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 ...

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.

Strategic Diplomatic Tour Japan’s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi returned to Tokyo after a nine-day diplomatic tour (from Jan. 10 to Jan. 18, 2026) spanning the Middle East and Asia. While ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Victory Monument in central Bangkok, which was erected to commemorate the Thai victory over France during the war of 1940-41. Few, if any, of the commentaries that poured out after the 80th ...

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.