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An Alibaba Cloud AI Tech Day event in Kuala Lumpur in February 2025. Malaysia has emerged as an unlikely winner in the race to build AI infrastructure.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 3, 2026
AI and chips are turning Malaysia into Asia¡¯s growth standout
Malaysia¡¯s emergence as an artificial-intelligence manufacturing hub marks a striking turnaround for the country.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim at an ASEAN Summit in Cebu, Philippines, on May 7. He has raised the prospect of a snap election as divisions deepen within the country's ruling coalition.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 18, 2026
Malaysia¡¯s coalition tensions deepen as Anwar floats snap poll
Cracks in Malaysia¡¯s political landscape have become more evident in recent months amid tensions over state elections and defections from the prime minister¡¯s party.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim as he walks from Air Force One upon arrival at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 28, 2025
Anwar turns Malaysia into stage for dealmaking with Trump¡¯s help
Local media largely portrayed Anwar¡¯s hosting of the ASEAN summit as a showcase of Malaysia¡¯s diplomatic resurgence, calling it a moment of renewed regional leadership.
Protesters gather near Merdeka Square during a protest against Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 28, 2025
Thousands rally in Malaysia demanding Anwar¡¯s resignation
Saturday event was the first major rally targeting Anwar since he took office in 2022, and the only mass protest since 2018.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 3, 2022
China tightens lending taps, leaving African markets vulnerable
Africa¡¯s largest bilateral creditor has been scaling back lending in the region amid its worsening growth woes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 2, 2022
Economic ties to China threaten to derail the world¡¯s emerging markets
Fresh COVID-19 outbreaks ¡ª and the government¡¯s stringent policy to contain them ¡ª are spooking global investors who fear shutdowns in China will echo across the world.
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Severe tropical storm Chan-hom makes landfall near Tokyo
Severe Tropical Storm Chan-hom made landfall around Ibaraki Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Tuesday night.
What Â鶹´«Ã½ language rules for permanent residency should look like
Potential health care workers hoping to find work in Japan take Japanese language instruction in Jakarta. Not all applicants for permanent residency should be expected to reach this level of proficiency.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
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