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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi looks on as Association of Southeast Asian Nations leaders attend the opening of bloc's summit in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 27, 2025
In diplomatic debut, Takaichi chooses continuity at ASEAN summit
New Prime Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi put fears of a more hawkish approach to China on the backburner as she promised boosted ties with Southeast Asia.
A Chinese H-6K bomber flies over Tiananmen Square during a military parade in Beijing on Sept. 3. Chinese state media reported on Sunday that a group of such bombers recently flew near Taiwan to practice "confrontation drills."
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 27, 2025
Ahead of Trump-Xi meeting, China says bombers flew near Taiwan
Without specifying a date, Chinese state television said that units from the Eastern Theater Command had conducted combat-oriented training.
Wang Huning, China's No. 4 official, attends a high-level meeting on industrialization and agricultural modernization, on the sidelines of the China Africa Forum in Beijing in September last year.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 26, 2025
No. 4 China official says peaceful 'reunification' with Taiwan is best path forward
The comments were made at an event in Beijing to mark the 80th anniversary of the island's "restoration" to Chinese rule.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on as President Donald Trump speaks to the media aboard Air Force One, at Al Udeid Air Base near Doha, Qatar, on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 26, 2025
Rubio says U.S. won’t change Taiwan policy for China deal
Xi Jinping has renewed a push for the U.S. to change its longstanding policy that it doesn’t support Taiwan’s independence.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington before boarding Marine One on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 25, 2025
Trump aims to clinch deal with China's Xi during Asia trip
Trump, who left Washington on Friday, is set for a five-day trip to Malaysia, Japan and South Korea, his first to the region and longest journey abroad since taking office.
Pilgrims carry a sedan chair holding a statue of the sea goddess Mazu out of a temple during a pilgrimage on Meizhou island, Fujian province, China on Oct. 11, 2024.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 23, 2025
China courts Taiwanese worshippers in religious charm offensive
Security officials in Taiwan are wary of what they see as a Beijing influence campaign using religions that are important to Taiwanese life but tightly controlled by the CCP.
The Taiwanese flag waves on a hilltop facing China's Xiamen city, on Dadan Island, in Kinmen, Taiwan, on Oct. 18.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 23, 2025
Taiwan wary China's new economic plan could include front-line islands
Taiwanese officials fear China could seek to gain de facto jurisdiction over Kinmen islands if it includes them in its economic development plan.
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 23, 2025
Taiwan is courting MAGA influencers to get Trump’s attention
Officials have grown worried that Trump could undermine the self-ruled democracy’s interests during talks with China.
Sanae Takaichi meets with Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te at the Presidential Office in Taipei in April.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 22, 2025
The secret to Takaichi’s success in the Indo-Pacific
In her favor, Takaichi, a former economic security minister, seems to understand that this developing security structure centers around Japan.
Minoru Kihara (second from left) attends a Lower House plenary session on Tuesday in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 21, 2025
Who is Minoru Kihara, Takaichi’s new 'cool-headed' spokesman?
The former defense minister has many things in common with Japan’s first female prime minister.
U.S. President Donald Trump points to a reporter during a meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 21, 2025
Trump expects Taiwan on agenda for Xi meeting, predicts trade deal
The U.S. leader underlined a number of divisive topics the two sides plan to tackle at a meeting on the sidelines of a regional summit in South Korea next week.
Chinese President Xi Jinping walks to the Monument to the People’s Heroes during a wreath-laying ceremony to honor deceased national heroes on Martyrs’ Day in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on Sept. 30.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 20, 2025
In China, a forbidden question looms: Who leads after Xi?
The 72-year-old president has neither an heir apparent nor a clear timetable for designating one.
Kuomintang supporters attend a rally in Taipei in July. Cheng Li-wun won a vote to become the leader of the KMT on Saturday, according to a statement by the party.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 20, 2025
China-leaning politician wins to lead Taiwan opposition Kuomintang
Cheng Li-wun won 50.2% of votes, according to a statement by the Kuomintang, beating five other candidates. She is the third woman to lead the party.
Visitors look at airborne weapons displayed at a booth of Aviation Industry Corporation of China at the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, or Zhuhai Airshow, in Zhuhai, China, in November 2018.
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Oct 16, 2025
Russian training could help Chinese paratroopers play key role in a Taiwan invasion
Leaked documents indicate that Russia is training and equipping Chinese units to potentially airdrop onto the island to clear a path for follow-on forces.
In his book, correspondent Chris Horton examines Taiwan's history but also brings the story into the present by tracing its strategic alignments today.
CULTURE / Books
Oct 13, 2025
'Ghost Nation' puts Taiwan’s history in present context
Horton, a veteran correspondent who has lived in Taiwan for more than a decade, devotes substantial space in the book to the transformative years of Japanese rule over Taiwan.
Taiwan's flag is carried across the sky during National Day celebrations in Taipei on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 11, 2025
China issues bounty for Taiwan PsyOps unit for 'separatism'
Chinese police offered rewards of $1,400 for information about 18 people it said were Taiwanese military psychological operations officers.
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te speaks during National Day celebrations in Taipei on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 10, 2025
Taiwan president unveils 'T-Dome' air defense system to counter China threat
Taiwan is ramping up defense spending and modernizing its armed forces, but faces a China that has a far larger military.
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
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.
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te visits the Taipei Aerospace and Defense Technology Exhibition in Taipei on Sept. 19.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 7, 2025
China takeover of Taiwan would threaten U.S. too, Taiwan president says
China's increasing military activities further and further from its own shores are a challenge not only for Taiwan, Lai said.
Association for Philippines-China Understanding (APCU) Chairman Raul Lambino shakes hands with guests during a ceremony for the Award for Promoting Philippines-China Understanding at The Manila Hotel in Manila in June.
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Oct 6, 2025
How China waged an infowar against U.S. interests in the Philippines
China paid for a cyber campaign to weaken support for Philippine government policy and to sow discord over Manila's security alliance with the United States.
Bear kills another person in Japan in record year for fatal attacks
Police investigate the scene of a bear attack that killed one person and injured three others on Friday in the village of Higashinaruse in Akita Prefecture.
Tokyo launches English-language international school database
A screenshot of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's international schools portal site
Strong quake shakes Hokkaido as authorities urge vigilance
Kunashiri Island is seen across the Nemuro Strait, just before sunrise from Rausu, Hokkaido. A strong earthquake struck the area at a depth of about 40 kilometers early Saturday.
New tourism minister calls concentration of tourists in certain areas 'very serious'
Tourism minister Yasushi Kaneko holds a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Florian Wiltschko: ‘Shinto helps me understand and live within Japanese culture’
Florian Wiltschko’s interest in Shintoism began with a trip to Japan in his teens. He now serves as the supplicant priest at the 355-year-old Hisai Hachiman Shrine in Mie Prefecture.
Ukyo Shuto's run into Japan Series history shows game is about more than speed
SoftBank's Ukyo Shuto rounds first base after hitting a double in the seventh inning at Mizuho PayPay Dome Fukuoka on Sunday.
Spanish artist and Japanese writer duos diversify the manga talent pool in Japan
"Menheim” is a dark fantasy manga with a story that centers on a girl’s quest to find a cure for her ill brother.
Japan’s youth are apathetic toward the climate crisis. Could anime change that?
“Future Kid Takara,” a series of anime shorts to be aired on NHK Educational TV in November, attempts to educate children about climate change.
Loss to Wallabies doesn't dampen Japan’s optimism
Japan's Michael Leitch controls the ball during the match against Australia on Saturday.
Lentil by lentil, Nepali food takes shape in Tokyo
At Nepalico, the "dal bhat" — a Nepali dish consisting of rice and lentils stewed with spices — with chicken curry is the most popular item on the menu.

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