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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at Ritan Park, part of the first visit by a Canadian prime minister to China since 2017, in Beijing on Friday
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Jan 18, 2026
Carney rattles Canada auto firms in break with U.S. on Chinese EVs
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to open the way for imports of Chinese electric vehicles has rattled Canadian auto executives and raised concerns about how far he is willing to go in diverging from U.S. strategy.
China’s export restrictions on dual-use items to Japan illustrate how trade controls can be used as a coercive tool, putting dependent countries at risk.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 18, 2026
China proves skeptics right about export controls
The argument of the developing world, that trade controls are tools to suppress economic opportunity, has been legitimated in recent months.
Protesters demonstrate near the proposed site of a new Chinese "mega embassy" at Royal Mint Court, in London, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 18, 2026
Hundreds in London protest against Beijing ‘mega embassy’
China has for several years been trying to relocate its embassy, a move that has sparked fierce opposition from nearby residents and raised concerns about espionage activities.
Philippines Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro speaks in Kuala Lumpur last July.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 18, 2026
As ASEAN chair, Philippines aims for ‘effective’ South China Sea code of conduct
The Philippine’s top diplomat, Theresa Lazaro, is aiming to tackle the daunting task that has eluded the Southeast Asian bloc for years.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Jan 18, 2026
Carney’s China embrace widens gap with U.S. in Trump’s tariff era
Canada has long stuck closely to the U.S. on China policy. Along with historic trade ties, that alignment is now cracking.
An activist shouts slogans as she holds an anti-Trump sign during a protest near the U.S. Embassy, opposing U.S. military actions in Venezuela capturing President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, in Manila, on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 17, 2026
U.S. faces skepticism over deterring China as Trump eyes Greenland
Government and defense industry leaders have expressed unease at Trump’s challenge to fellow NATO member Denmark over control of Greenland.
A Chinese flag is seen near a fishing boat off the coast of Qingdao, China, following an oil spill in the Yellow Sea in April 2021.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 17, 2026
China bids to host secretariat of new high seas treaty
The surprise bid underscores Beijing’s desire to have greater influence over global environmental governance.
Masaaki Kanai, director-general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, has lodged a protest with China over its moves to build another structure in the East China Sea.
JAPAN
Jan 17, 2026
Japan criticizes China over new structure being built in East China Sea
The new structure on the Chinese side of the median line between the two countries in the waterway comes as the area’s continental shelf has not yet been delimited.
Italian leader Georgia Meloni ands Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shake hands during the Japan-Italy summit meeting in Tokyo on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 17, 2026
Takaichi and Italy’s Meloni agree to deepen security and economic ties
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Italian counterpart, Giorgia Meloni, held their first face-to-face summit Friday in Tokyo.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with President of China Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 16, 2026
Carney meets Xi after touting importance of ties with China amid ‘new world order’
The Canadian prime minister’s overture comes in the wake of the U.S. president’s trade war that last year put tariffs on goods from American allies and adversaries alike.
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (left) and U.S. defense chief Pete Hegseth stand for the national anthems at the Pentagon, near Washington, on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 16, 2026
U.S.-Japan alliance ‘unshakable,’ Koizumi declares after Pentagon meeting with Hegseth
The defense minister declined to offer specifics about discussions on China with his U.S. counterpart.
Women push strollers as they walk along a street in Beijing on Jan. 4. China has one of the lowest fertility rates in the world at around 1 birth ‌per woman, well below the 2.1 rate needed for a population to remain stable.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jan 16, 2026
China revs up fiscal support to boost number of births
The government said women in ⁠2026 would have “no out-of-pocket expenses” during their pregnancy, with medical costs fully reimbursable under its national medical insurance fund.
The approval rate for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet increased by 1.1 percentage points from the previous month to 61% in January.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 16, 2026
Takaichi Cabinet approval rises to 61%
The Cabinet has been able to maintain its public support rate at around 60% since it was launched in October last year.
The turbulence at the start of 2026 signals the opening of a third phase of the "Great Game," defined by intensifying U.S.-China rivalry, a weakening rules-based order and a growing need for smaller nations to shoulder more responsibility for their own security.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 16, 2026
The ‘Great Game’ enters uncharted territory
In its original sense, the “Great Game” referred to the 19th- and early 20th-century strategic rivalry between the British and Russian Empires for dominance in Central Asia.
Workers transport soil containing rare earth elements for export at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China. Ending U.S. reliance on the minerals has been a top priority for Washington.
BUSINESS
Jan 16, 2026
U.S. asks allies to step up measures on Chinese minerals
Ending U.S. reliance on the minerals has been a top priority for Washington since last year, when Beijing imposed export restrictions on what are known as rare earths.
A man rides a bike past the headquarters of the chipmaker Nexperia, as lawyers for the European management team of the chipmaker and its Chinese owner Wingtech face off in an Amsterdam court.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 15, 2026
Nexperia accuses Chinese owner of threats in testy chip feud
The standoff between Dutch chipmaker Nexperia and Chinese owner Wingtech Technology has disrupted the auto industry in Europe and around the world.
Chinese analysts say Beijing has become increasingly concerned that any Western equipment could be hacked by foreign powers.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 15, 2026
China tells its firms to not use U.S. and Israeli cybersecurity software: sources
Amid trade and diplomatic tensions between China and the U.S., Beijing has been keen to replace Western-made technology ​with domestic alternatives.
An aircraft carrier carved out of ice is seen on display at the Harbin Ice World Park in Harbin, in China's northeast Heilongjiang province, on Dec. 17.
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jan 15, 2026
Chinese Navy’s goal of projecting power around globe gains steam
Long thought to be an ultimate ambition of Beijing, this may become a reality much sooner than anticipated.
Xi Jinping holds a welcome ceremony for Lee Jae Myung in Beijing on Jan. 5.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 15, 2026
Xi welcomes stream of leaders shaken by Trump’s new world order
Countries shaken by U.S. tariffs and the unpredictability of its leader are lining up to mend ties with the world’s other major economy.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivers her first policy speech in parliament in Tokyo on Oct. 24.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 14, 2026
Takaichi to roll the dice on risky, but potentially rewarding, snap election
Calling a snap election during the next session of parliament could prove to be a double-edged sword for the prime minister.
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
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.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Trump says ‘Japan’ instead of Iran at meeting in Ankara
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference during a NATO leaders' summit in Ankara on Wednesday.
World’s first fully sealed vertical-farming facility opens in Tokyo
Fully sealed units are stacked on top of each other at Plantx's vertical-farming facility in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Wednesday.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
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.

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