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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said earlier this month that a hypothetical Chinese attack on Taiwan could be deemed "a situation threatening Japan's survival."
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
China takes spat with Japan over Taiwan to U.N. and vows to defend itself
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi committed "a grave violation of international law" and diplomatic norms, China's U.N. Ambassador Fu Cong wrote in a letter.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Why China isn’t filling climate leadership void after U.S. retreat
There had been hopes that China, an advocate of emissions reduction and clean tech, would fill in for lost U.S. leadership at COP 30.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
U.S. confirms sale of $700 million air defense system to Taiwan
This is the second weapons deal with Taipei in a week, with only Australia and Indonesia now operating the similar systems in the Indo-Pacific.
Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan speaks at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 19, 2025
Singapore sees a ‘tactical pause’ in tensions between U.S. and China
By Claire Jiao
A long-term partial decoupling could emerge if the economic giants fail to rebuild trust, Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan warns.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung speaks at the National Assembly in Seoul on Nov. 4.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 18, 2025
South Korean sub deal with U.S. will trigger 'nuclear domino' effect, says North
A long-awaited security and trade agreement between Seoul and Washington, finalized last week, includes plans to move forward with developing atomic-powered vessels.
Members of the religious sect Iglesia ni Cristo listen to speeches during an anti-corruption protest at a park in Manila on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 18, 2025
Pressure builds on Marcos as Philippine graft mess forces revamp
By Manolo Serapio Jr. and Ditas Lopez
The revamp of the president's Cabinet underscores his determination to press ahead with his corruption crackdown, even as allegations touch his own allies.
The book cover of Taiwan's civil defense handbook at a printing house in Taoyuan, Taiwan, on Friday
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 18, 2025
Taiwan to give security handbook to all households as China threat rises
By Yimou Lee
The handbook includes for the first time instructions on what to do if citizens encounter enemy soldiers and states any claims of Taiwan's surrender should be considered false.
Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina delivers a speech during the 25th International Conference on The Future Of Asia, in Tokyo in 2019.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 17, 2025
Bangladesh court sentences ex-prime minister to be hanged for crimes against humanity
Sheikh Hasina called the verdict “biased and politically motivated” in a statement issued from India, where the ousted leader is hiding.
Thailand said tariff talks with the U.S. will move forward on a separate track from its commitments to U.S. President Donald Trump on Thailand's border dispute with Cambodia.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 17, 2025
Thailand says U.S. trade talks separated from Cambodia border deal
By Suttinee Yuvejwattana
Washington had earlier moved to halt trade negotiations pending Thai compliance over the peace declaration with Cambodia signed last month.
Then-Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reviews an honor guard at the Government House during her visit to Thailand, in Bangkok on April 26, 2024.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 17, 2025
Ahead of Hasina verdict, son warns of Bangladesh violence if party ban stays
By Krishna N. Das
Sajeeb Wazed's comments came a day before a Dhaka court was due to deliver a verdict that is expected to convict his mother in absentia on charges of crimes against humanity.

Japanese court orders Cloudflare to pay ¥500 million over manga piracy
Cloudflare has been ordered to pay ¥500 million after four major publishing firms accused the firm of copyright infringement for its role in hosting sites that distribute pirated copies of manga titles.
Japan plans higher visa fees for foreign residents
Along with planned higher fees for foreign residents to stay, Japan is looking to raise the ¥3,000 single-entry visa fee for inbound tourists to Western standards in the next fiscal year.
Two men suspected of smuggling 1 ton of gold into Japan from South Korea
U.K. gold bullion bars and coins are displayed at Baird & Co. in Hatton Garden in London.
Takaichi rejects China's demand to retract Taiwan remarks
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has rejected China's demands for her to retract her comments on Taiwan, saying Tokyo's stance on a major regional security crisis remains unchanged.
¥21.3 trillion stimulus package approved by Cabinet
The Cabinet is expected to submit an extra budget bill to finance the package to parliament, which is in session until Dec. 17.
First foreign president of Hosei University looks abroad for change
Hosei University President Diana Khor, who herself was an international student, aims to encourage students to look outward and cultivate a global mindset.
Japanese companies advised to change mindset about investment in Africa
Bernard Laurendeau, chief of Enkopa Lab Japan, in Tokyo last month
Munetaka Murakami headlines quartet looking to move to MLB via posting system
The Swallows' Munetaka Murakami has 246 career home runs in eight NPB seasons.
The reality of human trafficking in Japan
A view of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward at night. Last year in Japan, 66 people were put in protective custody as victims of human trafficking. Among them, 58 — including all 41 minors — were Japanese nationals. International pressure to act on human trafficking led Japan to make efforts to crack down on the crime, such as a tightening of conditions in 2005 for entertainer visas.
Why we can’t get enough of the sham of the rental family
“Rental Family,” directed and co-written by the single-named Hikari, follows out-of-work actor Phillip (Brendan Fraser), who is hired as the “token white guy” at a Tokyo agency called Rental Family.

Podcast

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

Longform

Juzo Itami’s “Tampopo” was released Nov. 23, 1985, and though it wasn’t a hit at the time, it has gained a cult following in the years since.
Eat, slurp, love: 'Tampopo' turns 40
By Weiwen Lin

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