The diplomatic rift between Beijing and Tokyo is also a test of Washington’s appetite for engagement with the region

The impact is especially pronounced in Japan, which the United Nations has classified as a " super-aged" society —meaning at least 20 percent of the population is over 65. In Japan, that figure is close to 30 percent. Newsweek reached out by email to Japan 's Foreign Ministry with a request for comment.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said he wanted "just a bit more data" on next year's wage-growth direction and warned of the boost a weak yen could have on underlying inflation, issuing the strongest signal yet on the chance of a December rate hike.

Beijing suggested it might reimpose a ban on seafood imports from Japan after warning its citizens to avoid travel there and postponing the releases of at least two Japanese movies.

Japan’s global exports rose 3.7% in October from a year earlier while imports from the world edged up 0.6%, according to government data released Friday. Exports to the U.S. dipped 3.1%, marking the seventh straight month of year-on-year declines mainly due to higher U.

Firefighters and army helicopters battled a fire that burned through old wooden houses in a fishing town in southwestern Japan.

New Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi differs from Truss in that she wants to spend rather than cut taxes, but both plans amount to aggressive fiscal stimulus, says Deutsche Bank.

The ninth-ranked Canadian women will be without coach Casey Stoney when they close out their 2025 schedule against No. 8 Japan in the upcoming November international window.