By MIZUKI SATO/ Staff Writer Iwoto, formerly known as Iwo Jima, lies about 1,200 kilometers south of Tokyo. (Asahi Shimbun file photo) In light of China’s expanding military activities, Japan has created an organization …
Kuomintang (KMT) Chairperson Cheng Li-wun speaks to the media in Taipei on March 30 ahead of her trip to China. (Reuters) BEIJING/TAIPEI–The leader of Taiwan’s largest opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), will visit …
MPD: By NATSUNO OTAHARA/ Staff Writer These pedal-equipped electric motorcycles in Tokyo’s Koto Ward on March 13 are believed to have been marketed illegally as power-assisted bicycles. (Natsuno Otahara) Motorcycles disguised as a “new …
China allegedly used fake profiles on LinkedIn to gather sensitive information from staff at NATO and European Union institutions, a European security source said Friday. The operation, allegedly orchestrated by Beijing’s state security ministry, …
China demands more than just regret from Japan after embassy break-in A Japanese police officer stands guard in front of the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo on March 25. (Reuters) BEIJING–Japan has expressed its regret …
By NEN SATOMI/ Correspondent Visitors enjoy the cherry blossoms at the shore of Lake Taihu on March 25 in Wuxi, China. (Nen Satomi) WUXI, China—Japanese representatives were conspicuously absent from an annual cherry blossom …
By SATOSHI SHINDEN/ Staff Writer A national oil storage base on Shirashima island off Kita-Kyushu (Asahi Shimbun file photo) Japan will begin releasing oil from its national reserves on March 26 as the de …
An F-16 fighter jet takes off during an annual military exercise ahead of Lunar New Year in Chiayi, Taiwan, on Jan. 28. (Reuters) TAIPEI–Deliveries of delayed F-16V fighter jets for Taiwan will begin this year with production …
VOX POPULI: Is pity for Japan being felt during the Takaichi-Trump summit? Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a daily column that runs on Page 1 of The Asahi Shimbun. U.S. President Donald Trump meets …
The Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kaga sails in waters near Kyushu on Sept. 9, 2025. In the background is the U.S. Navy destroyer Higgins. The MSDF, which operates advanced vessels such as the Kaga, …
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