China’s massive oil reserves are helping shield it from the worst of the global energy shock. Its supergrid and renewable buildout give it a deeper structural advantage than most major economies. If the …
A boy plays at a ground fountain during a heatwave in central Seoul, South Korea, July 26, 2025. (REUTERS) SEOUL–South Korea recorded its highest temperature on Friday since modern weather observations began, as …
By DONI TANI/ Staff Writer The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward (Asahi Shimbun file photo) Japanese nationals saw a record population decline in 2025 while the number of foreign …
By HARUKA SUZUKI/ Staff Writer Liberal Democratic Party policy chief Takayuki Kobayashi, middle, who chairs the party’s Headquarters for Intelligence Strategy, speaks at a meeting on July 3. (Takeshi Iwashita) The ruling Liberal Democratic …
By RYO KIYOMIYA/ Staff Writer Lt. Gen. Stephen Jost, right, commander of U.S. Forces Japan, gives an interview at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on July 24. (Ryo Kiyoimiya) U.S. Forces Japan has added …
16時29分現在、津波注意報が出ています。 地震速報 詳細へ 17時8分頃、熊本県八代市、熊本美里町、上天草市などで最大震度5弱の地震がありました。 Magnitude 7.1 earthquake hits Japan’s Kyushu region, JMA says The Japan Meteorological Agency (Asahi Shimbun file photo) An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 struck Japan’s Kumamoto prefecture on Tuesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. …
The new submarine confirmed at Jiangnan shipyard in Shanghai, China, on May 29 (Provided by Blacksky Technology Inc.) Experts believe that the Chinese have constructed a new nuclear-powered attack submarine that is topped with …
Minami-Torishima island is located about 1,950 kilometers southeast of central Tokyo. (Asahi Shimbun file photo) An analysis of rare earth-rich mud retrieved from the deep seabed off a remote Pacific Island earlier this year …
Illustration: Liu Xiangya/GT One by one, solar panel factories across India are falling silent. Production lines have ground to a halt. Companies are waiting months for domestic cells that never seem to arrive. India’s …
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi speaks to reporters in Manila on July 23. (Ryohei Miyawaki) MANILA—In the first thawing of deeply frozen diplomatic ties, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi briefly spoke with his Chinese and Russian …
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