The American aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan sails with Japanese and U.S. destroyers in the Philippine Sea in July 2020. The authors of a new book consider Japan's rising defense profile as one of the biggest developments in Asia in recent years. (U.S. Navy via Reuters) 
Interview

U.S. cannot afford another 'lost decade' responding to China, authors say

Launch a new pivot to Asia and establish equilibrium, Blackwill and Fontaine argue

8 June 2024
Demand for multiunit housing continues to flag in the U.S., but the supply of condos under construction has yet to peak in the Sun Belt.
Datawatch

Fears mount of a crash in the U.S. condo market

Multifamily housing prices drop 20% even as property loans soar

8 June 2024
LinkedIn Vice President Aneesh Raman is encouraged "to see ... companies and countries coming together to figure out frameworks for ethical AI, for responsible AI." (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Takuya Fujisawa and AP)
Interview

LinkedIn VP warns humans to keep learning in AI era

Soft skills like critical listening, collaboration, empathy indispensable

8 June 2024
Sister Isabel cares for migrant children seeking U.S. asylum in Piedras Negras, a Mexican city across the border from Texas. (Photo by Kenji Asada)
Immigration

Migration crisis: Record 24m flee authoritarian regimes

China among world's top sources of asylum seekers

8 June 2024
Shipyard workers align a new propeller for installation on the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge in Yokosuka, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo)
Indo-Pacific

Indo-Pacific should create 'common defense market,' Hudson analyst says

U.S. and Japan officials to meet Sunday to discuss joint weapon production

8 June 2024
Kleiner Perkins, which is backing the new fund, previously invested in logistics robotics startup Dexterity. (Dexterity)
Startups

TSMC-backed U.S. fund targets chip, robotics, other hardware startups

VC Kleiner Perkins and Japanese trading house Sojitz among other investors

8 June 2024
Attempts to hold China back in the production of "legacy" chips face long odds.
Opinion

China 'legacy' chip fears best addressed with targeted measures

Focus on EVs and other areas of concern more workable than broad import ban

7 June 2024
Google's latest data center in Singapore is located in the city-state's Jurong West district. (Google)
Technology

Google's new Singapore data center offers sustainability features

Facility recycles water in cooling systems, sets higher temperatures

7 June 2024
SpaceX's Starship rocket, left, and Boeing's Starliner capsule are products of private-sector development with public-sector funding. (Source photos from AP and Reuters)
Aerospace & Defense Industries

SpaceX Starship and Boeing Starliner show way for Asia's space race

China, India and Japan follow U.S. in encouraging private-sector innovation

7 June 2024
Retired Adm. Harry Harris says China has changed the status quo and the U.S. should change its Taiwan policy from "amigbuity" to "clarity." (Photo by Ken Moriyasu)
Interview

More U.S. 'clarity' on Taiwan policy needed, ex-commander says

Defense leaders increasingly distancing themselves from 'strategic ambiguity'

7 June 2024
Arthur Mensch's Mistral AI, based in France, is one of a growing number of AI unicorns based outside the U.S.
Technology

Nvidia, Google funding helps double AI unicorns to 37 in a year

Tech giants search for next OpenAI as investor focus shifts away from EVs

7 June 2024
Ministers from IPEF member countries gather for a photo session at their meeting in Singapore on June 6. (Photo by Ng Chun Kiat)
International relations

Singapore, India, others pitch 'clean' projects in U.S.-led framework

Washington keen to back green shift in IPEF member countries to counter Beijing

6 June 2024
A solar park in Cestas, France: The growth of renewable power in the West has not decreased consumption of fossil fuels.
Opinion

China is main beneficiary of West's futile energy transition push

Consumption of fossil fuels is as strong as ever as they remain irreplaceable

6 June 2024
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel greets Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as he arrives at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on April 8. (U.S. State Department)
Interview

U.S.-Japan defense industry ties a model for other nations: Emanuel

Envoy to Tokyo speaks before first meeting on joint production of missiles and planes

6 June 2024
Honda Motor shows off the CR-V e:FCEV fuel cell vehicle at its factory in Marysville, Ohio, on June 5. (Photo by Azusa Kawakami)
Automobiles

Honda launches production of fuel cell vehicles in the U.S.

Exports of the plug-in vehicles to Japan slated to begin in summer

6 June 2024
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun attend a bilateral meeting in Singapore on May 31. (U.S. Department of Defense via Reuters)
The Nikkei View

Productive U.S.-China dialogue can prevent clashes

Key decision-makers must be allowed to meet and exchange honest views

5 June 2024
Hitachi will embed Microsoft's AI tools in its digital platform. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)
Technology

Hitachi teams with Microsoft on generative AI-powered systems

Microsoft tools to be incorporated into Japanese group's Lumada platform

4 June 2024
President Joe Biden, left, attends a meeting of the Quad with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 20, 2023, at the Grand Prince Hotel in Hiroshima, Japan. (White House photo)
Indo-Pacific

U.S. finds new 'brand' for Quad, starting with Papua New Guinea relief

White House kicks off preparations for foreign ministers in Japan and summit in India

4 June 2024
(Source photos by Reuters, Nikkei)
Companies

3 reasons thriving Komatsu still trails Caterpillar in market value

Japanese company looks to improve price hikes, financial leverage and inventory turnover

4 June 2024
Takahiro Mori, vice chairman and executive vice president of Nippon Steel, speaks during an interview with Nikkei. (Photo by Yuji Ohira)
Business deals

Nippon Steel negotiator unable to meet U.S. steel union leaders

Executive set to visit U.S. for a 4th time in bid for progress on stalled deal

3 June 2024
A phenomenal talent with a sunny personality, Shohei Ohtani has done much to bridge the gap between Japanese and American baseball.
Books

Books: Why Shohei Ohtani is the world's greatest baseball ambassador

Japanese pitcher and slugger has taken US by storm

2 June 2024
Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun speaks at the Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore on June 2.
International relations

China defense chief vows 'resolute actions' against Taiwan independence

Dong Jun tells forum there is a 'limit' to Beijing's 'restraint' in South China Sea

2 June 2024
From left, Japan’s Vice Foreign Minister Masataka Okano, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Hong Kyun meet at Campbell’s personal estate in Rappahannock, Virginia, on May 31. (Pool photo) 
Indo-Pacific

U.S., Japan, South Korea to form permanent secretariat to align policies

Vice ministers also call on North Korea to engage in dialogue without preconditions

1 June 2024
The U.S. House committee on China is pushing the Treasury Department to probe Chinese companies for allegedly helping Iran evade sanctions.
US-China tensions

China state firms targeted by U.S. lawmakers for allegedly helping Iran

Treasury should probe 6 companies that assist Tehran in evading sanctions, letter says

1 June 2024
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun attend a bilateral meeting in Singapore on May 31. (U.S. Department of Defense via Reuters)
International relations

China, U.S. defense chiefs spar over Taiwan at Singapore meeting

Lloyd Austin warns Dong Jun against 'provocative' moves at Shangri-La forum

31 May 2024