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Taiwanese flags are on a street in Kinmen, Taiwan. Beijing has accused dozens of people in democratically governed Taiwan of "separatism," including elected lawmakers.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 13, 2025
China issues wanted notice for two Taiwanese influencers for 'separatism'
Beijing has accused dozens of people in democratically governed Taiwan, which it views as Chinese territory, of "separatism,"?including elected lawmakers.
A Saitama district court sentenced Deng Hongpeng, a Chinese national and demolition worker, to two years and six months in prison, suspended for four years, for hitting a group of elementary school children with his car and fleeing the scene while driving under the influence.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 13, 2025
Chinese national sentenced for hit-and-run that injured four children in Saitama
Demolition worker Deng Hongpeng was driving under the influence and struck a group of ten children, injuring four sixth-grade boys.
Yoshinoya CEO Tetsuya Naruse says the firm's China business is now on track to report a record profit this year.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 13, 2025
Yoshinoya predicts record China profit on new recipes
The beef bowl chain redesigned menus, offering items with vegetable toppings and expanding combo sets, to enhance value without sacrificing margins.
China's "wolf warrior" diplomacy is like a relentless chess match, putting democracies like Japan on the defensive, forcing them to counter Beijing's aggressive moves and deceptive feints while executing a strong, coordinated defense.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 13, 2025
How Takaichi should navigate Beijing¡¯s diplomatic threats
These incidents reveal a consistent pattern in Beijing¡¯s diplomatic arsenal, the weaponization of progressive language, the inversion of victim and aggressor narratives.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's comments that a Chinese naval blockade of Taiwan would constitute a threat to Japan have drawn criticism from China and some circles domestically.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 13, 2025
Takaichi and a shift in 'strategic ambiguity' over Taiwan
Takaichi's statement points out the obvious: That if a conflict over Taiwan involves the use of force, it could become a "crisis situation" that threatens the nation's survival.
Protesters in Makati City, Metro Manila, hold a rally over the Philippines' territorial disputes with China outside the Chinese Consulate in June 2015. ASEAN, despite five of its members claiming parts of the South China Sea, doesn¡¯t back Manila in its standoff with Beijing.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 13, 2025
ASEAN hedges as the South China Sea bubbles over
One would think ASEAN, with five of its members claiming parts of the South China Sea, would support the Philippines¡¯ quest for a peaceful, legal resolution. You¡¯d be wrong.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during an Upper House Budget Committee session on Wednesday in Tokyo
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 12, 2025
Takaichi sidesteps commitment to decades-old nonnuclear principles
The prime minister refrained from saying her government would maintain Japan¡¯s Three Non-Nuclear Principles, leaving the door open for a revision.
China's Yu Zidi reacts at the end of heat 2 of the women's 400-meter medley at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Aug. 3.
MORE SPORTS / Swimming
Nov 12, 2025
China's 13-year-old Yu claims first Asian record at National Games
Yu finished nearly a second quicker in the 200-meter?individual medley than 20-year-old runner-up Yu Yiting, the 2022 Asian Games champion.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a Lower House Budget Committee meeting on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 12, 2025
Japan lawmakers eye firm response to Chinese envoy's threat to behead PM
The LDP adopted a resolution calling for a decisive response to Xue Jian's post on X, including the possibility of expelling the diplomat from Japan.
Mugshots of Malaysian national Seng Hok Ling (left) and Chinese national Zhimin Qian (right), alias Yadi Zhang ¡ª both of whom were convicted for their roles in a multi billion-dollar Bitcoin fraud in the U.K.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 12, 2025
Chinese bitcoin fraudster jailed after huge U.K. crypto seizure
The 47-year-old lived a life of luxury renting expensive mansions and plotting to become the monarch of a self-proclaimed nation "Liberland"?until she was arrested last year.
The theft of 127,272 Bitcoin tokens from the LuBian Bitcoin mining pool in December 2020 is likely a "state-level hacker operation¡± led by the U.S., according to the Chinese National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 12, 2025
China accuses U.S. of orchestrating $13 billion bitcoin hack
The theft of the 127,272 Bitcoin tokens from the LuBian Bitcoin mining pool in December 2020 is?one of the largest crypto heists in history.
The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, carries out sea trials at an unknown location in May last year.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Nov 11, 2025
China delivers warning to U.S. and Japan with third aircraft carrier
The new 316-meter warship will allow Beijing to keep at least one carrier at sea at all times, giving it more options to project air and naval power closer to its neighbors.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in parliament on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 11, 2025
Takaichi doesn¡¯t mince words on Taiwan, but dramatic policy shift unlikely
The prime minister¡¯s remarks illustrate the gradual evolution of Japan¡¯s relationship with Taiwan and its growing concern over China.
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham speaks at the 2023 U.S. Business Day and Taiwan-U.S. Supply Chain Partnership Forum in Taipei. Taiwan's leadership is advocating for a supply chain initiative among democratic nations that reduces reliance on China.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 11, 2025
How Taiwan¡¯s ¡®nonred¡¯ supply chain might work
Proposed as an alternative to China-dominated supply chains, the initiative urges democracies to cooperate in securing advanced manufacturing supply chains.
Hong Kong's Mong Kok wet market. China's economy is advancing, but challenges like a declining gross domestic product share, regional disparities and demographic shifts could hinder its long-term growth.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 11, 2025
Can China catch up with the U.S. economically?
With its GNI per capita having increased steadily in recent years, China has probably evaded the middle-income trap.
From surveilling and repressing Chinese citizens to firing and prosecuting potential rivals, Chinese leader Xi Jinping seems able to rule only through fear.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 11, 2025
Continued purges by Xi reveal his insecurity
Xi Jinping's recent purge of top-ranking generals, like those before it, shows that he still sees enemies everywhere.
An engineer climbs a 5G telecommunication network mast in Duesseldorf, Germany, in 2020. The European Commission is looking for ways to compel EU countries to align with the commission¡¯s security guidance on telecommunications equipment.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 11, 2025
European Commission seeks firmer line on EU use of Huawei and ZTE equipment
If an earlier recommendation to stop using high-risk vendors becomes a legal requirement, countries that don¡¯t follow the rules could face penalties.
The U.S.' recent approval of South Korea¡¯s nuclear submarine program may set a precedent for Japan, which could consider similar nuclear capabilities amid growing regional security threats.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 11, 2025
Japan should resist the temptation to go nuclear
Japan moving ahead on any nuclear options would be a mistake no matter what the United States, Russia or South Korea might do.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a session of the House of Representatives' Budget Committee in parliament in Tokyo on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 10, 2025
Takaichi stands firm on controversial Taiwan contingency remarks
While the prime minister says she has ¡°no intention¡± of changing the government¡¯s position, her remarks push the line further than those of her predecessors.
A general view of the opening ceremony of the Global Women¡¯s Summit 2025 as China¡¯s President Xi Jinping delivers a speech on Oct. 13 in Beijing
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Nov 10, 2025
In China, victims of abuse are told to ¡®keep it in the family¡¯
When two women in China tried to escape their violent husbands, the system that promised to protect them looked the other way, until it was too late.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France ¡ª where he had lived since he was a young child ¡ª stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Tokyo ranked world¡¯s richest city by GDP, with Osaka-Kobe also rated highly
Tokyo has a gross domestic product of $2.55 trillion, just ahead of New York¡¯s $2.49 trillion and Greater Los Angeles¡¯ $1.62 trillion, according to CEOWorld¡¯s global wealth index.
Tokyo looks to keep ¡®monster parents¡¯ at bay with new protocols
New guidelines are addressing struggles by teachers to deal with the burden of parents who make irrational complaints that go beyond what is considered socially acceptable, often referred to as "monster parents," which is overwhelming their workload.
China delivers warning to U.S. and Japan with third aircraft carrier
The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, carries out sea trials at an unknown location in May last year.
Japan lawmakers eye firm response to Chinese envoy's threat to behead PM
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a Lower House Budget Committee meeting on Friday.
As Japan¡¯s female leader rises, can she cross sumo¡¯s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.
Takaichi doesn¡¯t mince words on Taiwan, but dramatic policy shift unlikely
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in parliament on Tuesday.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.
China delivers warning to U.S. and Japan with third aircraft carrier
The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, carries out sea trials at an unknown location in May last year.
Jenson Button brings end to an illustrious racing career intertwined with Japan
Jenson Button races for Honda during the Singapore Grand Prix in September 2008.

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