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Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles speaks during a meeting with defense chief Shinjiro Koizumi at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2026
Japan and Australia eye joint missile and drone production amid U.S. stockpile concerns
Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said the shifting geostrategic environment is driving the quasi-allies to rethink how they cooperate on arms production.
A Ukrainian serviceman carries an FPV-drone with an AI-assisted targeting system in Ukraine's Kharkiv region on Nov. 26.
WORLD
Apr 7, 2026
Ukraine’s attack drone fleet faces a mini jet engine supply crunch
Mini turbojet drones are faster and cheaper than other options, allowing Ukraine to strike deep inside Russian-held territory while competing with more advanced Russian systems.
An employee works with FP-1 long-range drones at a production facility of Fire Point company in an undisclosed location in Ukraine on April 2.
WORLD
Apr 7, 2026
Ukraine missile maker targets ‘game changer’ air defense system by 2027
Years of know-how gained on the battlefield fighting Russian forces have made Ukraine a leading innovator in low-cost defense tech.
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung speaks during a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron following their bilateral meeting in Seoul on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 6, 2026
South Korea president says regrets ‘reckless’ drones sent to North
Seoul initially denied any official role in the January drone incursion but Lee Jae Myung said a probe had revealed government officials had been involved.
A drone operator flies his drone as Chinese drone maker DJI holds a demonstration to display an app that tracks a drone’s registration and owner in Montreal, Canada, in 2019.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 6, 2026
China built the world’s drone industry. Now it’s locking down the skies.
New regulations are tightening rules for recreational and civilian operators, with penalties for unauthorized flying of drones to include possible jail time.
Motorists queue up to refuel their vehicles outside a petrol station in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 1, 2026
Asia barters for scarce energy as Iran crisis throttles supply
The race for alternative supply has hotted up as China, the world’s second-largest economy, imposed fuel export bans.
A Sting interceptor drone by the Ukrainian company Wild Hornets flies at an undisclosed location in Ukraine on March 16.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 31, 2026
Ukraine’s drone masters eye Iran war to kickstart export ambitions
To export Ukrainian systems, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criss-crossed the Gulf region to hash out deals with countries that have been targeted by waves of Iranian drone attacks.
U.S. President Donald Trump talks to members of the media aboard Air Force One en route to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 30, 2026
Trump calls Iran’s current leaders ‘very reasonable’ as Pakistan prepares to host talks
The U.S. leader’s remarks came after Pakistan, which is acting as an intermediary between Tehran and Washington, said it was preparing to host “meaningful talks” soon.
Russia’s slow, costly gains in Ukraine highlight the limits of its military power, especially when contrasted with the speed and effectiveness of recent U.S. and Israeli operations in Iran.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 29, 2026
Putin’s misguided war on Ukraine reveals epic impotence
In 2025 alone, Russia lost more than 400,000 soldiers, killed or wounded, while capturing less than 1% of Ukrainian territory.
A satellite image shows obsolete Chinese J-6 fighters that have been converted into attack drones, lined up next to the runway at Longtian airbase in China's Fujian Province on March 10.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 29, 2026
China stations jets-turned-drones at bases near Taiwan Strait, report says
These jets-turned-drones would fly into targets in the opening phase of an ‌assault on ‌Taiwan, according to a former U.S. naval intelligence officer.
Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani receives Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Lusail Palace in Doha on Saturday.
WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 29, 2026
‘Risky moment’: Ukraine treads tightrope with Gulf arms deals
Zelenskyy started offering U.S. allies in the region deals to get their hands on Ukrainian drone interceptors and has dispatched over 200 military experts.
The South Korean Air Force Black Eagles aerobatics team perform maneuvers during an event at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, South Korea, last year.
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2026
South Korea’s defense startups surge as global conflicts flare
Domestic manufacturers can churn out NATO- standard weapons cheaper and quicker than many established Western rivals, which has allowed them to capitalize on growing global demand.
The Iran war, like the Russia‑Ukraine war, shows how low‑cost unmanned weapons can overwhelm expensive defense systems.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 27, 2026
What Tokyo can learn from Kyiv’s war experience
The Iran war, like the Russia‑Ukraine war, shows low‑cost unmanned weapons can overwhelm expensive defense systems.
A mother and son walk near a building destroyed in a strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran on March 21.
WORLD
Mar 25, 2026
Gulf warnings and fears of miscalculation preceded Trump’s pause in Iran showdown
Gulf Arab states warned U.S. President Donald Trump that strikes on Iran’s power plants would trigger Iranian retaliation on their own vital energy and desalination facilities.
A person stands next to remnants of a missile stuck in the ground found in Kifl Haris village, near Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Mar 25, 2026
U.S. expected to send thousands more soldiers to Middle East, sources say
Such an escalation could dramatically raise the stakes in the conflict, which is already in its fourth week and has roiled global markets.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government approved a draft revision to the drone law at a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Mar 24, 2026
Government approves bill to expand no-fly zones for drones in Japan
While the designated no-fly zones have not changed since the law entered into force in 2016, drones’ maximum speeds, ranges and load capacities have drastically improved.
A support vessel maneuvers near the crude oil tanker 'Devon' as it sails through the Persian Gulf towards Kharg Island oil terminal to transport crude oil to export markets in Bandar Abbas, Iran, on Friday.
WORLD
Mar 23, 2026
Trump and Iran hurl war threats with Hormuz crisis building
The strait, through which one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies normally flow, has been effectively shut since the start of the conflict.
A boy fills a water tank from a truck outside his family home in Diwaniya, Iraq, on Oct. 20, 2022. Desalination plants are essential to the economy and drinking water supplies in the Middle East.
WORLD / EXPLAINER
Mar 23, 2026
Water emerges as a dangerous new war target
Iran has threatened to target desalination plants in the Middle East, which are essential to one of the driest regions in the world.
The Pentagon published a ​joint statement on Friday that said ​the U.S. and its allies had ‌agreed to set up a new program to produce solid rocket motors — the propulsion systems used in many guided weapons — with Japan taking the lead.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 21, 2026
U.S. and allies move to build missiles and drones closer to Asia’s flashpoints
A U.S.-led defense manufacturing partnership said ​it had ‌agreed to set up a new program to produce solid rocket motors, with Japan taking the lead.
Ukrainian Ambassador to Japan Yurii Lutovinov speaks during an interview at the Ukrainian Embassy in Tokyo on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 20, 2026
Ukraine ready to share combat expertise and drone tech with Japan, ambassador says
Discussions on defense cooperation are already underway, with a focus on how Kyiv’s experience could inform Tokyo’s own efforts to develop its capabilities.
Japan triples departure tax in push to combat overtourism
Tourists in Yanaka Ginza, Tokyo, on Wednesday. Japan tripled its International Tourist Tax (departure tax) to ¥3,000 from ¥1,000 on Wednesday for all travelers leaving Japan, regardless of nationality.
‘My dream is broken’: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
More facilities in Japan placing sanitary bins in men’s restrooms
A sanitary bin with an awareness sticker placed in a men's restroom in the Nagasaki Municipal Government building
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
Why is the yen so weak and what can Japan do about it?
Japan spent ¥11.7 trillion ($73 billion) between late April and late May to prop up the weak yen.
Six of the best: rikishi of note in each sumo division
Kazuma (right) faces off against future <i>yokozuna</i> Onosato during the All Japan Amateur Sumo Championships at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in December 2020.
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Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.

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