A Minuteman III ICBM is test-launched at the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site on Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. (U.S. Air Force)
Indo-Pacific

U.S. shows Japanese officials ICBM launch procedures

Disclosure of Wyoming visit seen as signal to China and Russia

18 June 2024
A more "robust market" will encourage Chinese companies to list in the U.S. this year, the vice chairman of Nasdaq says.
Interview

Nasdaq expects more China IPOs despite regulatory logjam

Market 'will not be ignored' despite geopolitical frictions, exchange official says

14 June 2024
The Austin Fire Department in Texas demonstrates a DJI Inspire 1 drone. The use of drones by police, fire and other emergency response departments across the U.S. has skyrocketed.
14 June 2024
The Indian Army's Punjab Regiment. India has historically shunned collective defense arrangements, but that might be changing, according to a think tank report.
Indo-Pacific

India can be part of Quad collective defense, university report says

Xi's vision for China is incompatible with New Delhi, according to ex-Indian naval officer

14 June 2024
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell speaks at the Stimson Center in Washington on June 12. (Photo by Ken Moriyasu)
Indo-Pacific

Calls for China regime change are 'reckless': Kurt Campbell

U.S. deputy secretary of state says 'careful coexistence' needed with Beijing

13 June 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during an event with Group of Seven leaders at a NATO summit in Lithuania in July 2023.
Ukraine war

G7 to create Ukraine aid fund using income from frozen Russian assets

Member countries intend to reach agreement at Italy summit this week

11 June 2024
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel speaks on U.S.-Japan defense industry cooperation on June 10 in Tokyo. (Photo by Tamayo Muto)
Defense

Japan, U.S. form working group for joint missile production

Two nations enhance arms industry supply chains facing multiple threats

11 June 2024
The anti-Western axis that has taken shape has changed the dynamics of the war in Ukraine. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
Comment

China-Russia-Iran-North Korea axis heightens the risk of WWIII

Simultaneous conflicts in Europe and Asia could become tomorrow's nightmare

11 June 2024
From left, Japaese Vice Foreign Minister Masataka Okano, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Hong Kyun in Virginia on May 31. (Pool photo)
Indo-Pacific

U.S., Japan, South Korea to launch trilateral coordination body this year

Partners seek to institutionalize collaboration, following Camp David summit

11 June 2024
The U.S. nuclear-powered submarine USS Annapolis is greeted by South Korean Navy personnel at Jeju Island, South Korea, during its arrival in July 2023.
Defense

U.S. and South Korea to hold nuclear response drill this summer

Allies finalize guidelines on nuclear deterrence with eye on North Korea

11 June 2024
Young Palestinians take part in a military-style exercise at a Hamas-run summer camp in Gaza City on July 20, 2019.
Politics

Western-led global order eroded by nonstate armed groups

With tax collection and medical care, groups bare fangs against old rulers

9 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Hang Seng stock index is displayed in Shanghai. U.S. state pensions are divesting from China amid geopolitical tensions.
Politics

U.S. state laws take aim at pension investment in China

Local governments move to divest from Chinese-owned companies amid geopolitical tensions

30 May 2024