murakami and Bloomberg
  • DEARBORN, MICHIGAN – APRIL 11: The new Ford F-150 truck is launched at a celebratory event at the Ford Dearborn Plant on April 11, 2024 in Dearborn, Michigan. Both the F-150 and the all-new Ford Ranger trucks are now shipping to customers across North America. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)Politics

    Trump says Japan to import Ford’s huge F-150 pickup trucks

    By Sakura Murakami and Bloomberg