Japan has ramped up its security cooperation with the Philippines in other ways, too, steadily donating vessels and other ...
In response to the 2025 US National Security Strategy, Japan needs to develop its own defence capabilities and expand access ...
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 ...
East and Southeast Asia stood out in 2025 as emerging education hubs in their own right rather than just source markets. Here are the region's biggest stories from 2025.
Sanae Takaichi’s election as Japan’s first female prime minister signals both a symbolic shift and strategic return to Abe-era conservatism. Her leadership promises continuity in Japan’s Indo-Pacific ...
Barely a decade after President Barack Obama announced a “pivot” to Asia, America’s commitment to the region is as tenuous as it was in 1975.
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...