Japan has been shifting its defense focus toward Southeast Asia over the past decades, a process that has accelerated under ...

TOKYO: The number of foreigners exposed for involvement in fraud during a short-term stay in Japan reached 59 from January to ...

Drawn by cheap valuations and the need to diversify portfolios, foreign funds have poured $337 million into Southeast Asia’s ...

The global shift to renewable energy is poised to shape 21st-century geopolitics, much as fossil fuels did in the 20th. While China is investing in green technology to advance both economic and ...

Japan’s surrender created a power vacuum that transformed Southeast Asia. This episode follows how Indonesian nationalists ...

Then-Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi inspects an apple orchard in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, part of a JICA Partnership Program, Aug. 26, 2025. Credit: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan At the ...

Besides, in a significant budget boost for Official Security Assistance program, Japan’s foreign ministry plans to supply ...

Thailand accounts for nearly 20 percent of the Southeast Asian auto market. However, the combined share of the Thai market held by nine Japanese automakers dropped to 69.8 percent for the first 10 ...

Economic and geopolitical necessity drives ASEAN countries to stand against isolationism and choose economic openness.

Paper recycling consultant Bill Moore says several countries have enacted policies that can boost recovered paper collection ...

Last week, the Australian government announced it will raise its cap on foreign students by 9%, to 295,000, and will prioritize applicants from Southeast Asia. Japan aims to increase its foreign ...

Asia’s manufacturing activity split across the region’s various hubs in August with Indonesia and Thailand powering ahead while South Korea and Japan cooled as tariffs weighed on output. In Indonesia, ...