In response to the 2025 US National Security Strategy, Japan needs to develop its own defence capabilities and expand access ...

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 ...

East and Southeast Asia stood out in 2025 as emerging education hubs in their own right rather than just source markets. Here ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Undersea cables have become central to Southeast Asia’s security calculus as the US–China rivalry spills onto the seabed. Disruptions in Europe and Taiwan show how cables can be weaponised, while ...

Driven by Gen Z spending and streaming, the region's US$1.3 billion anime market represents a triumph for Japan's cultural ...