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The government in Hong Kong has announced a further crackdown on dissent, empowering police ?to demand people provide passwords ?or decryption methods for electronic devices without a court order.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 24, 2026
Hong Kong police given new powers to obtain phone and computer passwords
The city government has announced the new police powers as amendments to the sweeping national security law imposed by Beijing in 2020.
Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy supporter Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong in 2014. Lai won an appeal on Thursday over a 2022 fraud conviction, days after a court jailed him on separate national security charges.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Feb 26, 2026
Hong Kong court overturns China critic Jimmy Lai¡¯s fraud conviction in rare victory
Lai will still remain imprisoned for 20 years in a separate national security case.
Police stand guard outside the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts as twelve pro-democracy activists appeal their convictions and sentences in a landmark national security case, in Hong Kong on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 23, 2026
Court upholds jailing of 12 activists in ¡®Hong Kong 47¡¯ subversion case
The appeal stems from a case where pro-democracy activists and ?politicians were arrested en masse in early 2021.
Kwok Yin-sang, father of wanted U.S.-based activist Anna Kwok, arrives at the West Kowloon Magistrates¡¯ Courts building in Hong Kong on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 11, 2026
Hong Kong activist¡¯s father convicted under national security law over insurance policy
The verdict has drawn international criticism for the targeting of relatives of pro-democracy campaigners.
Media tycoon Jimmy Lai at the Next Digital offices in Hong Kong in 2020. A Hong Kong court sentenced Lai to 20 years in prison on Monday, following a yearslong, high-profile national security trial that rights groups and Western nations have condemned as a symbol of the city's shriveling press freedoms.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Feb 9, 2026
Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai given 20 years¡¯ prison after national security trial
The founder of the shuttered Apple Daily newspaper was first arrested in August 2020 and was ?convicted last year.
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, 72, at the Next Digital offices in Hong Kong on June 16, 2020
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Feb 9, 2026
After years of legal battles, Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai faces sentencing
Lai¡¯s plight has been criticized by global leaders spotlighting a yearslong crackdown following mass pro-democracy protests in ?2019.
Pro-democracy activist Lee Cheuk-yan raises his hands as he arrives at Lai Chi Kok Reception Center by prison van after being sentenced for unauthorized assembly, in Hong Kong on April 16, 2021.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 22, 2026
Hong Kong begins national security trial of Tiananmen vigil group
Once legal in China-ruled Hong Kong, such public commemorations ?were hailed as a symbol of the city¡¯s relative freedom compared to mainland China.
Media members wait inside the crowd control barriers outside the West Kowloon Magistrates¡¯ Courts building for the mitigation in the national security collusion trial of Jimmy Lai, founder of the now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, in Hong Kong on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 12, 2026
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai¡¯s mitigation hearing set to begin ahead of sentencing
The landmark national security trial ?has drawn international condemnation and could see Lai jailed for life.
People wait outside the West Kowloon Law Courts Building in Hong Kong on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 15, 2025
Jimmy Lai¡¯s supporters queue in Hong Kong overnight for verdict
Two counts ¡ª of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security ¡ª carry prison terms of up to life in prison for Lai, a British citizen.
Posters for the upcoming Legislative Council election are seen near the fire-damaged Wang Fuk Court housing complex in Hong Kong on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 3, 2025
¡®Highly traumatized¡¯: Hong Kong presses ahead with elections after deadly fire
The vote is seen by some as a test of legitimacy for the government as it tries to appease public anger over the fire amid an ongoing national security crackdown.
People look at the aftermath of a major fire that swept through several apartment blocks at the Wang Fuk Court residential estate in Hong Kong's Tai Po district, on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Nov 29, 2025
Hong Kong blaze spotlights enduring role of city¡¯s foreign domestic helpers
Among the missing are some of the city¡¯s 368,000 foreign domestic helpers, mostly women contracted from low-income Asian countries.
Firemen get ready after a major fire swept through several apartment blocks at the Wang Fuk Court residential estate in Hong Kong's Tai Po district on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 27, 2025
Hong Kong fire kills 55, hundreds missing as police cite ¡®grossly negligent¡¯ firm
Police said its cause could have been a ¡°grossly negligent¡± construction firm using unsafe materials.
Gloria Tsang, a 33-year-old speech therapist, and her wife Jaedyn Yu, a 35-year-old drum school owner, walk on a pedestrian overpass in Hong Kong on Sept. 12.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Sep 17, 2025
Hong Kong newlyweds lament veto on same-sex rights bill as blow to city
The same-sex bill represented an opportunity to implement what would have been a rare liberal shift in Hong Kong¡¯s legal landscape.
A correctional services van holding media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrives at the West Kowloon court for his national security trial in Hong Kong on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 28, 2025
Hong Kong wraps up pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai¡¯s security trial
The 156-day trial has become the most high-profile example of China¡¯s crackdown on rights and freedoms in the Asian financial hub.
A prison van believed to be carrying Jimmy Lai arrives at the West Kowloon Magistrates¡¯ Courts building for the closing submissions in the national security collusion trial of Jimmy Lai, founder of the now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, in Hong Kong on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 18, 2025
Hong Kong democrat Jimmy Lai given heart monitor for final stretch of marathon trial
Lai¡¯s lawyer told the court last Friday that Lai had some episodes where he felt that he was collapsing and had heart ¡°palpitations.¡±
Lawrence Lau arrives at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts building, ahead of hearing appeals from 13 jailed pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 14, 2025
Twelve Hong Kong activists appeal convictions in landmark ¡®47 democrats¡¯ case
The court found 45 of defendants guilty of organizing an unofficial primary election in in 2020 after massive pro-democracy protests brought the city to a standstill.
Cantonese opera actor Lung Koon-tin, portraying U.S. President Donald Trump, performs on stage in "Trump, The Twins President" in Hong Kong, on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jun 6, 2025
Trump-inspired Cantonese opera in Hong Kong aims to bring love and peace
¡°Trump, The Twins President¡± has been through several iterations since its 2019 debut, with the latest version featuring the attempted assassination of the U.S. president.
A car with curtains drawn, one of two, is seen leaving Hong Kong's Shek Pik prison just before sunrise on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 29, 2025
First batch of Hong Kong democrats freed after four years in jail
Four former pro-democracy lawmakers, including Claudia Mo, Kwok Ka-ki, Jeremy Tam and Gary Fan, were driven away from three separate prisons across Hong Kong around dawn.
Lo Kin-hei (center), chairman of the Democratic Party, attends a news conference after an extraordinary general meeting to seek members' views on the potential dissolution of the party in Hong Kong on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 14, 2025
Hong Kong¡¯s last major opposition party moves toward disbanding
The head of the Democratic Party says 90% of its 110 members had voted for disbandment arrangements to begin, followed by a final vote in the coming months.
Balloons with protest slogans are seen outside the Legislative Council building during the anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China in Hong Kong on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 1, 2025
U.S. sanctions six Chinese and Hong Kong officials for rights abuses
The move is the Trump administration¡¯s first major move to punish Beijing over its crackdown on the city.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
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