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Farmers place trays of rice seedlings in a rice field as wind and rain intensify ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Bavi in Wenzhou, China, on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 11, 2026
Typhoon Bavi lashes Japan’s southern islands as China evacuates 600,000
Chinese state media said more than half a million people had been evacuated in Zhejiang province and more than 100,000 in neighboring ⁠Fujian province.
Philippine and U.S. military personnel stand beside vehicles and equipment used for the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) anti-ship missile system during joint military exercises in Basco, in the Philippones' Batanes province, on May 2.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 11, 2026
Philippines rejects Chinese academics’ sovereignty claims to Batanes Islands
The islands are located fewer than 200 kilometers from self-ruled Taiwan and have hosted joint Philippine-U.S. military drills as recently as April.
JL-3 intercontinental-range submarine-launched ballistic missiles are displayed during a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, in Beijing last September.
EDITORIALS
Jul 10, 2026
China’s missile test exposes Beijing’s misdirection
Japan has called out Chinese behavior because it is threatening. That is the simple truth. Do not be distracted.
Goldman Sachs Group has vaulted past Wall Street rivals to become the top global player in Taiwan’s equity trading market, capitalizing on surging demand from quant funds for artificial intelligence.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 9, 2026
Goldman becomes Taiwan’s top foreign broker on AI quant push
The Wall Street bank has risen from 10th place in early 2025 to become Taiwan’s largest foreign brokerage by trading volume in the first half.
An American soldier demonstrates how to fly a drone during a training exercise at a U.S. military facility in Hohenfels, Germany, on April 30.
COMMENTARY
Jul 8, 2026
America’s battlefield dominance is under serious threat
The U.S. still possesses the most capable military, but its ability to dominate a battlefield is under threat due to the rapid evolution of warfare.
Modern global conflicts reflect long-standing strategic rivalries and a shifting balance of power, not random chaos.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2026
Today’s conflicts are not chaos but history unfolding
Today’s seemingly nonstop international tumult is not as unintelligible as it seems.
Children walk past a display marking the founding anniversary of the Chinese Navy, during a media tour at the navy's Submarine Academy in Qingdao, China, in April 2024.
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jul 7, 2026
Missile test marks new phase in expansion of China’s nuclear-armed submarine force
Monday’s launch was the first known full-range — or near-full-range — flight test of a Chinese long-range submarine-launched ballistic missile.
A Chinese coast guard ship sails in waters off the Senkaku Islands in this undated photo.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2026
Coast guard ships from Japan and China face off near Senkaku Islands
Japan’s coast guard said it expelled two Chinese ships as they approached a Japanese fishing vessel sailing in the area of the Senkaku Islands.
Film projectionist and collector Wang Chin-ting (left) watches as staff members from the Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute transfer old film reels at his archive in Changhua County on May 29.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jul 6, 2026
Taiwanese film hunters rescue aging reels from bygone era
Ranging from popular operas to romance dramas, the films resonated with many Taiwanese who had been educated during Japan’s colonial rule and had limited Mandarin skills.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, U.S. President Donald Trump, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and other world leaders attend a working dinner during the Group of Seven summit in Evian, France, on June 15.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jul 5, 2026
Japan positioned to link U.S. and Europe in a fragmented world
With Washington and Europe drifting apart, Tokyo’s FOIP strategy offers a path to maintain unity.
People portraying injured workers wait for medical treatment during a so-called resilience drill at a critical infrastructure facility in Keelung, Taiwan, on April 30.
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jul 5, 2026
Inside Taiwan’s nightmare scenario: Chinese blockade, earthquake, sabotage and invasion
It was a nightmare scenario for Taiwan: a Chinese blockade, a strong earthquake seized on by Beijing to sow chaos, hijacked television broadcasts, sabotaged infrastructure, a run on banks, civil unrest — and then a full-scale invasion.
People dine in December near a television screen showing a news report on patrol and law‑enforcement operations around Taiwan by the China Coast Guard, at a restaurant in Beijing.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 4, 2026
China launches coast guard patrol east of Taiwan despite international pushback
China has begun using its coast guard to enforce its territorial claims in ⁠what Taiwan calls “lawfare” to claim a legal basis for Chinese actions.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping looks on as a People’s Liberation Army honor guard holds party flags during a ceremony marking the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 4, 2026
China’s Xi taps new military anti-graft chief as he rebuilds top command
Under a yearslong anti-corruption campaign initiated by the Chinese leader, scores of senior officials and top generals have been investigated, ​removed and purged.
The Taiwan Pavilion, featuring aerospace and technology companies highlighting non-Chinese drone supply chains, at Japan Drone 2026 and International Advanced Air Mobility Expo, in Chiba, east of Tokyo on June 5
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 2, 2026
Taiwan needs a ‘hornet’s nest’ of drones to deter conflict, U.S. diplomat says
The ​U.S., Taiwan’s most important international backer and arms supplier, has strongly backed the government’s military modernization plan ​and increased defense spending.
Japan, China, South Korea and Taiwan also agreed during two day unofficial talks to maintain the cap on young glass eels released into aquaculture ponds at the level set in 2014.
JAPAN
Jul 2, 2026
Japan and three neighbors agree to cooperate against eel export curbs
The move follows a proposal last year to strengthen such restrictions at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
Over the past three years, Singapore has overtaken Hong Kong as the top destination for Taiwanese offshore wealth.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 2, 2026
‘In case of emergency’: Taiwan’s rising rich flock to Singapore
The city-state has overtaken Hong Kong as the top destination for Taiwanese offshore wealth over the past three years.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, U.S. President Donald Trump and other leaders gather during the Group of Seven summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, on June 16.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 1, 2026
China’s export controls target Japan to split the Group of Seven
Why Japan and why now? Tokyo raised the first question itself: Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara protested that controls singling out Japan depart from international practice.
Wu Feng-chiao, 72, harvests gelidium algae, locally known as "stone flowers," from rocks along Taiwan's northeastern coast in the Magang fishing village near New Taipei City on June 16.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jul 1, 2026
Taiwan’s aging seaweed harvesters hope younger women will wade in
There are no more than four women in the Magang fishing village in Taiwan who still regularly collect Gelidium algae, and all of them are in their 70s or older.
A tactical short-range unmanned aerial vehicle during a military exercise at a military facility in Taichung, Taiwan, on Saturday. Taiwan’s debate over drone procurement is being closely watched because the successful use of unmanned systems by Ukraine and Iran have underscored the ways in which the technology can be used to defend territory against larger adversaries.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 30, 2026
Taiwan opposition pitches $7.5 billion drone plan after stalling government bid
The debate is being closely watched because use of unmanned systems elsewhere has shown how the technology can be leveraged to defend against larger adversaries.
The raiding of Super Micro Computer offices and several of its local affiliates mark an expansion of Taiwan’s first public crackdown on artificial intelligence chip diversion after years of pressure from Washington.
BUSINESS
Jun 30, 2026
Taiwan raids Super Micro in widening China chip smuggling probe
The raids mark an expansion of Taiwan’s first public crackdown on artificial intelligence chip diversion after years of pressure from Washington.
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese scientists identify neural mechanism that may explain why we dislike people
The aggressive mouse (left) used in the experiment and a mouse defending itself
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Japan’s largest exhibition of women photographers rights a wrong in cultural history
Miwa Yanagi’s “Elevator Girl House” series skewers the superficiality of gender roles through staged images.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.

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