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The Pacific Century Place Marunouchi building in Tokyo. GIC is offering all of its office space in the building from the 8th floor to the 31st floor.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 29, 2026
GIC’s Tokyo property said to draw $1.4 billion bid by Kenedix
Kenedix submitted a bid of around ¥230 billion ($1.4 billion) for office floors owned by GIC in Pacific Century Place Marunouchi, sources said.
A trio of women in need of cash (from left: Sara Minami, Kasumi Arimura and Haru Kuroki) starts smuggling gold from Singapore in Chihiro Amano’s “Magical Secret Tour.”
CULTURE / Film
Jun 26, 2026
An implausible but engaging crime drama unfolds in ‘Magical Secret Tour’
In Chihiro Amano’s “Magical Secret Tour,” a trio of Japanese women becomes embroiled in a scheme to smuggle gold from Singapore.
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.
Carro, which is backed by SoftBank Group, is also considering a second listing in Singapore.
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2026
SoftBank-backed car marketplace Carro is said to explore U.S. IPO
Carro is working with advisers and may potentially raise as much as $500 million.
Carsten Stoehr, deputy head of Asia Pacific at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., in Singapore, on May 28
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 4, 2026
SMBC moves beyond traditional lending to spur returns
The Japanese lender is utilizing tools such as synthetic risk transfers and loan portfolio sales, Asia-Pacific Deputy Head Carsten Stoehr says.
Vietnamese President To Lam gives the keynote address during the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore on Friday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 2, 2026
Vietnam is Asia’s rising power to watch
According to the Lowy Institute’s 2025 Asia Power Index, Vietnam recorded the second-largest increase in overall influence in the region.
A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Type-88 surface-to-ship missile is fired during the Balikatan exercises at Culili Point Sand Dunes in Paoay, Ilocos Norte province, Philippines, on May 6.
JAPAN
May 31, 2026
Japan and Philippines to discuss surface-to-ship missile exports
Type-88 surface-to-ship guided missiles of Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force are expected to be up for consideration.
Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun speaks at the Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore in June 2024.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 26, 2026
China defense minister expected to again skip Singapore security forum
Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun will likely skip the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore this weekend, according to people familiar with the matter.
“Noli Timere,” a free open-air performance at SIFA's Festival Village, combines aerial acrobatics, contemporary dance and art sculpture. 
CULTURE / Stage
May 22, 2026
At Singapore International Festival of Arts, theater spills into everyday life
Tze Chien Chong, the new director of Singapore International Festival of Arts, strives to attract a broader audience to Singapore’s oldest festival for performing arts.
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.
A Walker S2 humanoid robot demonstrates its skills at the UBTech Robotics headquarters in Shenzhen, China, on April 16.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 30, 2026
U.S. adopts China’s playbook on tech and security
U.S. thinking is only catching up with that of China, which has long considered technology essential to the country’s sovereignty and survival.
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’ — 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.
Paddlers row past the central business district at Marina Bay in Singapore in 2021.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 20, 2026
Singapore’s model for success faces test in a less global era
Geopolitical tensions and a fragmenting global trading system are straining its export-driven model.
Crude oil buyers in Japan led the charge to purchase May-loading cargoes from the U.S. early in the month, along with South Korean, Singapore and Thai processors.
BUSINESS
Apr 17, 2026
Asia relying on U.S. crude to replace Middle East supply
U.S. exports of oil, including crude and refined products, reached a record 13 million barrels a day last week, government data showed.
Oil tankers lie at anchor in the Singapore Strait off Singapore on March 17.
COMMENTARY
Apr 3, 2026
Why the Strait of Hormuz closure is an Asian crisis
About 90% of the oil and 83% of the liquefied natural gas that normally pass through the Strait of Hormuz are bound for Asia.
A poster warns of online scam threats in the Raffles Place financial business district in Singapore.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Mar 13, 2026
Singapore turns tide in evolving fight against scams
Singapore’s high incomes, hyperconnectivity and public trust in institutions have long made it a prime target for scammers.
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.
Singaporean skier Faiz Basha clears a gate during a training session at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, in Bormio, Italy, on Tuesday.
OLYMPICS / Alpine skiing
Feb 11, 2026
Singaporean skier Basha trained on inline skates ahead of giant slalom debut
Basha moved to Switzerland at the age of three and learned to ski from his Singaporean mother, who fell for the sport with her new proximity to the Alps.
Singapore’s stalled birthrate reflects a broader pattern across wealthy Asian economies where higher living standards, shifting values and gender imbalances have made low fertility persistent and resistant to quick policy fixes.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 10, 2026
Why Asia can’t undo decades of falling fertility rates
The challenge is shared by most successful nations. Ultralow fertility is a byproduct of rapid development and elevated living standards.
Uruguay federation reportedly cancels charter flight after World Cup exit
Uruguay's Jose Maria Gimenez reacts after the team'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.
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.
Yen hits 40-year low against the dollar, breaking ¥162 level
Japan's currency broke ¥162 to the dollar on Tuesday in Tokyo.
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."
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.
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.

Podcast

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

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The Terasaka Rice Terraces are seen with Mount Buko in the background.
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