Finance Minister Taro Aso is taking criticism for controversially attributing Japan’s relatively lower COVID-19 mortality rate to "the superiority of its people." “I often got phone calls from ...

TAIPEI--Finance Minister Taro Aso’s comment about treated water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant prompted a reaction from Taiwan, which had been low key about Japan’s decision to dump ...

Said to be founded 2,300 years ago in 282 BCE, Aso Jinja is one of Japan’s most prestigious shrines.

Changing perceptions on a visit to JapanThe great joy of travel is that sense of discovery when it becomes clear that previously held perceptions were wrong. Avoiding blame for ICs errorsIf an ...

On Tuesday, Japanese finance minister Taro Aso announced that Japanese banknotes will be getting a redesign. The new notes are expected to enter circulation around 2024, the first change since 2004.

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Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se's visit was Monday canceled in protest against Taro Aso, Japan's deputy prime minister, paying tribute at the shrine last week. Japan's nationalist Prime Minister ...