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Russian troops at a Victory Day military parade rehearsal in St. Petersburg last week. Russia's military spending rose 5.9% in 2025 to $190 billion, equivalent to 7.5% of GDP.
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 27, 2026
Global military spending surges on insecurity, report finds
The three top spenders — the United States, China and Russia — spent a combined total of $1.48 trillion, just over half of global expenditure.
A container ship is seen at the port in Lianyungang, in China's eastern Jiangsu province on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 27, 2026
Under cover of trade truce with Trump, China expands economic pressure toolkit
Beijing is punishing those who shift supply chains from China, tightening rare ​earth licensing, banning foreign AI and cybersecurity tech and weighing curbs on its solar gear.
Nissan is pushing ahead with a growth plan for China that calls for annual sales to reach 1 million cars by the end of the decade.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 26, 2026
Nissan is betting on ‘China speed’ to get back on its feet
The carmaker is pushing ahead with a growth plan for China that calls for annual sales to reach 1 million cars by the end of the decade.
Commander of the Ground Self-Defense Force's Amphibious Rapid Deployment, Maj. Gen. Toshikatsu Musha, and commander of the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Amphibious and Mine Warfare Force, Rear Adm. Ikeuchi Izuru, attend the opening ceremony of the U.S.-Philippines Balikatan joint military exercises, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, on April 20.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Apr 26, 2026
Beyond the hub-and-spoke: Japan quietly emerges as a secondary connector
Tokyo is positioning itself as a strategic hub for middle-power security diplomacy that reinforces the U.S.-led order while diversifying its own security partnerships.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the country's nuclear material production base and nuclear weapons institute, at an undisclosed location in a photo released in January last year.
WORLD
Apr 25, 2026
Nuclear nonproliferation meeting at U.N. comes amid raging global wars
The ongoing war in Ukraine, Iran’s nuclear program and the war there, non-nuclear states’ fears over proliferation and North Korea’s developing arsenal could all be deal-breakers.
Head of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Chief of Staff Romeo Brawner Jr., speaks during the opening ceremony of the U.S.-Philippines Balikatan joint military exercises, at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City, Metro Manila, on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 25, 2026
China holds live-fire drills in waters near Luzon as Japan joins military exercises in Philippines
The Chinese drills included live-fire shooting, sea-air coordination, rapid maneuvers and ⁠maritime replenishments to test integrated joint combat capabilities.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping walk, as they hold a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Busan, South Korea, last October.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 25, 2026
Taiwan fears it will be ‘on the menu’ at Xi’s summit with Trump
At the meeting, Xi is likely to press Trump to agree to change the island’s status by opposing Taiwan independence.
DeepSeek has unveiled preview versions of a long-awaited new flagship model called V4, which costs less than many alternatives to use but doesn’t meaningfully narrow the U.S. lead in AI capabilities.
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 25, 2026
DeepSeek’s long-awaited new model fails to narrow U.S. lead in AI
DeepSeek unveiled the V4 Flash and V4 Pro series on Friday, touting top-tier performance in coding benchmarks and big advancements in reasoning and agentic tasks.
A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket launches from the Space Force Station at Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Sunday.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 24, 2026
It’s up to SpaceX and Blue Origin to stick the moon landing
NASA is betting on SpaceX and Blue Origin to build lunar landers for the Artemis III mission next year, paving the way for the first mission back to the moon since 1972.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. speaks during a news conference at Malacanang Palace in Manila in March.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 24, 2026
Philippines President Marcos to make state visit to Japan
The two nations have been strengthening military ties in recent years, with Tokyo supplying Manila with coast guard ships and radar systems.
A Type-88 missile is test-fired near Shinhidaka, Hokkaido, in June. Japan’s easing of arms export restrictions is intended to strengthen security cooperation and defense capabilities while adapting to a more unstable global environment.
EDITORIALS
Apr 24, 2026
Japan’s new arms export stance and changing security realities
This new policy responds to the new security reality, recognizing that dangers are mounting and every nation must do more.
An interactive display at the iRootech Technology Co. offices in Guangzhou, China, on April 15. There is growing appetite in the U.S. Congress for restricting the flow of AI technology to China.
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 23, 2026
AI export control measures aimed at China gain steam in U.S. House
The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee is seeking to close what lawmakers see as loopholes allowing China to access powerful U.S. technology including Nvidia chips.
Demonstrators march past riot police outside the Japanese Embassy in Beijing in September 2012. The global media often misrepresents Japan as nationalistic, driven in part by China-backed narratives and unfair stereotypes.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 23, 2026
Falling for Beijing’s anti-Japan propaganda is dangerously naive
This mischaracterization is rooted in Japan’s wartime history, but also shaped by blatant ideological bias and propaganda.
Kuan Bi-ling, minister of Taiwan's Ocean Affairs Council, which runs the Coast Guard Administration, speaks during a press conference in Taipei, Taiwan, April 2, 2026.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 23, 2026
Taiwan minister makes rare visit to South China Sea island for drills
It was the first time in seven years a minister had visited Itu Aba, which is also claimed by China, Vietnam ​and the Philippines.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang (center), talks to Yohei Kono (left), head of the Association for the Promotion of International Trade, as they head to a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in July 2023.
BUSINESS
Apr 22, 2026
Japanese trade delegation visit to China planned for June
The delegation is expected to inspect the China International Supply Chain Expo, which will be held in Beijing from June 22 to 26.
U.S. President Donald Trump suggested in an interview on CNBC Tuesday that the U.S. caught a boat with a “gift” from China, after talking about the U.S. restocking its munitions.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 22, 2026
Trump says China testing U.S. red line with ‘gift’ for Iran
The U.S. president hinted — without explicitly saying — that the present was some form of lethal aid for Tehran.
Bags containing a mixture of rare earth elements sit on the grounds of Australian mining firm Lynas in Gebeng, eastern Malaysia, on April 8.
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 22, 2026
Delicate extraction: Malaysia offers rare earths alternative to China
China makes up about 90% of the world’s market for rare earth minerals, stoking fears about Beijing’s ability to choke global supplies.
One-person company SoloNest founder Karen Dai prepares for a coffee chat at a conference room in Shanghai on April 12.
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 22, 2026
Young Chinese use AI to launch one-person firms over job anxiety
Rapidly advancing AI tools are being seen as a welcome teammate even as they threaten layoffs at existing firms.
Japan’s export growth beat analysts’ forecast in March as demand in China rebounded, while the impact from the Middle East conflict has yet to surface.
BUSINESS
Apr 22, 2026
Japan’s export growth quickened as China returned from holidays
The value of overall exports rose 11.7% in March from a year earlier, accelerating from a revised 4% pace in February.
A Self-Defense Forces armored unit takes part in an annual parade and ceremony at the Asaka Base, north of Tokyo, in October 2018.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 22, 2026
Revising Japan’s arms export ban isn’t ‘militarism’
Japan’s militarism ended with World War II more than eight decades ago. Today’s Japan is free, democratic and open.
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.
Some startups see opportunity in an aging Japan
Yasmin Baba, CTO of Amilis, wins the Grand Prize at the Pitch2Tokyo Grand Final on Feb. 19.
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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