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Members of the Air Self-Defense Force board an SDF transport plane bound for the Maldives at Komaki Air Base in Aichi Prefecture early Sunday.
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Mar 8, 2026
SDF aircraft on standby in Maldives to support evacuation mission
The SDF plane will stand ready at an airport in the Indian Ocean island nation to respond to unforeseen circumstances.
Japanese lawmaker Toshiyuki Adachi
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Dec 28, 2024
Japanese lawmaker dies in Maldives
Toshiyuki Adachi, a native of Hyogo Prefecture, was believed to have died in an accident at sea.
The China-funded Sinamale bridge being built in Male, Maldives, in 2018. China's Belt and Road initiative has been critical in drawing small Indo-Pacific island states closer to Beijing.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 8, 2024
Small island states are turning to China ¡ª and then back again
To stop small island states in the Indo-Pacific from being wooed by Chinese promises of economic largesse, Japan, Australia and India must harmonize their policies.
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu addresses the media after casting his ballot during the country's parliamentary election, in Male on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 22, 2024
Pro-China leader¡¯s party in Maldives win in a landslide
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu¡¯s People¡¯s National Congress party won two-thirds of parliament, or more than enough for a supermajority.
An aerial view of Male, the capital of the Maldives, a string of islands below India, and the China-Maldives Friendship Bridge, which connects to another island to the east with an international airport that Chinese companies expanded, Jan. 21.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 12, 2024
Indian troops begin Maldives pullout after quit order
The move comes after the new pro-China president ordered them to leave, local media reported Tuesday.
Indian Navy officers stand on the flight deck of India's first home-built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant in Kochi, India, in September 2022.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 7, 2024
India opens new naval base near Maldives amid tense ties
India¡¯s navy has had a small presence on Minicoy Island for decades.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu attend a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Jan. 10.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 23, 2024
India likely to keep close eye on Chinese research vessel in Maldives
A senior Indian security official has said that information gathered by China¡¯s research vessels can be used for both civilian and military purposes.
People's National Congress candidate Mohamed Muizzu speaks during a news conference in Male, Maldives, on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 2, 2023
Pro-China winner vows to unite Maldives and releases ex-leader
The result upends the outgoing leader¡¯s efforts to revert to alliances with India since taking office five years ago.
A Progressive Party of Maldives worker poses with an "India Out" flag in Male, Maldives, in March 2022.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 6, 2023
Maldives election could be key for China-India rivalry
A presidential election on Saturday could determine whether China or India wins a competition for influence over the tiny Indian Ocean island chain.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 3, 2023
The world¡¯s fantasy destination has an answer to climate oblivion
The Maldives has turned to island building to stave off the impact of global warming, with tourists hoped to foot the bill. But the initiatives come with an environmental cost.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 13, 2022
As oceans rise, are some nations doomed to vanish?
According to a study cited by the U.N.¡¯s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, five nations may become uninhabitable by 2100, creating 600,000 stateless climate refugees.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 24, 2021
¡®Death sentence¡¯: Low-lying nations implore faster action on climate at U.N.
Faced with what they see as an existential threat, leaders from low-lying nations implored rich countries this week to act more forcefully against a warming planet.
Japan Times
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May 18, 2021
Japan expands travel ban on foreign residents to cover Bangladesh and the Maldives
Foreign residents who have left before the latest entry ban is in place will be able to return even after Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 1, 2018
Xi tells new Maldives president he wants to deepen cooperation
China wants to deepen mutually beneficial cooperation with the Maldives, President Xi Jinping said in a congratulatory message to the newly elected Maldivian president, the leader of an opposition that has vowed to review Chinese projects.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 8, 2018
China¡¯s naval presence deterred Indian intervention in Maldives crisis: sources
A Chinese naval combat force that entered the Indian Ocean for the first time in four years may have helped deter an Indian intervention in the Maldives after its pro-China president imposed a state of emergency, according to military and diplomatic sources and analysts.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 22, 2018
India¡¯s choice in the Maldives
The crisis in Maldives is a defining moment for New Delhi as China encroaches on its traditional sphere of influence.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 21, 2018
Chinese warships enter East Indian Ocean amid Maldives tensions
Eleven Chinese warships sailed into the East Indian Ocean this month, a Chinese news portal said, amid a constitutional crisis in the tiny tropical island chain of the Maldives now under a state of emergency.
EDITORIALS
Feb 13, 2018
Maldives: trouble in paradise
The Maldives¡¯ location has elevated a domestic crisis into a geopolitical problem.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 6, 2018
Nations issue travel advisories as Maldives declares state of emergency amid deepening political crisis
Maldives President Abdulla Yameen on Monday declared a state of emergency for 15 days and security forces stormed the Supreme Court in signs that a crisis over a jailed former president is coming to a head.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 2, 2015
In Maldives, politics, greed trump climate change
Few places are as threatened by climate change as the Maldives, but the current regime, which took over in a coup, is more interested in selling oil-drilling licenses than in saving the nation.
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.
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.
Intervention is the word after yen moves beyond ?163 and sits there
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Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
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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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