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U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the demilitarized zone that separates the two Koreas in June 2019.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Trump officials weigh possible Kim Jong Un meeting during Asia trip, report says
Officials have not begun logistical arrangements or direct communications with Pyongyang, the report said.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Chinese leaders to hash out strategic blueprint at key meeting
The gathering of the Central Committee will be crucial in determining longstanding policy objectives in the world's second-largest economy.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Thai princess calls for Cambodian border wall amid row with neighbor
The call follows a territorial dispute between the two countries that escalated into deadly clashes earlier this year.
A member of the Thailand Mine Action Center (TMAC) demonstrates a PMN-2 mine detonation during a media visit organized by the Royal Thai Army, following a ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand, in Surin province, Thailand, on Aug. 20.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 16, 2025
Land mines that sparked Thai-Cambodia clash were likely newly laid, experts say
By Panu Wongcha-um and Devjyot Ghoshal
Cambodia denies Thailand's accusation that it laid the mines along parts of their joint frontier.
Vietnam's Communist Party General Secretary To Lam (right) and Chinese President Xi Jinping
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 14, 2025
From menacing to 'cool': How views on China have shifted in Vietnam
By Phuong Nguyen and Francesco Guarascio
Social media appears to be playing a crucial role in the changing mood in Vietnam — and in particular TikTok, which is popular among the young.
Thai army and police (bottom) face off with Cambodian people in a disputed area along the Cambodia-Thailand border, as seen from Sa Kaeo province, on Sept. 17.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 14, 2025
Trump to attend signing of Thai-Cambodian 'peace deal'
Malaysia's foreign minister said the U.S. leader would visit Malaysia on Oct. 26 to attend the ASEAN summit in the Malaysian capital, which runs through Oct. 28.
Young Nepalis register for the upcoming parliamentary elections in Kathmandu on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 14, 2025
After uprising, Nepal's Gen Z rush to register to vote
By Anup OJHA
For many, it will be their first time participating in an election, and they see it as a chance to shape the future of their country of 30 million people.
A China Coast Guard vessel is seen on a giant screen showing news footage about the coast guard's law enforcement patrols in waters around Taiwan, outside a shopping mall in Beijing on April 1.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 9, 2025
China honing abilities for a possible future attack, Taiwan warns
By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard
China has been using AI tools to weaken Taiwan's cybersecurity and to scan for weak points in critical infrastructure, the island's defense ministry said.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate two landmark transit projects Wednesday, marking a milestone in his administration’s effort to modernize infrastructure in India.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 8, 2025
Modi to open airport and metro-line projects worth $4 billion in Mumbai
By P R Sanjai and Mihir Mishra
The landmark transit projects mark a milestone in the administration’s effort to modernize infrastructure in the world’s most populous country.
A Royal Australian Navy submarine during a maritime exercise in Darwin, Australia
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 8, 2025
Pentagon conducting ‘brass-tack’ review of AUKUS, nominee says
By Tony Capaccio
The comments from John Noh, Trump’s pick for assistant secretary for Indo-Pacific security affairs, mark a rare moment that the administration has acknowledged the review.

Why I chose Japanese citizenship over permanent residency
Jon Heese (second left) takes part in a 2024 New Year's nihonshu barrel opening ceremony.
Tokyo ordered to pay damages to South Asian woman over police response
The Tokyo High Court held that, “even taking the woman’s consent into account” for sharing her personal information, the officers breached their duty of care and acted unlawfully.
Former PM Tomiichi Murayama dies at age 101
Former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama speaks during an interview in Tokyo in March 2007.
Japan's fractured politics could ensnarl Takaichi's economic plans
Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected leader of Japan's ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party, attends a news conference after the LDP presidential election in Tokyo on Oct. 4.
Tokyo homebuyers split on purchase plans as living costs soar, survey shows
A survey showed that some potential homebuyers in Tokyo are delaying purchases while others are wary of missing out on opportunities posed by rising home prices.
What does Jimbocho think of its unexpected ‘cool’ status?
Tokyo's Jimbocho neighborhood is a haven for book lovers, its rows of secondhand bookstores spilling over with printed materials.
What you need to see at this year's Tokyo film festival
Chloe Zhao’s "Hamnet"
New film explores how Japan and the U.S. found common ground through baseball
Masanori Murakami became the first MLB player from Japan when he made his debut with the Giants on Sept 1, 1964.
As they wrestle for power, Japan’s political parties must remember their base
Rengo's head Tomoko Yoshino speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Oct. 8.
Sumo is about to hit London and the West with a force previously unseen
Preparations advance on Monday for the Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Podcast

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

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Rock group The Yellow Monkey played K-Arena Yokohama in June as part of a nationwide tour. Concerts are increasingly popular in the age of social media as users value in-person experiences.
Inside Japan’s arena boom: Sports, sound and city-building
By Patrick St. Michel

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