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
An anti-missile system operates after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel on April 14.
Interview

Iran strike on Israel driven by pressure from hard-liners: expert

Stimson Center's Barbara Slavin says ending Gaza war key to easing regional tensions

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
Russian President Vladimir Putin and the leaders of five Central Asian countries who are increasingly worried that if Russia defeats Ukraine, it will start interfering in their internal affairs. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Getty Images)
Comment

The ghost of Soviet Union returns to haunt Central Asia, Caucasus

Fear of Russian political meddling grows as its troops regain footing in Ukraine

14 April 2024
An Israeli Air Force F-15 Eagle is pictured at an air base, said to be following an interception mission against Iran's drone and missile attack, on April 14. (Israel Defense Forces handout via Reuters)
Middle East crisis

Iran attack on Israel sows Asian fears of wider war

India urges 'restraint,' China warns tensions are 'spillover' from Gaza conflict

14 April 2024
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, center, wearing a saffron cap, on the election campaign trail near Delhi on April 6. He is aiming for a third-straight term as head of the world's biggest democracy.
Your Week in Asia

India votes, China GDP and Germany's Scholz meets Xi in Beijing

Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events

14 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
Russian officials have been speaking with Taliban leaders and working to remove the group from its terrorist list. (Source photos by AP and Reuters)
13 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
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
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addresses a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress in Washington on April 11.
Indo-Pacific

Japan's Kishida says U.S. not alone in upholding world order

Prime minister tells Congress that now is not the time for self-doubt

12 April 2024
French President Emmanuel Macron, right, has tried to build personal rapport with China's Xi Jinping. Last April, they spent seven hours together in China.
Opinion

Germany and France have to form a common front toward China

Insubstantial Ukraine pledges will not justify watering down trade complaints

11 April 2024
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International relations

In Pictures: Biden hosts Japan's Kishida at glitzy state dinner

Tim Cook and Jeff Bezos among guests, with live music from Paul Simon

11 April 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida walk along the White House Colonnade toward the Oval Office for a meeting at the White House on April 10.
International relations

Biden and Kishida strengthen bonds to defend global order

70 agreements include weapons co-production and support for Texas bullet train

11 April 2024
From left: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at the ASEAN summit in Jakarta in 2023. (Pool via Reuters)
Opinion

India-U.S.-South Korea tech cooperation has strategic logic

By capitalizing on competitive advantages, trio can strengthen supply chains

10 April 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv on Oct. 18, 2023. Pressure from the U.S. is indispensable to ending the Gaza conflict.
The Nikkei View

International community must make every effort to end Gaza fighting

Israel will face greater isolation if it ignores global consensus on cease-fire

10 April 2024