President Lai Ching-te declared there was ‘no room for compromise on national security’ in face of escalating harassment and espionageBeijing’s threats to Taiwan are “intensifying” and its preparations to invade are speeding up, Taiwan’s government has…
Beijing reimposes 2023 ban, citing Japan PM’s comment that military would respond to Chinese attack on islandChina has suspended imports of Japanese seafood again, as the fallout over the Japanese prime minister’s comments about Taiwan continues to esc…
Beijing reimposes 2023 ban, citing Japan PM’s comment that military would respond to Chinese attack on islandChina has suspended imports of Japanese seafood again, as the fallout over the Japanese prime minister’s comments about Taiwan continues to esc…
Uncertainty surrounds the signing of this week’s trade deals amid the failure to secure reciprocity from the US to cut tariffsOn Donald Trump’s whirlwind tour of Asia – which involved stops in Malaysia, Japan and Korea – the US president triumphantly c…
The team battled a notoriously strong current and used the stars as their guide to reach an island in an unstable vessel made of Japanese cedarDr Yousuke Kaifu was working at an archaeological site on the Japanese islands of Okinawa when a question sta…
First civilian-led military simulation bringing together teams from the US, Taiwan and Japan revealed a series of potential vulnerabilitiesA series of war games in Taiwan has highlighted significant vulnerabilities in how the island and its supporters …
The ICBM, carrying a dummy warhead, was launched into ‘high seas’ of the Pacific OceanChina has announced the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile into the “high seas” of the Pacific Ocean, flying over the northern point of the Philippines i…
Analysts say absence could be snub to Delhi or part of apparent push by Beijing to elevate blocs not regarded as US-dominatedXi Jinping’s attendance at the G20 this weekend has been all but ruled out after China’s foreign ministry announced the team wo…
Reports of abusive behaviour towards Japanese citizens in China in response to wastewater release at nuclear siteFake news and state-backed disinformation are fuelling Chinese anger at Japan over its release of treated wastewater from the destroyed Fuk…
Consumers complained the homeware and electronics company was not supporting its national rootsA Chinese retail company has apologised for styling itself as a Japanese store, saying it made “serious mistakes”.Miniso, which sells homeware and electronic…
At least 15 people were killed last week and new low pressure system across region will bring more disruptionRecord-breaking rains that have battered parts of China and east Asia in the last week are expected to worsen, with authorities warning of an i…
Exclusive: in the first piece in a new Guardian series on China and tensions in the Indo-Pacific, Japan’s defence minister says the international community must bolster deterrence efforts against Beijing’s militaryJapan has urged European countries to …