<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Isabel Reynolds - Tokyo Bureau Chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Isabel Reynolds - Tokyo Bureau Chief]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AQzWi_n8H2k/isabel-reynolds</link><image><url>https://www.bloomberg.com/feeds/static/images/bloomberg_logo_black.png</url><title>Isabel Reynolds - Tokyo Bureau Chief</title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AQzWi_n8H2k/isabel-reynolds</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 02:10:29 GMT</lastBuildDate><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2026 BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><atom:link href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AQzWi_n8H2k/isabel-reynolds.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Japan Lifts Tsunami Warnings After Quake, No Damage Reported]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-20/tsunami-warning-issued-for-northern-japan-after-earthquake</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-20/tsunami-warning-issued-for-northern-japan-after-earthquake</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Isabel Reynolds]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:05:46 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iUd1AmMmIGRY/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iUd1AmMmIGRY/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A United States Geological Survey &apos;shake map&apos; of the estimated 7.4 magnitude earthquake off Japan’s northeast coast, on April 20. Source: USGS</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan Says Dispatching Ships to Middle East Faces High Hurdles]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-15/japan-says-dispatching-ships-to-middle-east-faces-high-hurdles</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-15/japan-says-dispatching-ships-to-middle-east-faces-high-hurdles</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Isabel Reynolds]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 03:00:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Japan Prime Minister Abe’s Killer Sentenced to Life]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-21/japan-court-set-to-deliver-verdict-in-killing-of-former-pm-abe</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-21/japan-court-set-to-deliver-verdict-in-killing-of-former-pm-abe</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Isabel Reynolds]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iDeNNXXwe1ok/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iDeNNXXwe1ok/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Tetsuya Yamagami in 2022. Source: The Yomiuri Shimbun/AP Photo</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan to Require Real Estate Buyers to Reveal Nationality]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-16/japan-to-require-real-estate-buyers-to-reveal-nationality</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-16/japan-to-require-real-estate-buyers-to-reveal-nationality</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Isabel Reynolds]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 08:09:49 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/il0DMREifwfc/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/il0DMREifwfc/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Homes in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan Denies Report That Trump Asked PM Not to Provoke China]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-27/japan-avoids-comment-on-whether-trump-asked-not-to-provoke-china</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-27/japan-avoids-comment-on-whether-trump-asked-not-to-provoke-china</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Isabel Reynolds]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 02:53:18 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/igH12_txJnwY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/igH12_txJnwY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump (L) and Japan&apos;s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrive on board the US Navy&apos;s USS George Washington aircraft carrier at the US naval base in Yokosuka on October 28, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan Has Its First Woman Leader. Just Don’t Ask Her About Feminism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sanae Takaichi’s rise marks a milestone, but women in Japan still struggle to enter politics, lead corporations, or share in some of its most revered traditions.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-22/sanae-takaichi-is-japan-s-first-female-leader-but-equality-remains-elusive</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-22/sanae-takaichi-is-japan-s-first-female-leader-but-equality-remains-elusive</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Isabel Reynolds]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 02:19:31 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iYRvMelSGLJg/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iYRvMelSGLJg/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Sanae Takaichi, center, leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, walks after voting for Japan&apos;s new prime minister during the extraordinary session of the lower house in Tokyo Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP) Photograph: Kyodo News/AP Photo</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japanese Magazine Withdraws Part of Scoop on Fuji Media Scandal]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-29/japanese-magazine-withdraws-part-of-scoop-on-fuji-media-scandal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-29/japanese-magazine-withdraws-part-of-scoop-on-fuji-media-scandal</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Isabel Reynolds]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 03:19:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scandal-hit Fuji Media Holds 10-Hour Briefing to Repair Damage]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-28/scandal-hit-fuji-media-holds-10-hour-briefing-to-repair-damage</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-28/scandal-hit-fuji-media-holds-10-hour-briefing-to-repair-damage</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Isabel Reynolds]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 02:05:29 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ikggStgP2i30/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ikggStgP2i30/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Fuji executives hold a press conference at the company&apos;s headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 27. Photographer: Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP/Getty Images</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan, China Agree to Visit by Top Beijing Diplomat in 2025]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-25/japan-china-agree-to-visit-by-beijing-s-top-diplomat-next-year</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-25/japan-china-agree-to-visit-by-beijing-s-top-diplomat-next-year</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Isabel Reynolds]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Dec 2024 09:09:03 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/izWT0sWFq14s/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/izWT0sWFq14s/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Wang Y</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan’s Ruling Party Embraces an Eternal Outsider]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-09-27/japan-s-ruling-party-embraces-an-eternal-outsider</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-09-27/japan-s-ruling-party-embraces-an-eternal-outsider</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Isabel Reynolds]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2024 09:59:11 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ihOkXP.PfR0k/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ihOkXP.PfR0k/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A billboard for the presidential election on the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. A record nine candidates will contest the ruling party&apos;s leadership election on Sept. 27. The vote is all but assured to produce the country’s next prime minister, due to the party’s dominance in parliament. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kishida Exit No Quick Fix for Japan’s Woes]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-08-14/kishida-exit-no-quick-fix-for-japan-s-woes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-08-14/kishida-exit-no-quick-fix-for-japan-s-woes</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Isabel Reynolds]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2024 10:00:13 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ia3QZI71O3LA/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ia3QZI71O3LA/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Fumio Kishida at a news conference on Aug. 14. Photographer: PHILIP FONG/POOL</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top Contenders for Japan Leadership After Kishida Announces Exit]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-14/top-contenders-for-japan-leadership-after-kishida-announces-exit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-14/top-contenders-for-japan-leadership-after-kishida-announces-exit</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Isabel Reynolds]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2024 03:12:44 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iXFVseIgvSfQ/v3/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iXFVseIgvSfQ/v3/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan Prime Minister Kishida to Step Down as Support Declines]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-14/japan-pm-kishida-won-t-run-for-party-leadership-race-kyodo-says</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-14/japan-pm-kishida-won-t-run-for-party-leadership-race-kyodo-says</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Isabel Reynolds]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2024 01:35:25 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iBxipq6O9UtQ/v3/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iBxipq6O9UtQ/v3/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Japan Leader Criticizes Kishida, Says Party Needs Change]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-24/former-japan-leader-criticizes-kishida-says-party-needs-change</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-24/former-japan-leader-criticizes-kishida-says-party-needs-change</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Isabel Reynolds]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2024 03:17:57 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ih7fCHtFd10s/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ih7fCHtFd10s/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Yoshihide Suga, Japan&apos;s chief cabinet secretary, poses for a photograph in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should be able to serve out the remainder of his term as party leader that ends in about a year, his right-hand man Suga said in an interview on Thursday. Suga added he expects Abe to explain his health condition in a proper way.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tokyo Governor Koike Seeks Reelection to Set Up Unprecedented Race]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-12/tokyo-governor-koike-seeks-reelection-for-third-term</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-12/tokyo-governor-koike-seeks-reelection-for-third-term</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Isabel Reynolds]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2024 05:25:38 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i5MnH0QjseTE/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i5MnH0QjseTE/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Yuriko Koike, governor of Tokyo, speaks during an interview at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, June 3, 2024. Koike said her policies would have a lasting impact on the Japanese capital, while declining to reveal whether she’ll seek reelection next month for a third term in one of the country’s highest-profile jobs. Photographer: Shoko Takayasu/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Female Opposition Lawmaker Set to Challenge Tokyo Governor]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-27/female-opposition-lawmaker-renho-set-to-challenge-tokyo-governor-koike</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-27/female-opposition-lawmaker-renho-set-to-challenge-tokyo-governor-koike</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yuki Hagiwara]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2024 04:28:12 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iHY9F43SUD7I/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iHY9F43SUD7I/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Renho, president of the Democratic Party (DP), speaks during an interview in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, May 18, 2017. The most prominent leader of Japan’s beleaguered opposition is seeking to dent Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s popularity, blasting his failure to uplift women and rush to change the country’s pacifist constitution.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden Says Japan ‘Xenophobic’ Along With China, Russia]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-02/biden-now-calls-ally-japan-xenophobic-along-with-china-russia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-02/biden-now-calls-ally-japan-xenophobic-along-with-china-russia</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Justin Sink]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 01:00:02 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ixiozH4E80F0/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ixiozH4E80F0/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>US President Joe Biden, right, shakes hands with Fumio Kishida, Japan&apos;s prime minister, at a news conference during a state visit in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida have enlisted Amazon.com Inc. and Nvidia Corp. to fund a new joint artificial intelligence research program, as the two nations look to improve collaboration around the quickly emerging technology.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan’s Ruling Party Loses Special Election in Blow to Premier]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-28/japan-s-ruling-party-loses-special-election-in-blow-to-premier</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-28/japan-s-ruling-party-loses-special-election-in-blow-to-premier</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Isabel Reynolds]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2024 23:39:15 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iQq2kqvgEoWw/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iQq2kqvgEoWw/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Fumio Kishida, Japan&apos;s prime minister, during a budget committee session at the lower house of parliament in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. Kishida will seek to stop his ruling party’s factions from fundraising and competing for leadership positions, after a money scandal sent its public support to the lowest on record in one poll last week.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Commander Warns China Is Fast Becoming More Aggressive in Region]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-23/us-commander-warns-china-is-fast-becoming-more-aggressive-in-region</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-23/us-commander-warns-china-is-fast-becoming-more-aggressive-in-region</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Isabel Reynolds]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 07:24:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i8xYJq1YUqLc/v5/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i8xYJq1YUqLc/v5/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>John Aquilino speaks in Tokyo on April 23.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan’s Former Premier Aso to Meet Trump as US Election Looms]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-23/japan-s-former-premier-aso-to-meet-trump-as-us-election-looms</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-23/japan-s-former-premier-aso-to-meet-trump-as-us-election-looms</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yoshiaki Nohara]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 05:22:28 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ii59.1FVNMfg/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ii59.1FVNMfg/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Taro Aso Photographer: Takaaki Iwabu/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>