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Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and others attend a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Beijing on Sept. 3.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 24, 2026
What the ¡®Chinamaxxing¡¯ crowd doesn¡¯t get
When survival and success depend on pleasing the party boss rather than the consumer, honest innovators are weeded out.
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi delivers an opening statement during a ministerial meeting of the Conference on Cooperation among East Asian Countries for Palestinian Development on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations foreign ministers' meeting in Pasay, Metro Manila, the Philippines, on Wednesday.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Jul 23, 2026
Japan and China¡¯s top diplomats hold first chat since Takaichi¡¯s Taiwan remarks
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Thursday he had spoken briefly with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, a day earlier on the sidelines of ASEAN-related meetings in Manila.
A recent Pew Research Center report on global attitudes concludes that views of the U.S. worsened last year to the point where more people now view China with higher regard.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 21, 2026
Tumbling U.S. status in the world should be no surprise
A recent Pew Research Center report on global attitudes concludes that views of the U.S. worsened last year to the point where more people now view China with higher regard.
People conduct excavation work in Hengchun, Pingtung County in southern Taiwan, on Monday to recover the remains of former Japanese soldiers.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø
Jul 21, 2026
Search for remains of Japanese war dead begins in Taiwan
It is the first time since 1975 for the Japanese government to conduct an excavation survey in Taiwan, with which Tokyo does not have diplomatic relations, in search of remains.
Taiwan is beefing up preparedness as China steps up?military pressure around the island.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 21, 2026
Taiwan to slow mobile internet in civil defense drills as China threat grows
The 30-minute slowdown will test how citizens would communicate if bandwidth became scarce in emergencies ranging from disasters to a Chinese invasion.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (left) meets with his Japanese counterpart, Toshimitsu Motegi, in Tokyo in November 2020.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 20, 2026
ASEAN meetings offer chance of China-Japan encounter ¡ª for better or worse
When Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi visits Manila for ASEAN meetings this week, a familiar face will also be in attendance: his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi.
Wendell Huang, chief financial officer of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., speaks to the media following a news conference in Taipei on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 20, 2026
TSMC¡¯s $265 billion U.S. spend driven by demand and rivals, CFO says
The company, fresh off reporting expectation-beating sales and profit and increasing its growth forecasts, still sees challenges in fulfilling all customer orders.
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te speaks at the annual congress of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party in Taipei on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 19, 2026
Democratic Taiwan must not become ¡®China¡¯s Taiwan,¡¯ president says
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te reiterated that the island is already an independent country and not subordinate to the People¡¯s Republic of China.
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attends an annual training session near Mount Fuji at Higashifuji Training Field in?Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan last month.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Jul 19, 2026
Japan ¡®cannot avoid¡¯ nuclear weapons debate, defense chief Koizumi says
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi¡¯s remarks come as the government weighs revising the country¡¯s decades-old pledge not to produce, possess or host nuclear arms.
China has been ramping efforts to isolate Taiwan diplomatically, largely because it views President Lai Ching-te as a separatist.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 17, 2026
China lauds Papua New Guinea over decision to shut Taiwan office
Taiwan¡¯s Foreign Ministry said the decision was made without consultation and it lodged a formal protest with Papua New Guinea, adding that the office continued normal operations.
Tourists walk through a traditional alleyway near Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto. Japan welcomed around 21.1 million foreign visitors in the first six months of 2026, a 2.0% drop from last year and down for the first time in five years.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Society
Jul 16, 2026
Japan sees 2% drop in foreign visitors in first half of 2026
While the first-half visitor tally topped 20 million for the second straight year, Japan saw a 56.4% drop in visitors from China.
A man clears tree branches knocked down by Typhoon Bavi in China's eastern Zhejiang province on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 13, 2026
Heavy floods submerge roads in northern China as Bavi weakens to tropical storm
Videos on social media ?showed people swimming along neighborhood streets China¡¯s northern Hebei province and northeastern Liaoning province following severe flooding.
An aerial view of Chinese-occupied Subi Reef in the disputed South China Sea's Spratly Island chain in April 2017.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Jul 13, 2026
Tokyo¡¯s ties with Beijing hit another bump, this time over the South China Sea
China singled out Japan over a joint 14-nation statement marking the 10th anniversary of an international tribunal¡¯s dismissal of Beijing¡¯s vast claims to the waterway.
A person rides an electric scooter through a flooded road after heavy rain brought by Typhoon Bavi in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, China, on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 12, 2026
Typhoon Bavi batters eastern China, threatens days of heavy rain
Bavi struck Zhejiang¡¯s coastal city of Yuhuan at around 11:20 p.m. on Saturday before ?making a second landfall in Yueqing, part of the city of Wenzhou, at around midnight.
Farmers place trays of rice seedlings in a rice field as wind and rain intensify ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Bavi in Wenzhou, China, on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 11, 2026
Typhoon Bavi lashes Japan¡¯s southern islands as China evacuates 600,000
Chinese state media said more than half a million people had been evacuated in Zhejiang province and more than 100,000 in neighboring ?Fujian province.
Philippine and U.S. military personnel stand beside vehicles and equipment used for the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) anti-ship missile system during joint military exercises in Basco, in the Philippones' Batanes province, on May 2.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 11, 2026
Philippines rejects Chinese academics¡¯ sovereignty claims to Batanes Islands
The islands are located fewer than 200 kilometers from self-ruled Taiwan and have hosted joint Philippine-U.S. military drills as recently as April.
JL-3 intercontinental-range submarine-launched ballistic missiles are displayed during a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, in Beijing last September.
EDITORIALS
Jul 10, 2026
China¡¯s missile test exposes Beijing¡¯s misdirection
Japan has called out Chinese behavior because it is threatening. That is the simple truth. Do not be distracted.
Goldman Sachs Group has vaulted past Wall Street rivals to become the top global player in Taiwan¡¯s equity trading market, capitalizing on surging demand from quant funds for artificial intelligence.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 9, 2026
Goldman becomes Taiwan¡¯s top foreign broker on AI quant push
The Wall Street bank has risen from 10th place in early 2025 to become Taiwan¡¯s largest foreign brokerage by trading volume in the first half.
An American soldier demonstrates how to fly a drone during a training exercise at a U.S. military facility in Hohenfels, Germany, on April 30.
COMMENTARY
Jul 8, 2026
America¡¯s battlefield dominance is under serious threat
The U.S. still possesses the most capable military, but its ability to dominate a battlefield is under threat due to the rapid evolution of warfare.
Modern global conflicts reflect long-standing strategic rivalries and a shifting balance of power, not random chaos.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2026
Today¡¯s conflicts are not chaos but history unfolding
Today¡¯s seemingly nonstop international tumult is not as unintelligible as it seems.
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.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

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
By Alex K.T. Martin

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