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The Hanwha Philly Shipyard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in July.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
U.S. and South Korea discuss jointly building nuclear-powered submarines
The potential major shift in their alliance would go beyond the announcement made by the countries’ presidents two weeks ago.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Taiwan makes inroads into Europe as China hits rough patch with West
The self-ruled, democratic island is circumventing diplomatic obstacles despite Beijing’s efforts to ostracize it.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Modi’s new red line on terrorism raises stakes after New Delhi blast
Following a clash with Pakistan earlier this year, India's prime minister vowed to treat any future attacks on civilians as an "act of war.”
Taiwanese flags are on a street in Kinmen, Taiwan. Beijing has accused dozens of people in democratically governed Taiwan of "separatism," including elected lawmakers.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 13, 2025
China issues wanted notice for two Taiwanese influencers for 'separatism'
Beijing has accused dozens of people in democratically governed Taiwan, which it views as Chinese territory, of "separatism," including elected lawmakers.
Firefighters douse a car at the suicide blast site in Islamabad on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 12, 2025
Pakistan ‘in a state of war’ after explosion kills 12 in capital
By Elian Peltier — Zia ur-Rehman
The attack has raised alarm that insurgent violence, confined in recent years to Pakistan’s western regions, has reached its urban centers.
Taiwan's Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim at a foreign media briefing in Taipei
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 11, 2025
Taiwan appeals to Europe in bid to secure friends beyond Trump
By Yian Lee
Taiwan's vice president became the since 2002 to visit a European country Taipei doesn’t have diplomatic ties with, excluding brief transits.
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet at the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 26
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 11, 2025
Thai military ‘halting’ agreements with Cambodia after Trump-brokered truce, commander says
The Thai armed forces chief’s move follows a landmine blast along the border with Cambodia that maimed a Thai soldier.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto gives a plaque to Siti Hardijanti Rukmana, daughter of the former Indonesian president Suharto, as he receives the title of national hero during National Heroes' Day at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 10, 2025
Indonesia grants national hero status to late strongman President Suharto
By Ananda Teresia — Stanley Widianto
Indonesia awarded the title of national hero on Monday to late President Suharto, who was forced out of office in 1998 by violent protests that ended a three-decade rule marred by accusations of mass human rights violations, corruption and nepotism.
U.S. President Donald Trump attends a dinner with the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, in the East Room of the White House on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 7, 2025
Trump meets Central Asian leaders to boost critical mineral ties
The White House meeting emphasizes the Trump administration’s efforts to expand and secure U.S. supply chains through new global agreements.
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before a meeting at the Demilitarized Zone in Panmunjom, South Korea, in June 2019
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 5, 2025
U.S.-North Korea summit may be held in spring, South's spy agency tells lawmaker
U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly called for a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his trip to South Korea last week, but Kim did not respond to his overtures.

China warns citizens not to visit Japan as row over Taiwan heats up
Chinese tourists wear kimonos as they visit Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Saturday.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
China warns of military response if Japan intervenes in Taiwan contingency
Representatives from the Japan Innovation Party hand over a proposal to designate Xue Jian, the Chinese consul-general in Osaka, as persona no grata, to a staff of the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Wednesday.
At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.
Japan may triple departure tax to tackle overtourism
A plane takes off from Haneda Airport.
At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.
Japan fully enters sports streaming era as fans face new dilemmas
Sports fan Tadashi Yokoyama streams basketball and fencing on three screens.
Stablecoins: Boring goes big, and now in Japan
Noritaka Okabe, CEO of JPYC, acknowledges a number of potential risks related to stablecoins.
Shohei Ohtani collects fourth MVP Award with 2025 NL honor
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani was named National League MVP for the second straight season on Thursday.
As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo
By Kathryn Wortley

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