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Myanmar says ASEAN¡¯s call for Suu Kyi release is interference
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Myanmar says ASEAN¡¯s call for Suu Kyi release is interference
Myanmar¡¯s military-backed government says demands to release ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi are interfering with the country¡¯s judicial process.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
U.S. says China¡¯s Scarborough Shoal claim ¡®destabilizing¡¯ region
Beijing announced new rules for the area¡¯s management in recent days that prohibit fishing and mining without prior approval.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
India¡¯s ¡®cockroach¡¯ protest movement keeps heat on Modi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi¡¯s government is grappling with the fallout from one of its toughest political challenges in years.
Supporters of Tibetan activist Lobga Rangzen pray outside the U.N. in New York last month.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 7, 2026
Anguish and hope: why a Tibetan set himself on fire in New York
By Matthew Pennington
No one knew what Lobga Rangzen was planning. Not the monk who was his friend of 30 years, not his niece in New York.
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping while leaving after a visit to the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, China, May 15, 2026.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 7, 2026
Xi flexes growing legal arsenal to warn Trump before summit
The speed and breadth of the latest barrage of countermeasures against the U.S. shows Beijing¡¯s ability to turn up the pressure while preserving room for de-escalation.
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul (right) and Myanmar's President Min Aung Hlaing (left) attend a welcoming ceremony at the Government House in Bangkok on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 6, 2026
Myanmar¡¯s Min Aung Hlaing in Thailand on legitimacy quest as Bangkok backs engagement
Thailand is pushing for reengagement between its war-torn neighbor and the regional bloc ASEAN.
Sheikh Hasina, the then newly elected prime minister of Bangladesh and chairperson of the Bangladesh Awami League, speaks during a meeting with foreign observers and journalists at the prime minister's residence in Dhaka on January 8, 2024.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 6, 2026
Exiled Bangladesh leader says she¡¯ll return despite threats
By Sudhi Ranjan Sen
Hasina, 78, has lived in exile in India since fleeing Bangladesh in 2024 after a student-led uprising ended her 15-year rule.
A Ground Self-Defense Force anti-aircraft gun fires ammunition during a live fire exercise at the GSDF's training grounds in the East Fuji Maneuver Area in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 5, 2026
North Korea warns of more military steps over Â鶹´«Ã½ rearmament
Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said that Pyongyang would not remain a ¡°passive onlooker.¡±
A policeman stands guard as women wait to cast their ballots at a polling station during the second phase of elections for the local legislative assembly in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan-administered Kashmir, on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 5, 2026
Deadly protests overshadow Pakistan¡¯s elections in Kashmir
Violent clashes between protesters and security forces have underscored the region¡¯s fragile security situation.
Demonstrators carry the Indian national flag shouting slogans during a protest march in Patna on July 22.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 4, 2026
Modi¡¯s party loses key India by-election in wake of protests
By Sudhi Ranjan Sen
Prashant Kishor, in his first election as founder of the Jan Suraaj Party, defeated BJP candidate Neeraj Kumar, winning the Bankipur assembly seat by over 19,000 votes.

America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
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.
¡®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.
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.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.
Speaking Japanese at the movies with ¡®Chiikawa¡¯
A "Chiikawa The Movie" poster is seen at Toho Cinemas in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.
How Â鶹´«Ã½ racehorses find second careers away from the track
TCC Therapy Park is supported financially by racing organizations as well as donations from members of the public.

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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
By Alex K.T. Martin

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