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The nuclear-powered submarine USS Annapolis is greeted by South Korean Navy sailors upon its arrival at a naval base on Jeju Island, South Korea, in July 2023.
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jun 9, 2026
South Korea’s nuclear sub ambitions to intensify Indo-Pacific naval competition
Seoul insists its plan to build the ships is aimed at countering North Korea. But the decision carries implications far beyond this, with China watching particularly closely.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attend a ceremony at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 8, 2026
China’s Xi vows boosted ties with Kim, but avoids North Korea nuclear issue
Chinese leader Xi Jinping stressed China’s “firm commitment to safeguarding the shared interests of the two countries” during a rare summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un.
Waseda University professor Makoto Seta says it is common for two countries to delimit their maritime boundary first and then negotiate with a third-party country, even if there is an overlap in the three nations' exclusive economic zones.
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2026
Japan-Philippines maritime talks ‘big step,’ expert says
China has criticized the Japan-Philippines negotiations, saying that Beijing’s participation is essential and that the talks are completely illegal and invalid.
Moonshot AI, the Beijing-based developer behind the Kimi chatbot, is emerging as one of the best-funded Chinese artificial intelligence research labs.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 8, 2026
China’s Moonshot AI seeks $30 billion value in new funding talks
This is the third round of financing in six months for the Beijing-based company, which is emerging as one of the best-funded Chinese AI research labs.
A Taiwanese military officer during a live-fire exercise on June 3
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 8, 2026
Taiwan says China Coast Guard patrols to its east are ‘provocative act’
China said the moves were in ⁠response to a Japanese and Philippine announcement regarding talks ​on delimiting their maritime boundaries.
Inside a compound at the Chong Chom OSmach border crossing that authorities say was used for scam operations in Cambodia on March 12
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jun 8, 2026
Cambodia scam centers increase despite crackdown, report says
Cambodia, alongside Myanmar and Laos, has become a hub for scam compounds where trafficked workers are often forced to carry out fraud schemes.
A student enters a school on the first day of China&#039;s National College Entrance Examination known as <i>gaokao</i> in Beijing on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 7, 2026
Millions of Chinese students sit for gruelling gaokao
Attitudes toward the test are changing, with students and parents more and more unwilling to trade physical and mental health for high test scores.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping at Pyongyang International Airport in the North Korean capital in this photo released June 21, 2019.
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jun 7, 2026
Ahead of talks, Kim has a message for Xi: North Korea’s nukes aren’t up for negotiation
North Korea has been clear in the run-up to Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s visit to Pyongyang that it is hoping for at least a tacit recognition of its nuclear status.
A Taiwan Coast Guard boat patrols near the Kinmen Islands on May 25.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 7, 2026
Taiwan coast guard deploys vessels in response to China operation
The move comes after Chinese state media reported that the “law enforcement operation” was in response to talks between Japan and the Philippines regarding the affected waters.
The Maritime Self Defense Force&#039;s Asagiri-class destroyer Setogiri is docked for a goodwill visit to Metro Manila in May 2018.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2026
Japan and Indonesia to begin talks on exporting Asagiri-class destroyers
The agreement to begin working-level discussions is the latest in a push by Tokyo to transfer defense equipment to like-minded partners.
Chinese President Xi Jinping speaking with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un upon his departure at the airport in Pyongyang in June 2019.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 5, 2026
China’s Xi to visit North Korea next week for first time since 2019
China’s top leader will visit North Korea from June 8 to 9, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.
Japan’s population decline continues to accelerate despite some modest positive signs, highlighting the need for broader social, economic and cultural changes to raise the birth rate.
EDITORIALS
Jun 5, 2026
A bleak prognosis for Japan’s demographic future
The most recent government statistics show fertility rates hitting record lows — again.
BYD electric vehicles on display at the company&#039;s megastore in Sydney. BYD recently used one of its own car-carriers for the first time to ship almost 5,000 EVs to Australia.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 5, 2026
China speeds past Japan in car exports to Australia on EV bonanza
Almost 36,000 passenger cars from China arrived in Australia in April, according to government data, well ahead of the 29,000 from Japan.
A stock board displaying in Tokyo last month. Japan&#039;s new growth strategy will encourage global investment for crisis management and growth as part of efforts to strengthen Japan&#039;s technological competitiveness.
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2026
Japan’s new growth strategy to promote overseas investment
The government will position foreign direct investment as a core policy instrument to facilitate exports.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at a reception in Beijing in September 2025
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 4, 2026
Satellite images fuel speculation of Xi visit to North Korea
The imagery on May 30 by satellite firm Vantor appears to show a fenced-off section and a structure being built in Kim Il Sung Square.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a Senate subcommittee meeting in Washington on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 4, 2026
Beijing says U.S. comments on Tiananmen crackdown ‘smear’ China
“No amount of censorship can erase the past,” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday, referring to the events of June 4, 1989.
Four New Zealand members of parliament have been hit with a travel ban by China after they recently visited Taiwan.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 4, 2026
China bans New Zealand lawmakers over Taiwan trip
The four MPs hail from across the political spectrum and visited Taiwan as part of a cross-party delegation in May, national broadcaster RNZ has reported.
Nissan&#039;s manufacturing plant in Sunderland, England. Nissan is considering building cars for Chinese manufacturer Chery at the plant.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 4, 2026
Nissan considering building Chery vehicles in the U.K.
The agreement comes amid a sharp slowdown in the European car market since 2019.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects a newly inaugurated nuclear materials production factory at an undisclosed location in the country in this image released Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 4, 2026
North Korea’s Kim says ‘newly inaugurated’ nuke site opens door to ‘larger plans’
Kim Jong Un said the suspected uranium-enrichment facility will help create an “environment for going into the new next-stage of bolstering up the nuclear forces.”
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te attends the opening ceremony of the annual Computex trade show in Taipei on Tuesday. He said he sincerely hopes "China can face up to the June incident of 37 years ago," in a post on his Facebook page on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 4, 2026
Taiwan presses China to confront Tiananmen past
The events on June 4, 1989, when Chinese troops opened fire to end pro-democracy protests, are not publicly discussed in ⁠China, and the anniversary is not officially marked.
Uruguay federation reportedly cancels charter flight after World Cup exit
Uruguay&#039;s Jose Maria Gimenez reacts after the team&#039;s loss against Spain at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
India’s gig workers pay the price for exposure to New Delhi’s hazardous air
Rohit Kushwaha waits for a customer as he delivers his last parcel of the day, in New Delhi in January. His work as a delivery driver has helped pay the family’s bills, but has had a significant impact on his health.
Chinese and Russian bombers and fighter jets stage joint patrol near Japan
A Chinese Air Force H-6 bomber is seen during a joint patrol with Russian military aircraft on Saturday.
U.S. missile moves in Japan send China clear message: A new era has arrived
Soldiers conduct the first Typhon midrange capability live-fire exercise outside of the continental United States, firing an SM-6 missile in July last year in Australia&#039;s Northern Territory during Exercise Talisman Sabre.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
A French ship with close ties to Japan combines arts and sciences on the high seas
Romain Troublé, the executive director of Tara Ocean Foundation, speaks to visitors aboard the Tara during a rare port call in Tokyo in April.
LGBTQ+ families are building lives Japanese lawmakers still struggle to see
Haru Ono founded Nijiiro Kazoku in 2010 after forming a same-sex stepfamily. She said the impetus for founding the organization was that she couldn’t find much reliable information out there for families such as hers in Japan.
In Kyushu’s far south, Senti.U sparks a culinary destination
Chef Yasuhiko Uchida was born in Saga Prefecture but has made his home in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, since 2012.
‘The colors speak for themselves’: How Japan’s chroma bible went global
“A Dictionary of Color Combinations” is meant to function as a quick-reference guide for artists, designers and anyone with a passing interest in aesthetics as a quantifiable pursuit.

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