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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung speaks at the National Assembly in Seoul on Nov. 4.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
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.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Pressure builds on Marcos as Philippine graft mess forces revamp
The revamp of the president's Cabinet underscores his determination to press ahead with his corruption crackdown, even as allegations touch his own allies.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Taiwan to give security handbook to all households as China threat rises
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.
Members of religious group Iglesia ni Cristo attend an anti-corruption protest at a park in Manila on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 16, 2025
Megachurch gathers in Manila to protest Philippine corruption
By Ditas Lopez
There is mounting pressure on Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s government to act on a corruption scandal related to flood infrastructure funds worth billions of pesos.
The Hanwha Philly Shipyard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in July.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 14, 2025
U.S. and South Korea discuss jointly building nuclear-powered submarines
By Josh Wingrove and Soo-hyang Choi
The potential major shift in their alliance would go beyond the announcement made by the countries’ presidents two weeks ago.
Taiwanese Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim’s visited Brussels last week, telling lawmakers that “global prosperity depends on a strong and free Taiwan.”
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 14, 2025
Taiwan makes inroads into Europe as China hits rough patch with West
By Gabriel Dominguez
The self-ruled, democratic island is circumventing diplomatic obstacles despite Beijing’s efforts to ostracize it.
Indian officials at the site of an explosion in New Delhi on Monday
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 14, 2025
Modi’s new red line on terrorism raises stakes after New Delhi blast
By Dan Strumpf and Sudhi Ranjan Sen
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.”

A beloved Tokyo penguin’s end presages Suica’s shift to payments giant
JR East is retiring the beloved Suica penguin as part of a rebrand to transform the contactless payment platform, used for both transit and retail, into a mobile fintech powerhouse.
Japan sends senior official to China to cool boiling tensions
A Chinese tour group in the Ginza shopping district of Tokyo on Sunday. China has advised its citizens to avoid traveling to Japan, following a diplomatic feud sparked by remarks from Tokyo's new prime minister about a hypothetical attack on Taiwan.
More Japanese firms relax rules in tussle for workers
Hinako Mori, 22, arranges products at a Don Quijote outlet in Tokyo in October. The Japanese retailer, which relaxed its rules concerning hair and nail polish three years ago, says nearly a quarter of its employees sport brightly colored hair.
What you need to know about the shift to My Number health insurance cards
With the government's integration of health insurance with My Number cards, conventional health insurance cards will no longer be accepted at clinics and hospitals across Japan from Dec. 2.
Bears attacks and sightings continue in northern Japan
A bear walks in front of a box trap set up at a park in the city of Akita on Nov. 2.
How Band-Maid brought anime energy into the hard-rock sound of ‘Scooooop’
Members of Band-Maid combine heavy riffs and maid-inspired visuals in their latest project, "Rock Is a Lady’s Modesty."
Japan uses series against South Korea to prep for World Baseball Classic title defense
Japan's Ryuhei Sotani pitches against South Korea at Tokyo Dome on Saturday night.
Who is cricket’s Shohei Ohtani?
South African cricket legend Jacques Kallis plays a shot during the final day of a cricket test match against India in Johannesburg in December 2013.
Good fortune, wrapped in fried tofu
Golden "age-fukuburo," a culinary take on Japan's new year "lucky bags," can be served on their own.
Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan celebrates 80 years at the forefront of press freedom
Located near the Imperial Palace, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan prides itself on the accessibility of its events and the support it offers to budding and established journalists. The club is currently headed by Dan Sloan, a former reporter for Reuters.

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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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