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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi holds a news conference in Beijing on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 8, 2026
China says U.S. talks vital as Trump targets Beijing’s key partners
With the U.S. president focused on the war he and Israel launched against Iran, analysts are watching for signs that his visit to meet Xi will go ahead.
Brain-computer interface scientist and National People's Congress delegate Yao Dezhong during an interview in Beijing on Saturday
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 8, 2026
China could see widespread use of brain-computer tech in 3-5 years, expert says
Recent high-profile trials have enabled paralyzed patients and amputees to regain partial mobility and operate robotic hands or intelligent wheelchairs.
Sanae Takaichi and Donald Trump meet in Tokyo for a summit in October. Japan’s fossil fuel investments tied to deals with the United States show Takaichi’s government favoring legacy energy over renewables.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 8, 2026
Takaichi and Trump are natural fossil fuel buddies — or are they?
More than a third of Southeast Asia’s coal power finance between 2016 and 2024 came from Japanese banks, and more than a fifth of gas.
Taiwanese Premier Cho Jung-tai holds a booklet on tariffs as he speaks at a news conference about a U.S.-Taiwan trade deal in Taipei on Jan. 20.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 7, 2026
Taiwan’s premier makes rare visit to Japan for WBC
The visit by Taiwanese Premier Cho Jung-tai was the first known planned trip to Japan by a sitting premier from the island since the two sides severed diplomatic ties in 1972.
Taiwanese Air Force ground crew scramble toward an F-16 fighter jet during an annual military exercise ahead of Lunar New Year in Chiayi, Taiwan, on Jan. 27.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 7, 2026
China military flights near Taiwan resume after mysterious seven-day absence
The stretch was part of a broader trend this year that has seen far fewer flights compared with the same time period in 2025.
Around 44.0% of survey respondents said they used newspapers and magazines as well as television and radio programs to confirm the authenticity of information.
JAPAN
Mar 7, 2026
Nearly 70% of Japanese suspect disinformation is spreading online
The result suggests that concern about the manipulation of information by foreign countries is growing in the country.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a joint news conference with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 6, 2026
Japan and Canada to establish economic security dialogue
The leaders of the two nations also agreed to establish a dialogue covering cyber policy to discuss growing threats in cyberspace.
Taiwan’s Defense Minister Wellington Koo at an event in Taipei in September last year.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 6, 2026
Taiwan defense minister rejects opposition’s cut‑price budget and U.S. arms deadline
Taiwan has faced pressure from the United States to sharply raise defense spending.
Chow Hang-tung speaks to the media outside Tin Shui Wai Police Station in Hong Kong in March 2021 over activists then being held by the authorities. She now faces an incitement to subversion charge over her role in commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 6, 2026
Hong Kong’s democracy fight is also a battle for women’s freedom
Despite gendered repression, smear campaigns and imprisonment by Beijing authorities, women in Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement continue to lead and resist.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping welcomes then-Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi at a ceremony in Beijing in February 2023. China is unlikely to be weakened by Donald Trump’s Iran strikes and may instead exploit any prolonged U.S. distraction in the Middle East.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 6, 2026
Regimes come and go. China’s interests in Iran will endure.
“The Middle East is not a paramount security or foreign policy priority for the Chinese in the way it is for the Europeans and the Americans.”
Electricite de France, Europe’s flagship builder, has struggled to deliver nuclear power projects on time and on budget.
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 6, 2026
A global nuclear power renaissance isn’t living up to the hype
In much of the world, lofty nuclear ambitions are at odds with the reality of an industry hollowed out by decades of stagnation.
Honda’s Acura Integra Type S is one of the two U.S.-built models to be sold in Japan.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 5, 2026
Honda to boost Japan lineup by importing cars from the U.S. and China
Honda said it’s taking advantage of a simplified certification system in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s push to sell more American cars in Japan.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders attend the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 5, 2026
China sets lowest growth target since 1991 as old model falters
The shift signals Beijing’s comfort with a slower pace while seeking more sustainable growth drivers to replace debt-fueled property and infrastructure investment.
Ground Self-Defense Force troops take part in an annual New Year's military drill at Narashino exercise field in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, on Jan. 11.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 5, 2026
Pentagon No. 3 says Japan knows about need to hike defense budgets ‘better than anybody’
The remarks, just over two weeks before Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s summit with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, hint that a spending hike will likely be discussed.
Lt. Gen. Roger Turner, commanding general of the III Marine Expeditionary Force, speaks to marines and sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America at Naval Base White Beach in Okinawa Prefecture on Aug. 10.
JAPAN
Mar 5, 2026
Drones and missiles: U.S. Marines in Okinawa evolve for sea-denial role
III Marine Expeditionary Force chief Lt. Gen. Roger Turner says the force is working with the Self-Defense Forces to boost the defense of islands and other key maritime areas.
The Houses of Parliament in London. The husband of a lawmaker from U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer's ruling Labour party is one of three men to have been arrested on suspicion of spying for China.
WORLD
Mar 5, 2026
British lawmaker’s husband among three accused of spying for China
The case could potentially become awkward for U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer who visited Beijing recently as part of his resetting of relations with China.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and his wife Diana arrive in Sydney on Tuesday ahead of his Friday stop in Tokyo, where he will hold talks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 5, 2026
Canada has an opportunity to redefine its role in the Pacific
The solution for Canada is not to seek an alternative to the U.S. in Japan, but to join Japan in the project of keeping the U.S. engaged.
A MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter departs from the flight deck of the USS Gerald R. Ford on Saturday while supporting Operation Epic Fury.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 5, 2026
U.S. insiders see Iran war hurting China-backed ‘Axis of Chaos’
That theory — popularized by Matt Pottinger — places China at the center of a deepening partnership with countries such as Russia, Iran and North Korea.
The Chinese embassy in Tokyo in November
JAPAN / Society
Mar 4, 2026
Chinese Embassy in Japan issues warning against ‘bumpers’ after viral video
The call for vigilance comes as Tokyo was pushing back against Beijing’s claims that Japan’s safety environment is deteriorating.
Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung speaks during an interview last week in Taipei. Lin has called on Japan and other partners to step up cooperation in areas such as intelligence-sharing, joint exercises, defense-industry tie-ups, data links and dealing with hybrid threats such as China’s gray-zone activities.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 4, 2026
Taiwan’s FM calls for Taipei to be part of ‘first island chain’ security framework
Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said working with partners in the strategic string of islands that stretch from Japan to Borneo is crucial to deterring China.
Japan needs caregivers. Young Indians are answering the call.
Young people in India's northeast are increasingly studying Japanese in hopes of building new lives and careers in Japan.
Osaka trumps Tokyo as both ranked among world’s top 10 most livable cities
Osaka’s infrastructure earned higher marks than Tokyo’s in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s latest Global Liveability Index.
Japanese teen arrested for booting users off streaming service
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a 15-year-old boy for allegedly creating a malicious program and canceling subscription accounts on the Bandai Channel.
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Long-stalled maglev line finally gets green light from Shizuoka Prefecture
Environmental concerns relating to the construction of Central Japan Railway’s high-speed maglev line had contributed to years of delays for the project.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.
Filmmaker explores history of discrimination against foreign nationals in Japan
Takashi Nishihara, the director of "Now and Then," in Tokyo on Wednesday. The director has spent 10 years traversing politically charged terrain while exploring youth-driven grassroots political movements that scrutinize the status quo.
Okinawa’s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.
Japanese nail salons are tourists’ new obsession
Tourists in Japan have always been interested in quintessentially Japanese approaches to modern culture, and, increasingly, visits to nail salons have become the new hot thing.

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