The city lost half its population after the steel industry collapsed in the 1970s and 1980s, yet has clung to relevance as a mini-hub for medicine, robotics, and artificial intelligence. Now, 70 years ...

Countries rearrange trade relationships according to geopolitical alliances as the world awaits a rise in US protectionism.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has started his first foreign visit of the year. His crucial diplomatic tasks for this year are ...