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Storage tanks and trucks loaded with gas cylinders in Mumbai.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 4, 2026
Energy-hungry Asia is already drawing lessons from Iran crisis
The region is realizing that it needs bigger buffers, a greater diversity of fossil-fuel suppliers, and a better mix of power sources overall.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong meet on the sidelines of the Russia-ASEAN Summit in Kazan, Russia, on June 18.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 25, 2026
ASEAN-Russia summit signals multipolar shift
Leaders¡¯ engagement in Kazan underscores Southeast Asia¡¯s pragmatic diplomacy amid global realignment.
Banjop Kraithong, 54, a local fisher, removes crabs from a fishing net in Lang Suan district, Chumphon province, Thailand, on May 19.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 18, 2026
Thailand revives $30 billion coast-to-coast corridor to rival Malacca Strait
Plans envision a logistics corridor that will offer an alternative route to the Strait of Malacca by connecting two new deep-sea ports.
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi walks with his Indonesian counterpart, Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, as the two inspect an honor guard during a welcome ceremony in Jakarta on May 4.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 17, 2026
Japan steps on the gas in unprecedented regional defense export push
Japan is moving with unusual speed to deepen defense ties across the Indo-Pacific after easing military export rules, with Indonesia emerging as one of the clearest beneficiaries.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Malaysian leader Anwar Ibrahim pose for photographs ahead of their bilateral meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 10, 2026
Japan and Malaysia pledge to bolster energy supplies and maritime ties
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Malaysian leader Anwar Ibrahim reached a deal on energy security, including LNG supplies, during a summit in Tokyo on Monday.
Malaysian Defense Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin speaks at the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 3, 2026
Between restraint and red lines, Malaysia navigates China¡¯s gray-zone pressure
The Southeast Asian nation¡¯s defense chief has set a clear threshold in the South China Sea: any disruption to the country¡¯s offshore oil and gas platforms would cross a red line.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim at an ASEAN Summit in Cebu, Philippines, on May 7. He has raised the prospect of a snap election as divisions deepen within the country's ruling coalition.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 18, 2026
Malaysia¡¯s coalition tensions deepen as Anwar floats snap poll
Cracks in Malaysia¡¯s political landscape have become more evident in recent months amid tensions over state elections and defections from the prime minister¡¯s party.
Leaders and other officials of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations pose for a group photo during the opening ceremony of the 48th ASEAN summit in Cebu, Philippines, on May 8.
COMMENTARY / World
May 17, 2026
Why ASEAN chose silence amid the growing Gulf crisis
In Cebu, much of the summit¡¯s energy went into drafting a statement broad enough to avoid offending any member state.
Federal prosecutors allege that Jho Low, with the help of two former Goldman Sachs Group bankers, paid about $2 billion in bribes to foreign officials.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 13, 2026
Alleged 1MDB mastermind Jho Low seeks presidential pardon
The fugitive financier is accused of being the architect of a scheme that siphoned at least $4.5 billion from Malaysia¡¯s sovereign wealth fund, 1Malaysia Development Berhad.
People visit the BYD booth at the Beijing Auto Show on April 30.
BUSINESS
May 7, 2026
Malaysia moves to curb EV imports in blow to Chinese automakers
The nation¡¯s new regulations effectively increase the minimum retail price of fully imported EVs and also increase the minimum power output for such models
Asia¡¯s budget airlines are struggling under soaring jet-fuel costs, facing flight cuts and higher fares, while governments are urged to intervene to prevent failures similar to the collapse of U.S.-based Spirit Airlines.
COMMENTARY / World
May 7, 2026
Asian budget carriers need help to avoid Spirit¡¯s fate
Unlike the region¡¯s flagship carriers, low-cost providers aren¡¯t backed by sovereign wealth funds.
A vendor sits next to used air conditioners at a roadside shop in Manila on April 24. A heat wave is sweeping across Southeast Asia as governments put energy-saving measures in place due to the war in Iran.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 28, 2026
Southeast Asia office workers swelter in energy-saving drive amid heat wave
As the prolonged shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz drains energy reserves, relief does not look to be coming anytime soon with countries set to bake in abnormally hot weather.
The Strait of Malacca, a vital global shipping lane carrying about a quarter of all maritime trade and major oil flows to Asia, is drawing renewed concern over chokepoint security following disruptions in other key sea routes.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 26, 2026
Hormuz crisis throws spotlight on world¡¯s largest ¡®chokepoint¡¯ ¡ª the Malacca Strait
The Malacca Strait provides the shortest sea route from East Asia to the Middle East and Europe, carrying nearly 22% of the world¡¯s maritime trade.
Tokyo police arrested a 47-year-old man on Saturday on suspicion of killing a 29-year-old woman in an apartment in Tokyo's Roppongi district in 2018.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 25, 2026
Man arrested over 2018 murder in Tokyo¡¯s Roppongi district
The suspect, Nobuaki Takahashi, had left for Malaysia the day after the 2018 murder.
Bags containing a mixture of rare earth elements sit on the grounds of Australian mining firm Lynas in Gebeng, eastern Malaysia, on April 8.
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 22, 2026
Delicate extraction: Malaysia offers rare earths alternative to China
China makes up about 90% of the world¡¯s market for rare earth minerals, stoking fears about Beijing¡¯s ability to choke global supplies.
The LNG Aquarius liquefied natural gas tanker in the Java Sea, off Indonesia.
BUSINESS
Apr 17, 2026
Iran war pushes Asia to think twice before doubling down on LNG
The near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the serious damage sustained by Qatar¡¯s LNG export plant has sent prices higher and buyers scrambling for alternatives.
Human intelligence can become more valuable if AI is used to complement it, such as with Malaysia's rubber industry, where the government invested in research to make rubber producers more productive.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 16, 2026
Rubber¡¯s history could be a window into AI¡¯s future
To this day, for example, aircraft tires are mostly made from natural rubber because synthetics can¡¯t handle the stress of landing a 747.
The head of the Indonesian Child Protection Commission, Margaret Aliyatul Maimunah, holds a toy firearm with text written in white paint as evidence is displayed during a news conference following explosions that occurred at a mosque inside a school complex, at Jakarta police headquarters in Jakarta on Nov. 11.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society / FOCUS
Mar 10, 2026
White supremacist content grips teens plotting attacks in Southeast Asia
In every instance reviewed in Singapore and Indonesia, authorities allege the detained or monitored teenagers had been radicalized through social media posts and communities.
Protesters hold a poster of Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Chief Commissioner Azam Baki during a demonstration in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 16, 2026
Black-clad Malaysians protest against anti-graft chief
Hundreds gathered in Kuala Lumpur to call for Azam Baki¡¯s arrest after reports alleged he had improper shareholdings and that abuse of power took place in his commission.
Residential towers beyond the Johor Bahru¨CSingapore Rapid Transit System Link under construction in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, on Sept. 23, 2024. The state of Johor where Johor Bahru is located is Southeast Asia¡¯s fastest-growing data center hub.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 8, 2026
Malaysia draws first data center protest over pollution and water
The country is emblematic of growing social unease with data centers worldwide, despite their crucial role in powering the internet and ChatGPT searches.
¡®My dream is broken¡¯: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
Japan triples departure tax in push to combat overtourism
Tourists in Yanaka Ginza, Tokyo, on Wednesday. Japan tripled its International Tourist Tax (departure tax) to ?3,000 from ?1,000 on Wednesday for all travelers leaving Japan, regardless of nationality.
Japanese-language education is at a turning point
The country is gradually transforming Japanese-language education from a volunteer-driven system into a professional, government-supported network to better serve its growing foreign population.?
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.
Iran war exposed, but hasn¡¯t changed, Japan¡¯s reliance on imported oil
Wind turbines generate energy from strong easterly winds on the Shonai Plain in Yamagata Prefecture. Despite the oil crisis caused by conflict near the Strait of Hormuz, and concerns instability in the region could continue to impact supply and the price of imports, the administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi does not seem to be drawing on the war as a pretext to hasten progress toward Japan's renewable goals.
Six of the best: rikishi of note in each sumo division
Kazuma (right) faces off against future <i>yokozuna</i> Onosato during the All Japan Amateur Sumo Championships at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in December 2020.
Some startups see opportunity in an aging Japan
Yasmin Baba, CTO of Amilis, wins the Grand Prize at the Pitch2Tokyo Grand Final on Feb. 19.
Japan¡¯s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Life inside Japan¡¯s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.

Podcast

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

Longform

The Terasaka Rice Terraces are seen with Mount Buko in the background.
What Yokoze can teach Japan about rural revival
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