Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina, has endured many wars, with the 1992-1995 Bosnian War being the freshest in many residents' memories. (Photo by Akio Fujii)
Comment

Can the world learn lessons from Sarajevo's history of war?

Bosnia-Herzegovina's slow healing from civil war holds significance for current conflicts

3 June 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to attend the Shangri-La defense forum in Singapore.
Ukraine war

Ukraine's Zelenskyy to attend Shangri-La defense forum in Singapore

Speech to U.S., Chinese, other delegates would come at key juncture in Russia war

31 May 2024
Young protesters at the parliament building in Tbilisi during the recent protests hold placards denouncing a contentious draft bill that opponents argue would hamper democracy. (Photo by Eiji Furukawa)
Politics

Georgia passes 'pro-Russian' bill amid monthlong youth protest

Ukraine war casts Moscow's long shadow over Eurasian region

29 May 2024
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen holds a news conference in Stresa, Italy, on May 23 ahead of the meeting of Group of Seven finance ministers and central bank governors.
Trade

Yellen cites China overproduction as G7 ministers meeting opens

Italy finance ministers gathering to grapple with fragmentation of global trade

24 May 2024
Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon jets participate in an air policing mission over the Baltic nations after taking off from a base in Lithuania in September. Leonardo is involved in manufacturing these jets. 
Defense

Italy must take same split as Japan, U.K. in defense pact: Leonardo CEO

More partners in fighter jet program could be way forward, Italian contractor says

23 May 2024
Russian airstrikes destroyed houses in the Valyka Danylivka district of the city of Kharkiv on May 10. (Photo by Eiji Furukawa)
Ukraine war

Ukrainians in Kharkiv vow to stay despite Russia's advance

Russian troops go on offensive again in region

18 May 2024
People gather near an overturned car in Noumea, New Caledonia, on May 16. France says TikTok posts and the Central Asian nation of Azerbaijan are fanning the violence in New Caledonia.
International relations

New Caledonia unrest highlights complications of Macron's Asia vision

Amid competition with China, France has shown heightened interest in strategic region

17 May 2024
Protesters hold up banners outside the London HKETO at a demonstration on Tuesday. Ricker Choi, right, is an artist from Toronto whose collage is about the 2019 protests in Hong Kong. (Photo by Rhyannon Bartlett-Imadegawa)
International relations

U.K. spy case fuels calls for closure of Hong Kong trade offices

Campaigners warn of transnational repression as U.S. weighs ban

16 May 2024
The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London is one of 14 such sites in major cities around the world.
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong chief defends foreign offices after manager's arrest in U.K.

As spy allegations swirl, London summons Chinese envoy over 'pattern of behavior'

14 May 2024
Defendant Yuen Chung Biu leaves Westminster Magistrates' Court in London after being charged with assisting Hong Kong's foreign intelligence service.
14 May 2024
A man walks by a solar farm near Paris. The European Union has heightened scrutiny of low-cost Chinese products entering into the EU's renewable energy market.
Energy

Chinese firms facing EU probe exit from Romanian solar project

LONGi and Shanghai Electric units alleged to have benefited from Beijing subsidies

13 May 2024
Seiichi Suzuki, chief representative of the India liaison office at Dai Nippon Printing, had a great-uncle who fought in northeastern India during World War II. (Photo by Satoshi Iwaki)
Life

India unveils monument to dead from brutal World War II battle

Survivors recall Imperial Japanese Army's failed push toward Delhi

11 May 2024
A BYD vehicle carrier prepares to ship EVs to Brazil from Lianyungang port in China.
Electric cars in China

China EVs soar in Brazil, threatening Fiat, GM and VW dominance

BYD, Chery and Great Wall look to Latin America as trade tensions with West flare

11 May 2024
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at a news conference on May 9. Both countries have declared an "all weather" partnership. (Szilard Koszticsak/MTI via AP)
International relations

Xi's Hungary trip sets stage for China to gain ground in Eastern Europe

Slovakia expected to seek closer ties with Beijing as EU rift over China widens

11 May 2024
French President Emmanuel Macron, left, welcomes Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to the Elysee Palace in Paris on May 2.
Opinion

Kishida deserved the warm embrace Macron gave Xi

Japan PM's low-key visit to Paris yielded significant bilateral initiatives

9 May 2024
Chinese President Xi Jinping inspects an honor guard during a ceremony in Belgrade, Serbia, on May 8.
International relations

Xi sends messages on trade and NATO in Europe tour full of symbolism

China woos useful partners in Serbia and Hungary after French 'cognac diplomacy'

9 May 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, Moldovan President Maia Sandu, right, and European Council President Charles Michel attend a press conference in Kyiv on Nov. 21, 2023.
The Nikkei View

EU should make use of lessons from its 2004 enlargement

Bloc's 20th anniversary is an opportunity to show its resolve for peace and prosperity

8 May 2024
British Defence Secretary Grant Shapps gives a speech in London during January.
Defense

U.K. 'cannot rule out' foreign state in military payroll hack: defense chief

China not named despite media reports that it was behind the cyberattack

8 May 2024
French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Paris on May 6.
International relations

Xi's Europe tour aims to drive wedge in region's hardening China stance

Leader urges shift from U.S.-led order as he visits France, Serbia and Hungary

8 May 2024
German ships departed for the Pacific from the northern port of Wilhelmshaven, Germany, on May 7.
Indo-Pacific

Germany, France to send naval and air forces to Indo-Pacific

European vessels to participate in U.S.-led South China Sea exercise

8 May 2024
Presidents Xi Jinping and Emmanuel Macron shake hands after a joint statement at the Elysee Palace in Paris on May 6 as part of the Chinese leader's two-day state visit to France.
International relations

Xi and Macron find common ground in Paris despite trade tensions

EV battery and energy cooperation agreed upon, but Europe remains wary

7 May 2024
A protest in London in March against new national security legislation in Hong Kong: The city's U.K. diaspora community has felt pressure from arrest warrants. 
Opinion

U.K. can protect its interests while engaging with China

Deterioration of rights and freedoms in Hong Kong a key concern

4 May 2024
Belgium's KU Leuven. The majority of Japanese university students in Europe are at the undergraduate level.
Technology

Japan, EU universities to partner on fostering chip and AI talent

Tokyo to support graduate-school exchange programs in key fields

4 May 2024
Presidents Emmanuel Macron and Xi Jinping are meeting in Paris on Monday at a time of fragile relations between Europe and China. (Source photos by Reuters) 
International relations

Xi Jinping's trip to Europe to center on trade as challenges 'pile up'

Ukraine and EVs to feature in talks with France's Macron and other leaders

3 May 2024
French President Emmanuel Macron and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meet at the Elysee Palace in Paris on May 2.
Defense

Japan and France to start talks on defense cooperation deal

Kishida and Macron affirm support for rules-based order at summit

3 May 2024