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A Maritime Self-Defense Force P-3C patrol plane (back) flies next to a Philippine military aircraft near the Bashi Channel during joint military exercises on Tuesday in this image posted to X.
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2026
Japan joins U.S. and Philippines for military exercises in waters near Taiwan
The naval and aerial exercises were conducted near the Bashi Channel, a crucial waterway between the Philippines and Taiwan.
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte attends a rally for his political party PDP-Laban's senatorial candidates ahead of the midterm elections in Manila on Feb. 13, 2025.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Feb 25, 2026
Duterte drew up ‘death lists’ and boasted about murders: ICC prosecutor
Judges will weigh at this week’s “confirmation of charges” hearing whether to move ahead with a trial for the former Philippine president
Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson Commodore Jay Tarriela gestures beside Philippine Senator Risa Hontiveros during a visit to Philippine-occupied Thitu Island in the disputed South China Sea on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 23, 2026
‘Welcome to CHINA’ greets Philippine officials on trip to disputed South China Sea
As the Philippine Coast Guard plane descended toward the country's most strategically important outpost in the disputed South China Sea, passengers' phones lit up with a roaming alert: “Welcome to CHINA.”
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is seen on a screen in the courtroom during his first appearance before the International Criminal Court (ICC) on charge of crimes against humanity over his deadly crackdown on narcotics, in The Hague on March 14, 2025.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 23, 2026
War crimes court set to start hearing against Philippines ex-leader Duterte
The Duterte family still enjoys a loyal following in Southeast Asian nation of 113 million people, and his ICC case remains a polarizing issue at home.
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte announces her intention to run for the country's presidency in 2028 during a news conference in Manila on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 18, 2026
Philippine VP Sara Duterte announces 2028 presidential bid
The administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., with whom Duterte is embroiled in a bitter feud, is now expected to become more openly hostile toward her.
People wade through floodwaters brought by Tropical Storm Penha in Iligan, Lanao del Norte province, Philippines, on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 10, 2026
Climate risk threatens credit ratings for dozens of countries
Several countries, including the Bahamas, Jamaica and the Philippines, face among the highest physical risk pressure on credit by 2050, an analysis shows.
Prosecutors on Thursday sought a life sentence for Toshiya Fujita, a senior member of the "Luffy" crime ring responsible for a series of robbery and fraud cases across Japan.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 5, 2026
Life sentence sought for ‘Luffy’ crime ring member
The case involves Toshiya Fujita, a senior member of a crime ring behind a series of robbery and fraud cases across the country.
A Philippine House of Representatives panel votes on impeachment complaints against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., deciding that they lack substance, at the House of Representatives in Quezon City, Philippines, on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 4, 2026
Philippine House panel finds bid to impeach Marcos lacks substance
Marcos was accused of corruption, violating the constitution ​and betraying public trust.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the 27th ASEAN-China Summit in Vientiane, Laos, in 2024.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 3, 2026
Philippine lawmakers weigh impeachment for Marcos
The Philippine president is accused of betraying the public’s trust, corruption and violating the country’s constitution.
A photo of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte is seen as members of civil society groups file an impeachment complaint against her at the House of Representatives in Quezon City, Metro Manila, on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 2, 2026
Impeachment complaints filed against Philippine VP Sara Duterte
The accusations emerge as hearings into impeachment complaints against Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos begin.
Frenchie Mae Cumpio, a detained Filipino journalist, gestures as she arrives at Tacloban Regional Trial Court in Leyte island on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jan 22, 2026
Philippines convicts journalist on terror charge called ‘absurd’
Community journalist and radio broadcaster Frenchie Cumpio, 26, is the first Filipina journalist to be prosecuted under the terror financing laws.
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte delivers a statement following her impeachment by the lower house of the Congress in Manila on Feb. 7, 2025.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 21, 2026
Sara Duterte faces new complaint as Philippine political battles grow
A complaint was filed to the Office of the Ombudsman alleging Duterte of plunder and misusing 2.7 billion pesos ($45.5 million) in public funds.
A newly discovered reservoir off the Philippines is estimated to contain around 98 billion cubic feet of gas, equivalent to almost 14 billion kilowatt hours of electricity per year.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 19, 2026
Philippine gas discovery extends life of dwindling legacy field
The discovered reservoir is estimated to contain around 2.8 billion cubic meters of gas, equivalent to almost 14 billion kilowatt hours of electricity per year.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the 28th ASEAN Plus Three Summit in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 27, 2025.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 19, 2026
Philippines’ Marcos faces impeachment attempt in ally-led house
The complaint accuses Marcos of violating the Constitution and betraying public trust for the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte.
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.
Philippine Foreign Minister Theresa Lazaro and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi hold signed bilateral agreements ahead of their joint news conference in Manila on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 15, 2026
Japan and the Philippines sign new security pacts as regional tensions rise
The defense pacts included a deal allowing their forces to exchange supplies and services.
Participants play Master of Disaster, a board game about disaster preparedness, at a library in Valenzuela, Metro Manila, on Dec. 9.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 29, 2025
Filipinos master disaster readiness, one roll of the dice at a time
Called Master of Disaster, one board game aims to boost lagging preparedness in the Philippines, which has been ranked the most disaster-prone on earth for four years running.
Islamic State graffiti in a house in the battle-torn city of Marawi, Philippines, in April 2018
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 28, 2025
Islamic state isn’t back in Asia, but its ideas still endure
The question is not whether Islamic State is “back” in Asia. It isn’t, but its ideology remains, as the tragedy in Bondi shows.
Japan’s JS Hyuga helicopter destroyer leads the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Fitzgerald (center-right), the Indian Navy Shivalik-class frigate INS Sahyadri (center-left) and the Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate HMAS Ballarat during the Malabar 2025 naval exercise off Guam last month.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Dec 9, 2025
Japan-India defense in a fragmenting Indo-Pacific
For Tokyo, sustaining India’s participation is strategically vital — not only for Indo-Pacific’s balance-of-power, but also ensuring China-resilient supply chains.
A Filipino soldier fires a Javelin anti-tank weapon system during a live exercise as part of the annual U.S.-Philippines joint military exercises at Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija province, Philippines, in April 2023.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 28, 2025
New U.S.-Philippine military task force could evolve into multinational unit
Task Force Philippines will likely become a larger, combined force featuring personnel from countries that have visiting-forces agreements with Manila, such as Japan.
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.
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.
India’s gig workers pay the price for exposure to New Delhi’s hazardous air
Rohit Kushwaha waits for a customer as he delivers his last parcel of the day, in New Delhi in January. His work as a delivery driver has helped pay the family’s bills, but has had a significant impact on his health.
Reform panel calls for easing data center building standards
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi emphasized that the government will promote reforms of regulations and systems that fit the artificial intelligence era.
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.
A French ship with close ties to Japan combines arts and sciences on the high seas
Romain Troublé, the executive director of Tara Ocean Foundation, speaks to visitors aboard the Tara during a rare port call in Tokyo in April.
In Kyushu’s far south, Senti.U sparks a culinary destination
Chef Yasuhiko Uchida was born in Saga Prefecture but has made his home in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, since 2012.

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