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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during an event at the Airbus A220 delivery center in Mirabel, Quebec, on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 7, 2026
AirAsia signs major deal for Airbus A220 jets made in Canada
The deal for 150 aircraft is potentially worth about $6.8 billion.
Air China cargo’s airline Boeing 777-FFT aircraft flies past a full moon in Germany on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 2, 2026
China’s state airlines are aviation’s unlikely losers from war
Despite providing flights to Europe bypassing the Middle East, carriers' shares have tumbled since the conflict began.
Passengers walk past a display board showing canceled flights to Dubai and Doha amid regional airspace closures at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi, Vietnam, on March 2.
BUSINESS
Mar 28, 2026
Asia’s air travel crisis risks spreading on Iran war’s jet fuel squeeze
Asia has been particularly affected because of its exposure to oil that normally comes through the Strait of Hormuz, which has been blocked by Iran.
A passenger checks her flight status on an airport arrivals and departures board in Krakow, Poland, on March 5.
BUSINESS
Mar 12, 2026
‘Horrendously high’ fares and bomb fears upend spring travel
The widening war with Iran that’s roiled global travel is hitting Asia-Europe routes especially hard, leaving travelers facing record prices.
Cathay Pacific Airways aircraft on the tarmac at Hong Kong International Airport
BUSINESS
Mar 10, 2026
Asian airlines raise fares and mull groundings as fuel crunch looms
Carriers in the region aren’t as well hedged against high oil prices as rivals in Europe or the U.S., making them more vulnerable to sudden surges in jet fuel prices.
A Singapore Airlines aircraft
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 6, 2026
A 900% fare hike shows Asian carriers can weather Iran war chaos
Airlines such as Cathay Pacific and Singapore Airlines have emerged as one of the go-to choices for people leaving the Middle East in the wake of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.
NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 crew members, Oleg Platonov of Roscosmos (left to right), Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman of NASA and Kimiya Yui of Japan's JAXA, at the Kennedy Space Center ahead of their launch to the International Space Station, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Aug. 1.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 8, 2026
NASA weighs ending space mission early after medical emergency
The U.S. space agency said Wednesday it could curtail the Crew-11 mission in a rare move, which involve astronauts from the U.S., Japan and Russia.
In India, smaller airlines such as SpiceJet continue to battle cash-flow stress.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 6, 2026
Crises at top India airlines strain aviation boom
A near-duopoly sees IndiGo and Air India controlling nearly nine out of 10 domestic seats in the world’s No. 3 domestic aviation market, magnifying every shock.
China Eastern Airlines is the biggest operator of flights between China and Japan, leaving it more exposed than China Southern Airlines and Air China to a pullback in demand.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 23, 2025
Chinese airlines see profit hopes dim as Japan tensions dent demand
China ordered curbs on flights to Japan and other economic retaliatory measures after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made comments related to Taiwan.
The Chinese government has instructed the country's airlines to cut flights to Japan through March 2026.
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2025
China asks airlines to extend Japan flight cuts until March 2026
The edict signaled Beijing is braced for a protracted spat, though sources said airlines were asked to make the cuts "for now,” a hint that the situation could change.
Japan Airlines is looking to streamline the number of jet types it operates and expand use of smaller aircraft to boost efficiencies and cost savings.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 14, 2025
Japan Airlines seeks up to 70 new jets in regional fleet overhaul
The airline is looking to streamline the number of jet types it operates to boost efficiencies and cost savings.
The transport ministry in late December issued a business improvement notice to Japan Airlines after various in-flight incidents in 2024, including a pilot’s excessive consumption of alcohol.
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2025
Japan Airlines apologizes after another pilot drinking report
"We sincerely apologize to our customers and all parties involved for the inconvenience and trouble caused,” the company said.
Jamco, a Japan-based maker of airplane seats, toilets, and galleys that was recently acquired by Bain Capital, is betting its U.S.-based manufacturing hub will give it an advantage under President Donald Trump’s tariff regime.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 5, 2025
Bain’s Japanese plane seat-maker sees U.S. hub as shelter from Trump tariffs
Supply chain issues that have seen extended wait times for cabin fittings also present an opportunity to fill, Jamco Executive Chair Kate Schaefer says.
An Airbus A380 airplane during its maiden flight in France in 2005
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2025
The world’s biggest passenger plane keeps breaking down
Two decades after its maiden flight, the Airbus A380 superjumbo is becoming an increasingly expensive headache for airlines.
Scarves are sold, including one depicting Liverpool's new German striker Florian Wirtz, before the pre-season friendly soccer match between Preston North End and Liverpool at Deepdale stadium in Preston, north-west England on July 13.
SOCCER
Jul 25, 2025
Liverpool CEO says player spree should quell ownership gossip
Liverpool has sent a 29-man squad to Hong Kong and Japan as part of its pre-season warm up.
A salesperson livestreams inside a BYD showroom in Shanghai on June 22.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 21, 2025
Life atop China’s car market is starting to look shaky for BYD
BYD’s monthly sales have stagnated of late and with the summer months being a traditionally slower time, that trajectory isn’t expected to reverse any time soon.
Visitors at Shibuya Station, one of the busiest railway stations in the world. Tokyo ranks second only to London and above Paris, which landed third on online travel booking site Kayak’s list of most popular destinations this summer.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 27, 2025
U.S. trips to Japan surpass Paris for hot summer vacation destinations
A multiday stay in Japan has become much more affordable for those in the U.S. thanks to lower airfares and a favorable foreign exchange market.
Relatives of victims who died in the Air India plane crash mourn as they wait outside the postmortem room at a hospital, in Ahmedabad, India, on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 12, 2025
Search for answers hastens in Air India crash that killed over 240
Questions are growing over how and why the 787-8 Dreamliner, bound for London, exploded into a huge fireball just minutes after takeoff.
The BYD logo is displayed at the Beijing Auto Show on April 25, 2024. The Chinese battery and carmaker saw a surge in revenue last year, a stock filing showed on Monday, surpassing the $100 billion mark and beating rival Tesla as the Shenzhen-based firm accelerates its overseas expansion.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 25, 2025
BYD sales top Tesla as tech focus wins over Chinese drivers
BYD has risen quickly to the top of China’s car market — the world’s biggest and most competitive for electric vehicles.
BYD's large cylindrical cell batteries are pictured at Smart Energy Week in Tokyo on Feb. 19.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 18, 2025
How BYD’s five-minute charging stacks up against the competition
The Chinese firm is now staking claim to a system it says will make it as quick to charge an electric vehicle as to refuel a gasoline car.
The weight of not knowing: Japan’s long-missing children
A signboard urging people to call the police if they have information on the whereabouts of Kaori Nomura, who went missing in 1991 at the age of 8, is seen in Yokohama in early April.
China's rare defiance of U.S. sanctions sparks showdown over banks
A Chinese flag flutters in front of the Shanghai Gaoqiao Company Refinery in Shanghai.
‘Keep phones on,’ Tokyo warns as yen battle intensifies
The yen has traded in a narrow ?158 to ?159 range against the dollar for two months as Japan steps up efforts to contain further weakness.
Japan to closely watch Trump’s remarks on Taiwan in talks with Xi
Former Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera has warned that any deviation by U.S. President Donald Trump from his previous Taiwan stance during his upcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping could significantly impact American allies.
Japan-China tensions have no visible off-ramp
A policeman stands guard at an entrance to the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo on March 25. A man was apprehended in Tokyo March 24 after he trespassed onto the grounds of the embassy.
Amid shortage concerns, Japan works to secure supplies of raw materials
Since Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, concerns have emerged over what a shortage of oil and naphtha — a raw material for plastic products including food-packaging containers — could mean to not only industries but also supply chains and individual consumers.
What should the expectations be for sumo’s current trio of ō锄别办颈?
Kirishima (then Kiribayama) in the Kokugikan in Tokyo in February 2020. Should Kirishima repeat March’s Emperor’s Cup-winning performance in the upcoming meet, he’ll immediately become one of the most successful <i>ō锄别办颈</i> of all time.
The LDP is losing local elections. Should Takaichi be worried?
Despite Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s sustained high approval ratings after more than six months in office, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party she leads continues to suffer losses in local elections.
Fujisawa flashpoint: A mosque project stokes nativist fears
Muslims pray at Tokyo Camii in the Yoyogi-Uehara neighborhood. Though Muslims account for only 0.3% of Japan’s population, rhetoric in online spaces and by conservative politicians has fomented social tensions.
As Iran war sends oil prices soaring, some see fresh potential for solar in Japan
An agrivoltaic crop, in which solar panels are raised about 3 meters off the ground so that agricultural machinery can freely operate on the crops underneath, in Sosa, Chiba Prefecture.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Projects like the BuddhaBot aim to re-create dialogue once lost to time, raising questions about whether AI can extend the teachings of Buddha or merely simulate them.
Can AI replace a priest? Japan’s temples and shrines are testing the limits.
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