Gearoid Reidy

Japan's prime minister was wooed, feted and complimented during his state visit. He'll get no such treatment back home.

Japan’s prime minister was wooed, feted and complimented during his state visit. He’ll get no such treatment back home.

Japan's Prime Minister was wooed, feted and complimented during his state visit. He will get no such treatment back home. Gearoid Reidy

The country was once the model of capitalist decline. But those recessionary decades are finally over. Where will Tokyo flex its muscles?

Rahm Emanuel, the outspoken former White House chief of staff, has redefined the role as Washington's envoy to Tokyo — by amplifying Japan's message and browbeating Beijing.

Japan is debating the limits of its famed hospitality as a rush of travelers, boosted by the weak yen, strains patience.

Japan is debating the limits of its famed hospitality as a rush of travellers, boosted by the weak yen, strains patience, says Gearoid Reidy for Bloomberg Opinion.

Japan needs to find better solutions to overtourism than simply blocking things off.

The Switch is set to go down as Nintendo's best-ever seller. Now the Mario-maker needs another, and its past record isn't super.

The Switch is set to go down as Nintendo’s best-ever seller. Now the Mario-maker needs another, and its past record isn’t super.