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Tourists on the beach in Mirissa, Sri Lanka in 2022. Some hotels in South Asia have seen a sharp drop in occupancy.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 21, 2026
The forces of scarcity hitting Asia may soon spread across the world
Many countries across the region are experiencing sudden jolts of disruption that they are struggling to manage.
A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system at a U.S. military base in Seongju on March 5.
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Mar 14, 2026
How the war in Iran could help China and change Asia
The war in Iran is already straining America¡¯s promise of security in a region that U.S. military leaders have called ¡°our priority theater.¡±
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (second from left), the businessman Dang Thanh Tam, (third from left), and Eric and Lara Trump (center) attend a groundbreaking ceremony for a new Trump hotel and golf course in the Hung Yen Province of Vietnam on May 21.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 26, 2025
Why Vietnam ignored its own laws to fast-track a Trump family golf complex
Hanoi faces intense pressure to strike a trade deal that would head off Trump¡¯s threat of steep tariffs, which would hit about 30% of Vietnam¡¯s exports.
A photo released by the Australia Defense Force showed an Australian Navy ship in the foreground and two Chinese navy ships in the Tasman Sea in February.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 1, 2025
China¡¯s military puts Pacific on notice as U.S. priorities shift
While Washington is consumed with other matters, from Ukraine and the Middle East to budget cuts at the Pentagon, China keeps pressing.
Nguyen Thanh Bien gets a massage with medicated oil from his father to help with injuries from being beaten by the Chinese authorities while fishing in the South China Sea, in Quang Ngai, Vietnam, on Oct. 18.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 30, 2024
Bullied by China at sea, with the broken bones to prove it
China¡¯s aggressive policing of disputed territory has produced the latest clash in a long, complex relationship.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Vietnam President To Lam during a reception in Hanoi on Thursday
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 23, 2024
Putin came to Asia to disrupt, and he succeeded
After stops in Pyongyang, North Korea, and Hanoi, Vietnam, last week that were draped in communist red, Putin left behind a redrawn map of risk in Asia.
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrive with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a State Dinner at the White House in Washington on June 22, 2023. As the United States prioritizes teamwork with its partners in the Asia-Pacific region, many believe they are witnessing a lasting change in American power.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 13, 2024
In China¡¯s backyard, the U.S. has become a humbler superpower
The United States no longer presents itself as the confident guarantor of security but as an eager teammate for military modernization and tech development.
A replica of the Statue of Liberty in Taipei. There are markers all over Taiwan of its courtship of the United States.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 21, 2024
Taiwan¡¯s doubts about America are growing. That could be dangerous.
Will deepening skepticism about the United States as a trustworthy nation diminish Taiwan¡¯s belief that it could fend off China?
A group of 79 soldiers at the U.S. Army¡¯s jungle training school prepare to enter a river on the Hawaiian island of Oahu on Nov. 29. Far from the deserts of the Middle East, the Army is instructing troops in Hawaii on the skills needed for a potential clash with China.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 16, 2023
U.S. military returns to the jungle, training for future threats
Far from the deserts of the Middle East, the Army is instructing troops in Hawaii on the skills needed for a potential clash with China.
A neighborhood destroyed by last week¡¯s wildfire in Lahaina, on the island of Maui, Hawaii
WORLD
Aug 17, 2023
After Maui¡¯s wildfire horror, residents search for a way forward
Maui¡¯s residents are trying to balance rebuilding the community and dealing with grief with the tourism work needed to support themselves.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 19, 2023
Modi and India¡¯s diaspora: A complex love affair making global waves
Many Indian professionals overseas who cheer on India¡¯s economic rise also fear Modi¡¯s Hindu-supremacist policies will keep the country from standing as a democratic superpower.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jun 14, 2023
Beijing uses its more militarized coast guard like a navy
Beijing¡¯s patrol vessels often resemble warships, and now other nations are trying to compete with tougher coast guards of their own.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 16, 2023
An island under threat asks when to share and when to fight
Guam¡¯s original inhabitants, the Chamorro, again are being tested amid another round of encroachment by the U.S. military as it tries to thwart China¡¯s expansionist ambitions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 26, 2023
An anxious Asia arms for a war it hopes to prevent
Doubts about both China and the United States are driving an arms race in the Indo-Pacific with echoes of World War II and new levels of risk.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 20, 2023
How COVID¡¯s bitter divisions tarnished a liberal icon
In a part of the world where coronavirus restrictions lingered, Jacinda Ardern struggled to get beyond her association with pandemic policy.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 9, 2022
The world¡¯s democracies ask: Why can¡¯t America fix itself?
Conversations across continents reveal alarm over the United States¡¯ direction, as it slides away from ideals it once pressed other nations to adopt.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 7, 2022
Taiwan¡¯s bomb shelters: ¡®A space for life. And a space for death.¡¯
Preparing for war over hundreds of years has left a mark on the island, with its hundreds of bomb shelters. Some are being turned into cultural oases.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 21, 2022
How Taiwan¡¯s ¡®adorable¡¯ and ambitious diplomacy aims to keep the island safe
Even as China¡¯s threats on reunification grow more pointed, most recently at the Communist Party congress, Taiwan is working creatively to bolster its alliances.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal / ANALYSIS
Oct 10, 2022
Why strict but inconsistent gun laws did not keep Thailand safe
The murder of two dozen small children ¡ª committed during nap time in colorful classrooms ¡ª has horrified the nation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 12, 2022
With queen gone, former colonies find a moment to rethink lasting ties
Reconciling a seemingly benevolent queen with the often-cruel legacy of the British Empire is the conundrum at the heart of Britain¡¯s post-imperial influence.
¡®My dream is broken¡¯: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
Thailand gets serious about chasing high-spending tourists
Chinese tourists at Wat Arun Ratchawararam Rathawaramahawihan in Bangkok
Murakami says his novels are ¡®different¡¯ from AI literature
Haruki Murakami's first book in three years hit shelves in Japan on Friday.
Japan¡¯s princesses face life-altering legal revisions
Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito, said in a 2022 news conference upon coming of age that she hopes to ¡°spend a long time together¡± with her parents.
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
Okinawa¡¯s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
X Games returns to Chiba with new team format
Skateboarder Sora Shirai practices at Makuhari Messe in Chiba on Friday afternoon. X Games Chiba begins on Saturday.
NU Festival tests Takanawa Gateway City complex¡¯s culture cred
Veteran improvisers Kazuo Imai and Atsuhiro Ito brought some unruly energy to NU Festival, a three-day multimedia event held at the Takanawa Gateway City complex. ?
Japan¡¯s princesses face life-altering legal revisions
Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito, said in a 2022 news conference upon coming of age that she hopes to ¡°spend a long time together¡± with her parents.

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