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Media tycoon Jimmy Lai at the Next Digital offices in Hong Kong in 2020. A Hong Kong court sentenced Lai to 20 years in prison on Monday, following a yearslong, high-profile national security trial that rights groups and Western nations have condemned as a symbol of the city's shriveling press freedoms.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Feb 9, 2026
Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai given 20 years’ prison after national security trial
The founder of the shuttered Apple Daily newspaper was first arrested in August 2020 and was ​convicted last year.
U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, addresses the media in the Oval Office on Sept. 5, the day he signed an executive order to rename the Department of Defense the Department of War.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 9, 2026
Trump has killed American deterrence
Trump has shown countless times that he cannot keep promises. His reversals on TikTok, tariffs and Ukraine demonstrate that his commitments have the lifespan of a mayfly.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrive on board the U.S. Navy's USS George Washington aircraft carrier in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Oct. 28.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 9, 2026
Takaichi’s victory holds a foreign-policy lesson for the U.S.
Simply relying on China to alienate its neighbors will not lead to a more stable Indo-Pacific region.
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, 72, at the Next Digital offices in Hong Kong on June 16, 2020
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Feb 9, 2026
After years of legal battles, Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai faces sentencing
Lai’s plight has been criticized by global leaders spotlighting a yearslong crackdown following mass pro-democracy protests in ‍2019.
Bangladeshi workers load empty ballot boxes onto a truck at the Election Commission building in Dhaka on Saturday ahead of the upcoming national elections.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 8, 2026
Bangladesh elections test ties with India as China deepens outreach
The Feb. 12 poll will be the nation’s first since a student-led uprising toppled former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s autocratic regime in August 2024.
Artist and free speech advocate Ai Weiwei in London on Jan. 29
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 8, 2026
Ai Weiwei on China, the West and shrinking space for dissent
Speaking ahead of the launch of his new book, the artist and dissident discussed visiting China after a decade and what he sees as the erosion of free speech in the West.
A U.S.-made TOW-2A wire-guided anti-tank missile is launched by Taiwanese soldiers from an M1167 TOW carrier vehicle at the Fangshan training grounds in Pingtung, Taiwan, in August 2024.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 7, 2026
Taiwan to seek extension of arms deals with U.S. amid budget standoff
Taiwan’s Defense Ministry has ‍urged the opposition to approve the spending proposal, saying that any delay could postpone much-needed weapons deliveries.
China's air force performs during an aerial flying display at the Singapore Airshow at Changi Exhibition Center on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Feb 7, 2026
China flexes its muscle at Singapore Airshow as U.S. isolated
Regional delegations paid close attention to Beijing as it sharpened its bid for influence in Southeast Asia.
A member of China's People's Liberation Army stands as DF-5C nuclear missiles are displayed during a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, in Beijing on Sept. 3.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 7, 2026
U.S. accuses China of secret nuclear testing
The accusations came a day after the treaty limiting U.S. and Russian missile and warhead deployments expired.
China’s promise of stability is undercut by its tendency toward coercion and control, leaving middle powers still reliant on the U.S. for security and deterrence.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 6, 2026
Memo to middle powers: Time for a reality check
Middle powers do not design the system they inhabit. They can maneuver inside it, but they cannot wish away the forces that set the boundaries of that maneuvering.
Nippon Steel is forecasting a ¥70 billion net loss for the fiscal year through next month, up from ¥60 billion, partly due to a fire that broke out at a plant in Muroran, Hokkaido, last December.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 6, 2026
Nippon Steel projects larger full-year loss than expected
The steelmaker is now projecting a consolidated net loss of ¥70 billion as consequences of a fire at a plant in Muroran, Hokkaido, hit its bottom line.
A missile being prepared to be loaded onto a fighter jet during a military exercise at Chiayi Air Base in Taiwan.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 6, 2026
Taiwan’s political standoff stalls $40 billion defense plan
Opposition lawmakers refuse to consider Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te’s ambitious spending plan without government concessions, sparking criticism in Washington.
U.S. President Donald Trump walks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during a bilateral meeting in Tokyo on Oct. 28.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 6, 2026
Trump endorses Takaichi in Sunday’s election and announces March 19 summit
U.S. President Donald Trump has again broken with tradition, offering his “total endorsement” of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her ruling bloc.
Attendees watch a presentation at the Palo Alto Networks booth during the RSA Conference in San Francisco, California, in 2023.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 6, 2026
Hackers hit sensitive targets in 37 nations in vast spying plot
An Asian cyberespionage group has spent the past year breaking into computer systems belonging to governments and critical infrastructure organizations.
The Shield AI booth at the Singapore Airshow at Changi Exhibition Center in Singapore on Tuesday
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 5, 2026
U.S. drone-makers debut at Singapore Airshow eyeing Asia sales amid China threat
The companies believe their early battlefield experience and initial Pentagon backing prove they can deliver the systems needed ‌as China builds its presence in the region.
DF-41 nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles are paraded in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in October 2019. Some analysts and even lawmakers are urging Japan and other countries to consider developing their own nuclear weapons.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 5, 2026
The unthinkable is on the list of Japanese security options
In the 2016 campaign, then-candidate Trump suggested that both Japan and South Korea should consider the acquisition of nuclear weapons to counter the North Korean threat.
Tensions between Beijing and Western powers over espionage have risen ​in recent years ‌as Western intelligence agencies increasingly sound the alarm on ‌alleged Chinese state-backed hacking activity.
WORLD
Feb 5, 2026
Four people, including two Chinese nationals, arrested in France on suspicion of spying
This followed the ‍discovery that two Chinese nationals had entered French territory with the aim of capturing data from entities of vital importance, particularly the military.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk as they leave after a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30, 2025.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 5, 2026
Trump and Xi discuss Taiwan and soybeans in call aimed at easing tensions
The last nuclear treaty between Russia and the United States is soon to expire, raising the risk of a new arms race in which China’s growing nuclear stockpile could play a role.
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin holds a video call with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Moscow on Wednesday.
WORLD
Feb 4, 2026
Xi and Putin hail ties in video call as Ukraine war nears anniversary
China and Russia declared a “no limits” strategic partnership days before ‌Putin sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine in February 2022.
The Panamanian Supreme Court’s recent ruling invalidating CK Hutchison’s port contracts strengthens the U.S.' hand in the region and weakens China’s influence while undermining its investments.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 4, 2026
China is losing more than just two ports in Panama
The ruling in Panama, however, may prove the most consequential setback of all. The canal remains one of the world’s most strategic infrastructure assets.
Japan needs caregivers. Young Indians are answering the call.
Young people in India's northeast are increasingly studying Japanese in hopes of building new lives and careers in Japan.
Osaka trumps Tokyo as both ranked among world’s top 10 most livable cities
Osaka’s infrastructure earned higher marks than Tokyo’s in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s latest Global Liveability Index.
Japanese teen arrested for booting users off streaming service
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a 15-year-old boy for allegedly creating a malicious program and canceling subscription accounts on the Bandai Channel.
Long-stalled maglev line finally gets green light from Shizuoka Prefecture
Environmental concerns relating to the construction of Central Japan Railway’s high-speed maglev line had contributed to years of delays for the project.
Violence toward ambulance crews in Tokyo higher in 2025 and rising this year
A bloodstained helmet worn by an ambulance crew member who became involved in a case of violent abuse against the crew
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.
Filmmaker explores history of discrimination against foreign nationals in Japan
Takashi Nishihara, the director of "Now and Then," in Tokyo on Wednesday. The director has spent 10 years traversing politically charged terrain while exploring youth-driven grassroots political movements that scrutinize the status quo.
Japanese nail salons are tourists’ new obsession
Tourists in Japan have always been interested in quintessentially Japanese approaches to modern culture, and, increasingly, visits to nail salons have become the new hot thing.
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.
‘Defense,’ not ‘warfare,’ stressed as pacifist Japan beefs up capabilities
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attends an annual training session near Mount Fuji at Higashifuji Training Field in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 7.

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