Politics

Wall Street financial institutions, including BlackRock, have steered billions of dollars into blacklisted Chinese companies via index funds, according to a congressional probe. 
Politics

Wall Street channeled billions to blacklisted China firms: U.S. probe

BlackRock and MSCI focus of congressional panel investigation

19 April 2024
A laborer works at a Shandong Iron & Steel Group plant in Jinan, in China's Shandong province: China's steel production far outstrips that of producers elsewhere.
Materials

China steelmakers show overcapacity strain as U.S. battens import hatches

Worsening earnings push manufacturers to seek new export markets

18 April 2024
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House in Washington on April 11.
Opinion

Emerging U.S.-Japan-Philippine alliance is making waves in Asia

Marcos must race to build links that might withstand return of Trump

18 April 2024
From left, Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok in Washington on April 17.
Currencies

U.S., Japan, South Korea finance chiefs share concern for weak yen, won

First trilateral meeting also addresses Pyongyang missile sales and supply chains

18 April 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at United Steel Workers headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Trade

Biden calls for tripling tariffs on Chinese steel

At United Steelworkers, president stresses that U.S. Steel should remain American

18 April 2024
Xi Jinping and Joe Biden found novel diplomatic channels to send each other messages on April 10. Xi used a former Taiwanese president to carry his words, while Biden spoke up by hosting the leaders of Japan and the Philippines. (Source photos by Getty Images and Xinhua/Kyodo)
China up close

Analysis: Why Xi and Biden chose the same day to send a message on Taiwan

The wording of a 45-year-old U.S. law gives China an opening in the Taiwan Strait

18 April 2024
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida listens to U.S. President Joe Biden during a joint press conference at the White House on April 10.
The Nikkei View

Japan-U.S. alliance holds greater responsibility for global stability

Leaders must offer more details to give substance to vision

17 April 2024
Surveillance cameras from Dahua Technology are displayed at an exhibition in Beijing in October 2018.
China tech

Sanctioned Chinese security camera maker Dahua divests from U.S.

Sale of last stateside unit to Taiwan group follows repeated blows in tech war

17 April 2024
Iranians carry a model of a missile during a celebration in Tehran on April 15 after the country's attack on Israel.
International relations

Iran attack on Israel stokes celebration, fears in Tehran

Missile-and-drone strike heightens worry over regional conflict

17 April 2024
Japan's proposed antitrust legislation would force Apple and Google to allow third-party app marketplaces on their mobile platforms. (Source photos by Kazuyuki Okudaira)
Technology

Japan takes page from EU playbook with app store antitrust bill

Legislation targeting Apple and Google pivots toward upfront regulation

17 April 2024
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his wife, both at right, are received by Gov. Roy Cooper of North Carolina and his wife at the governor's mansion in Raleigh. (Japanese prime minister's office)
Comment

Japan's 2024 playbook beefs up diplomatic ties with U.S. states

Kishida sees governors as key allies to navigate political uncertainty

16 April 2024
Flags of NATO member countries fly at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels.
Taiwan tensions

NATO could be drawn into Taiwan conflict, affiliated report finds

Chinese attack on Hawaii might trigger collective defense, researcher argues

16 April 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Washington on April 10: The two countries' alliance is moving beyond defense and the Indo-Pacific region.
Opinion

Japan's alliance with the U.S. has just gone global

Two nations now committed to jointly building 'free and open international order'

16 April 2024
The Japan Fair Trade Commission has been investigating Google's search advertising business.
Technology

Japan readies antitrust action against Google over search ads

Regulator expected to accept voluntary improvement plan in case involving Yahoo tie-up

16 April 2024
Janet Yellen, left, with Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Beijing on April 7: The U.S. Treasury secretary tried to persuade her counterparts to focus on bolstering domestic demand.
Opinion

U.S.-China fight over manufacturing subsidies just getting started

Yellen's attempts to persuade Beijing to change course fell on deaf ears

15 April 2024
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian speaks during a meeting with foreign ambassadors in Tehran on April 14. 
Middle East crisis

U.S. denies Iran gave 72 hours' notice of attack on Israel

Turkish, Jordanian, Iraqi officials say Tehran warned of drone and missile assault

15 April 2024
In Berlin, people hold Israeli flags as they gather for a rally April 14 in solidarity with Israel, after Iran launched drones and missiles toward Israel.
Middle East crisis

U.S. will not join any retaliatory action by Israel on Iran: White House

G7 condemns Tehran's missile attack, warns of 'uncontrollable regional escalation'

15 April 2024
Shohei Ohtani bats against the San Diego Padres on March 20 in Seoul: Japan, South Korea and the U.S. used the game as a platform for public diplomacy.
Opinion

MLB Seoul Series shows promise of U.S.-Japan-South Korea cooperation

Sports diplomacy could be uniquely effective in bridging skeptical publics

14 April 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden escorts Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to their trilateral summit at the White House in Washington on April 11.
Indo-Pacific

Marcos says U.S., Japan deal will change South China Sea dynamic

Philippines president adds trilateral summit 'not against any country'

13 April 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers virtual remarks during the National Action Network Convention at the White House in Washington on April 12.
13 April 2024
From left, U.S. President Joe Biden, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attend a trilateral summit at the White House on April 11. (Source photos by AP and Reuters)
South China Sea

Philippines wins breakthrough at summit with Japan, U.S., experts say

Manila still faces the difficulty of reducing maritime tensions with China

12 April 2024
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, third from left, attends a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, in Beijing on April 9. (Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP)
International relations

China counters closer U.S.-Japan-Philippines ties with diplomatic flurry

Beijing shows 'it also has friends' in North Korea, Russia, Vietnam, ex-Taiwan leader

12 April 2024
From left, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida line up for a photo ahead of the first trilateral summit at the White House on April 11. 
Indo-Pacific

U.S.-Japan-Philippines hold first trilateral, with 'many more' to come

Biden and Kishida seek to lock in Marcos with proposals to boost economy

12 April 2024
Flights between the U.S. and China have been slowly returning after coming to a standstill in 2020, but remain far below pre-pandemic levels. (Photo by Konosuke Urata)
Transportation

U.S. airlines, unions ask officials to pause China flight increases

Beijing's 'anti-competitive' policies and Russian airspace among concerns

12 April 2024
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addresses a joint meeting of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on April 11. 
12 April 2024