Ukraine war

Russian Navy boat patrols the Mariupol Sea Port area in Mariupol, eastern Ukraine, on May 30: The battle for the Black Sea is a direct challenge to the global maritime order.
Opinion

Russia's blockade of the Black Sea demands a global response

Impact on food supply chains has the makings of an international crisis

2 June 2022
A Global Hawk drone conducts a test flight in the U.S. (Northrop Grumman via Reuters)
Politics

Ukraine war spurs Japan to boost R&D in drones, AI: document

Draft fiscal guidelines seek to respond to 'changes in security environment'

1 June 2022
Representatives from the founding members of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank attend a signing ceremony in June 2015.
International relations

China-led AIIB drops Russia as venue for annual gathering

Move to Beijing follows bank's freeze on lending toward Moscow and Belarus

31 May 2022
A residential building destroyed by a Russian military strike in the town of Bakhmut in Ukraine's Donetsk region on May 29.
Ukraine war

Ukrainian defenders hold out in Donbas city under heavy fire

Russian forces pour resources into battle; EU can't agree on Russian oil embargo

30 May 2022
Ukrainian refugees arrive at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on April 16: The impetus for change. (Photo by Mizuho Miyazaki)
Opinion

Japan must learn to accept more refugees

Tokyo needs to carefully consider its role in the global society

30 May 2022
A Komatsu excavator. The Japanese company has halted exports to Russia and production in the country.
Construction

Komatsu resumes supplies of mining, construction parts in Ukraine

Caterpillar rival still has no plans to withdraw from Russia, president says

29 May 2022
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy makes an online speech on Friday at an event hosted by the Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia. (Screenshot of event)
Ukraine war

Zelenskyy plans to remotely attend G-20 summit in Bali

Ukrainian president defends his country's bid to join NATO

27 May 2022
Swedish Finance Minister Mikael Damberg: "Many of the big NATO countries are also interested in Sweden and Finland joining, because it's not only about our security, it's also about NATO security."
Interview

Sweden to spend 2% of GDP on defense by 2028: finance minister

Nordic country will boost defense outlays to meet NATO threshold

27 May 2022
Experts in international relations take part in a panel discussion at Nikkei's Future of Asia forum on May 27. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)
The Future of Asia 2022

Ukraine war exposes U.S.-China ideological divide: experts

Singapore's Kausikan says Asia's support for West is 'pretty shallow'

27 May 2022
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, pictured in Ankara on May 16, is not making his final price clear.
Opinion

West must learn to live with Erdogan the unpredictable

Turkish leader a live rebuke to those who say NATO is forcing everyone to toe its line

26 May 2022
An tanker loaded with liquefied natural gas from Russia's Sakhalin-2 project arrives at a Japanese terminal.
Ukraine war

Russian parliament leader calls on Japan to give up Sakhalin-2 stake

Lawmaker says interests should be sold to Gazprom or 'friendly nation'

26 May 2022
Wheat is loaded onto a bulk carrier at the port of Geelong in Victoria, Australia. Exporters are being thwarted by limited loading capacity at ports and high shipping costs.
Commodities

Australia's record wheat harvest is no fix for the global food crisis

Logistical challenges hold back exports as concerns grow over next year's crop

25 May 2022
The Sakhalin-2 project's liquefaction gas plant in Prigorodnoye, about 70 km south of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia. 
Ukraine war

Japan should exit Sakhalin energy projects: Ukraine 1st deputy PM

Svyrydenko urges India to join sanctions against Russia

25 May 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on May 20: His invasion of Ukraine has complicated life for Russia's Central Asian partners.
International relations

Putin to seek support at Eurasian summit amid sanctions squeeze

Kazakhstan, others step gingerly as Ukraine poses existential questions for bloc

25 May 2022
Singapore is feeling the impact of inflation, with its main price gauge rising at the fastest pace in a decade.
Economy

Singapore lifts Q1 GDP growth to 3.7% as inflation concerns mount

Trade officials warn 2022 result likely to be in 'lower half' of 3-5% range

25 May 2022
A soldier takes part in a training exercise in Ukraine. Ukrainian troops are fighting to regain control of the southern part of the country from Russia.
Interview

'Time running out' to save Kherson from becoming Russian

Southern Ukrainian city faces economic battle for its future, mayor says

24 May 2022
Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the World Gas Conference in Daegu, South Korea on May 24. (Screenshot from World Gas Conference Twitter account)
Energy

Ex-U. N. chief Ban Ki-moon urges no wavering on Russia sanctions

Tells global gas industry leaders curbs must stay despite higher energy prices

24 May 2022
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at a joint news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo on May 23.
Biden's Asia policy

Biden's Taiwan comment sparks uncertainty over 'strategic ambiguity'

Third statement by president on island defense not dismissed as a gaffe

24 May 2022
Japanese corporations have lagged behind U.S. and European peers in analyzing geopolitical risks.
Business trends

Japan Inc. plays catch-up on economic security after Ukraine war

Hitachi, IHI and others launch teams to analyze geopolitical risks

24 May 2022
Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong speaks with Nikkei in an exclusive interview on May 20. (Photo by Takashi Nakano)
Interview

Singapore to join Biden Indo-Pacific pact, back China's CPTPP entry: Lee

Prime minister stresses need to 'maintain a balance' in exclusive interview

23 May 2022
Pro-Russian troops in Mariupol on May 19, 2022, after Ukrainian soldiers finally surrendered at the besieged Azovstal steel mill.
21 May 2022
Ukrainian Finance Minister Sergii Marchenko speaks during an online interview with Nikkei Asia. (Photo courtesy of Ministry of Finance)
Interview

Ukraine urges Japan to impose full embargo on Russian oil and gas

Finance chief Marchenko asks G-7 to direct frozen assets to rebuilding of Kyiv

20 May 2022
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi: India remains reluctant to join the effort to punish Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
Comment

West needs to accept India's neutrality on Ukraine war

China's security threat binds New Delhi to Moscow

19 May 2022
Mariupol Mayor Vadym Boychenko speaks with Nikkei in an online interview on May 18. 
Interview

Mariupol mayor hails evacuated troops for defending Ukraine city

Boychenko accuses Russians of trying to conceal war crimes

19 May 2022
Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser (Photo courtesy of the company) 
Interview

Citigroup offers helping hand for 'partners' exiting Russia

CEO Jane Fraser outlines future as Wall Street bank leaves 13 markets

18 May 2022