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China’s marriage market is being hollowed out by a shrinking pool of women of childbearing age and a severe gender imbalance, while those women who do marry are doing so later and having fewer children.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 28, 2026
Can China reverse its demographic decline?
China’s births have fallen to historic lows and deep structural forces make any lasting fertility rebound unlikely.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who serves concurrently as head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, delivers her first campaign speech for the Lower House election in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 27, 2026
Takaichi says Japan-U.S. alliance would ‘collapse’ if Tokyo ignored Taiwan crisis
The prime minister hinted that an attack during a joint military action to rescue Japanese nationals from the democratic island would prompt a response.
Zhang Youxia (center), then newly elected vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission, swears an oath as he is flanked by CMC members He Weidong (left) and Li Shangfu after their election during a session of the National People's Congress at Beijing's Great Hall of the People in March 2023. Both He and Li were later removed from their posts and purged from the Communist Party, while Zhang has been placed under investigation.
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jan 26, 2026
Downfall of top Chinese military officer raises questions about Xi and Taiwan
The true reasons behind the probe of Gen. Zhang Youxia may never be known — but the move has prompted a closer look at Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s aims.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a joint news conference with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Tokyo on Jan. 16. Europe should follow Japan’s lead by clearly acknowledging the risks posed by China and Taiwan, rather than relying on ambiguity.
COMMENTARY
Jan 26, 2026
Why Europe should follow Japan’s lead on Taiwan
The era in which strategic ambiguity could substitute for strategic decision-making is coming to an end.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to the media on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 7.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 25, 2026
U.S. defense strategy downplays China threat and says it will limit support for allies
The document, which guides the Pentagon’s policies, is expected to rattle nervous U.S. allies in Asia, including Japan.
Alex Honnold climbs Taipei 101 on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Sport climbing
Jan 25, 2026
American daredevil free-climbs Taiwan’s tallest building
Alex Honnold climbed Taipei 101, which towers 508 meters into the air, as large crowds gathered and cheered below.
People hold umbrellas under the Taipei 101 building, which U.S. climber Alex Honnold was schedule to scale on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Sport climbing
Jan 24, 2026
Netflix’s live, high-risk skyscraper climb postponed due to rain
Alex Honnold, the famed U.S. free-solo climber, was set to begin ascending the exterior of Taipei 101 at 9 a.m. local time but the event was postponed due to rain.
A general view of Chongqing, China. The position of Japanese consul-general in the city is currently vacant amid strained ties between Tokyo and Beijing.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 22, 2026
Japan’s Chongqing consulate lacks top envoy amid China tensions
Chinese authorities have reportedly delayed responding to the Japanese government’s request to send a successor following the transfer of the previous consul-general.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and U.S. President Donald Trump review an honor guard ahead of a bilateral meeting at the Akasaka Palace state guest house in Tokyo on Oct. 28.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jan 22, 2026
Takaichi’s strengths and the need for ‘strategic signaling’
The challenge facing Japanese diplomacy lies in strategic signaling: how to communicate intentions and capabilities in an increasingly unstable international environment.
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te visits a military camp in Taoyuan, Taiwan, in May 2024.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 22, 2026
With chips, investments and defense hikes Taiwan aims to appease Trump. Will it work?
The democratic island’s attempts to accommodate the White House’s priorities are critical for shoring up Taipei’s crucial relationship with the U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington on Tuesday, the one-year mark into his second term in office.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jan 21, 2026
Japan finds itself in a precarious position, one year into ‘Trump 2.0’
Unlike during his first White House stint from 2017-2021, Donald Trump’s second term in the Oval Office has seen him free to make demands of the alliance and the world at large.
Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia, speaks at the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 6.
BUSINESS
Jan 21, 2026
Nvidia’s Huang plans to visit China as he works to reopen market
The U.S. is loosening export restrictions on AI processors, but on the Chinese side, government officials are deciding how many of the chips to let in.
Silicon wafers shown on screens at the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Renovation Museum in Hsinchu, Taiwan. While Taiwan's economy soared in 2025 on exports of AI hardware and semiconductors, companies in more traditional manufacturing sectors have struggled.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 21, 2026
Taiwan’s traditional manufacturers miss out on export boom
Exports of a range of goods including machinery, metals and chemicals are becoming less profitable amid U.S. tariffs and unfavorable currency conditions.
A refinery for a rare earth metal on the outskirts of Wuxi, China. Chinese exports of rare earth magnets to Japan in December fell 8% from November.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 20, 2026
Chinese exports of rare earth magnets to Japan fell in December ahead of curbs
A diplomatic spat had left concerns about future shipments, and Beijing has since banned exports to Japan of some dual-use materials.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during a news conference in Beijing on Friday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 20, 2026
China isn’t the answer for Canada’s trade troubles, Taiwan envoy says
The Canadian and Chinese leaders reached an agreement last week to lower trade barriers and rebuild ties.
Taiwan's flag is lowered during a daily ceremony in Taipei on Dec. 30, as China conducted military drills around the island.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 18, 2026
Taiwan says Chinese drone made ‘provocative’ flight over South China Sea island
Taipei said the Chinese reconnaissance drone flew in the airspace of the Pratas Islands for eight minutes at an altitude outside ‍the range of anti-aircraft weapons.
An activist shouts slogans as she holds an anti-Trump sign during a protest near the U.S. Embassy, opposing U.S. military actions in Venezuela capturing President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, in Manila, on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 17, 2026
U.S. faces skepticism over deterring China as Trump eyes Greenland
Government and defense industry leaders have expressed unease at Trump’s challenge to fellow NATO member Denmark over control of Greenland.
A man rides a scooter past shipping containers at the Port of Keelung on Friday. The United States said on Thursday that it has signed a deal with Taiwan to reduce tariffs on goods from the democratic island, while increasing Taiwanese semiconductor and tech companies' investments in America.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 16, 2026
U.S. and Taiwan clinch deal to cut tariffs and boost chip investment
Duties on Taiwanese shipments would fall to 15%, and Taiwan’s tech industry would increase financing for American operations by $500 billion.
The approval rate for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet increased by 1.1 percentage points from the previous month to 61% in January.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 16, 2026
Takaichi Cabinet approval rises to 61%
The Cabinet has been able to maintain its public support rate at around 60% since it was launched in October last year.
An aircraft carrier carved out of ice is seen on display at the Harbin Ice World Park in Harbin, in China's northeast Heilongjiang province, on Dec. 17.
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jan 15, 2026
Chinese Navy’s goal of projecting power around globe gains steam
Long thought to be an ultimate ambition of Beijing, this may become a reality much sooner than anticipated.
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.
‘My dream is broken’: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
More facilities in Japan placing sanitary bins in men’s restrooms
A sanitary bin with an awareness sticker placed in a men's restroom in the Nagasaki Municipal Government building
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.
Why is the yen so weak and what can Japan do about it?
Japan spent ¥11.7 trillion ($73 billion) between late April and late May to prop up the weak yen.
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.
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.

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