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Rusting anti-invasion barricades on Taiwan’s Lieyu Island, Kinmen County, sit across from the city of Xiamen on China’s southeastern coast, one of the closest points between the two sides, in September 2015.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 6, 2026
Trump’s Venezuela coup, Taiwan and lessons for China
Even if unification is successful, “China would have gained Taiwan but sacrificed its larger ambition of becoming a global superpower.”
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a news conference in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 5, 2026
Takaichi strikes optimistic tone as she looks ahead to Year of the Fire Horse
The prime minister has expressed hopes that 2026 will be a year of positive energy and vitality.
The average number of daily Chinese cyberattacks on Taiwan in 2025 jumped 113% from 2023, when Taiwan’s security bureau first began publishing ‍such data.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 5, 2026
Chinese cyberattacks on Taiwan infrastructure averaged 2.6 million a day in 2025, report says
Taiwan has ‍in recent ⁠years complained about what it sees as China’s “hybrid warfare” as Beijing ramps up military and political pressure on Taipei.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping look at one another during a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, in Busan, South Korea, in October.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 5, 2026
As Trump focuses on U.S. backyard, Venezuela attack emboldens China
The moves could push Latin American nations closer to China while simultaneously giving Beijing more clout in the Indo-Pacific.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and his wife Kim Hea Kyung depart for China from Seoul Air Base on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 4, 2026
South Korea’s Lee lands in China, hoping to sidestep Taiwan tensions
Lee is the first South Korean leader to visit Beijing in six years and his four-day trip comes less than a week after China carried out massive military drills around Taiwan.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a news conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Dec. 17.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 4, 2026
Takaichi avoids criticizing U.S. removal of Venezuela’s Maduro
Some Japanese officials, including ex-defense chief Itsunori Onodera, voiced concern over the U.S. toppling of President Nicolas Maduro — and the precedent it could set for China.
An ingot of neodymium and praseodymium, two rare earths with powerful magnetic qualities, in China, in October 2013.
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jan 3, 2026
Inside China’s six-decade campaign to dominate rare earths
From Deng Xiaoping to Xi Jinping, generations of Chinese Communist Party bosses and military leaders invested in a strategic but heavily polluting industry.
NEw Tesla Model Y electric vehicles are parked at the National City Marine Terminal in National City, California, last October.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 3, 2026
Tesla loses EV crown to China’s BYD in 2025 as sales slip
Investors have paid little mind to Tesla’s decline in the global EV pecking order, with CEO Elon Musk prioritizing AI, autonomous vehicles and humanoid robots.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to reporters after a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 2, 2026
In call, Takaichi and Trump agree to work toward spring visit to U.S.
The Japanese leader avoided a clear answer to a question about whether China’s large-scale military exercises around Taiwan earlier this week had been broached during the talks.
This screenshot from undated video footage released on Tuesday shows a Chinese launcher firing rockets at an undisclosed location during military exercises surrounding Taiwan.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 2, 2026
U.S. urges China to halt military pressure on Taiwan, days after Japan and others
A State Department spokesman said China’s military activities and rhetoric toward Taiwan and others in the region “increase tensions unnecessarily.”
Chinese leader Xi Jinping, accompanied by his wife, Peng Liyuan, meets with his North Korean and Russian counterparts, Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin, during the military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Beijing in September.  
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 2, 2026
Buckle up for a volatile year of Trump-Xi, Taiwan and Kim
Asia in 2026 is not on the brink of war. But the region will be more volatile than it has been in recent memory.
China entered 2025 widely written off amid trade pressure, capital flight and deep structural worries, but ended the year reasserting its economic and technological strength.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 2, 2026
Repeat after me: Never, ever underestimate China.
Some 47% of the world’s top 20th percentile AI researchers finished their undergraduate studies in China, well above the 18% share from the U.S.
Demonstrators hold Chinese and South Korean flags near Gimhae International Airport in Busan in October.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 2, 2026
China’s Xi to host South Korea’s Lee next week amid Japan tensions
The visit marks the second meeting between Xi and Lee in just two months, an unusually short interval that signals China’s keen interest in reinforcing ties with Seoul.
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te delivers a New Year's Day speech at the Presidential Office in Taipei on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 1, 2026
Taiwan’s Lai vows to defend sovereignty after China’s military drill
The international community ​is watching to see whether the Taiwanese people possess the resolve to defend themselves, Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung walks with Cabinet members as he visits the National Cemetery in Seoul at the beginning of the new year on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 1, 2026
China seeks South Korean support on Japan and Taiwan before Lee’s visit
President Lee Jae Myung’s inaugural visit to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping comes as tensions simmer between China, Taiwan and Japan.
Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during a news conference in Beijing on Dec. 4. Xi said on Wednesday China will implement more proactive policies in 2026 aimed at supporting long-term growth.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 31, 2025
China will push more proactive macro policies in 2026, Xi says
China’s economy is expected to ‌meet its growth target of “around 5%” for 2025
A delegation of about 200 business leaders will skip a trip originally scheduled for Jan. 20, the Japan-China Economic Association said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Dec 31, 2025
Japan CEOs halt annual trip to China for first time in 13 years
The move marks the first time in more than 13 years that a political standoff has disrupted an annual mission to promote economic exchange between Asia’s two largest economies.
Chinese ground forces conduct long-range live-fire drills targeting waters south of Taiwan, at an undisclosed location in this screenshot from a video released Tuesday.
JAPAN
Dec 31, 2025
Japan says Chinese military exercises around Taiwan ‘increase tensions’
Tokyo joined Australia and several European nations in conveying concern to Beijing over the large-scale drills as Taipei remained on high alert. 
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and U.S. President Donald Trump address sailors and others aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington during a visit to the U.S. Navy’s Yokosuka base on Oct. 28.
EDITORIALS
Dec 31, 2025
As the U.S. steps back, Japan must step up
In the wake of Trump’s reassessment of the U.S. place in the world, Japan should be ready to step up.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with Chinese leader Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum meeting in South Korea on Oct. 31.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 31, 2025
Dangerous new equilibrium awaits Japan-China ties in 2026
The deterioration of ties after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on a possible Japanese military intervention in a Taiwan crisis will test both Tokyo and Beijing’s resolve.
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.
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.
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.
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.
‘Defense,’ not ‘warfare,’ stressed as pacifist Japan beefs up capabilities
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attends an annual training session near Mount Fuji at Higashifuji Training Field in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 7.

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