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August 11, 2026
 

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DEFENSE

M60A3 tanks fire during a live-fire drill as part of the Han Kuang military exercise in Penghu, Taiwan, on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 10, 2026
Taiwan ¡®throttles¡¯ mobile internet for first time during annual war games
The island simulated communication disruption in the event of a Chinese attack or ?natural disaster.
Japan's heavy reliance on X makes it particularly vulnerable to foreign and domestic disinformation, requiring stronger fact-checking and platform transparency to protect democratic resilience.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 10, 2026
How disinformation on X imperils Â鶹´«Ã½ democracy
Â鶹´«Ã½ writing system allows a user to convey a complex thought within a single 140-character post, making the platform far more expressive and functional in Japanese.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a joint defense agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 10, 2026
Turkey says Mecca defense pact could be widened to include Egypt
Several countries are interested in joining the trilateral security agreement that was signed in Mecca on Friday, Turkey¡¯s foreign minister said.
A Taiwanese soldier stands guard as mechanics replace the engine of a CM-34 Clouded Leopard armored vehicle, during a battlefield repair drill, as part of the annual Han Kuang military exercises, in New Taipei City on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 9, 2026
Taiwan¡¯s 2027 defense spending to rise 16%, official media reports
Taiwan¡¯s Cabinet will propose a budget for 2027 that will for the first time exceed 1 trillion new Taiwan dollars ($31 billion).
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives to attend a meeting with Serbia's leader at the Palace of Serbia in Belgrade on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 9, 2026
Ukraine seeking air defense systems from South Korea
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also raised Kyiv¡¯s estimate of North Korean troops that could be sent to fight with Russia, saying up to 50,000 could be deployed.
Attendees gather in front of the Nagasaki Peace Statue on the day of a ceremony commemorating the 81st anniversary of the bombing of the city at Nagasaki Peace Park on Sunday.
JAPAN
Aug 9, 2026
Takaichi doubles down on ambiguity over nonnuclear principles at Nagasaki ceremony
Unlike previous leaders, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi again described the government¡¯s current position, without making an explicit commitment about the future of the principles.
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike shakes hands with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during a meeting Friday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2026
Missile shelter to be built near Tokyo Station amid rising security concerns
The push to build more durable shelters comes amid North Korea¡¯s ramped-up pace of ballistic missile tests and China¡¯s growing arsenal of powerful weapons.
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
WORLD / FOCUS
Aug 8, 2026
America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. military¡¯s cyberwarfare unit is scrutinizing an unusually high number of deaths by suicide among personnel over a monthlong period this summer.
U.S. President Donald Trump makes an announcement regarding the Golden Dome missile defense shield in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington in May 2025.
WORLD
Aug 8, 2026
Pentagon sets funds and dates for secret Golden Dome space program
The U.S. aims to conduct the first tests for the futuristic space-based missile defense program by yearend, with flight demonstrations slated for 2027.
U.S. President Donald Trump during an American mining industry roundtable discussion at the State Department in Washington on Friday
BUSINESS
Aug 8, 2026
U.S. to invest $3 billion in minerals projects to boost supply chains
Minerals including rare earths, tungsten, germanium and scandium are essential for precision-guided missiles and other advanced weapons.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (left), Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (center) and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meet in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Friday.
WORLD
Aug 8, 2026
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign defense pact amid regional war
Riyadh is looking to strengthen its security ties against the backdrop of war between the U.S. and Iran, which has drawn in surrounding nations and disrupted shipping.
Attendees pray for the victims of the atomic bombings during a ceremony at Nagasaki's Peace Park on Aug. 9, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the attack.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 7, 2026
Nagasaki 81 years on: Learn what hibakusha know
The danger is that, as the generation that lived through the tragedies of World War II passes, it takes with it the firsthand experience of that war.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and other dignitaries observe a moment of silence during a memorial ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Aug 7, 2026
Japan and the world should not fear a real nuclear debate
Thinking about nuclear weapons is changing, a reflection, among other things, of the changing circumstances of regional security architectures.
South Korea said it conducted a defense drill around the disputed Sea of Japan islets known as Takeshima in Japan, which are controlled by Seoul but claimed by Tokyo.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 7, 2026
South Korea conducts defense drill for Japan-claimed islands
Japan has lodged a protest over the exercise, which the South Korean Navy said involved a similar training method and size of participating troops as previous drills.
Mitsubishi Electric Chief Financial Officer Kenichiro Fujimoto in Tokyo on Thursday
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 6, 2026
Mitsubishi Electric to start industrial buildup for GCAP fighter
The Japanese company is a key participant in the ?Global Combat Air ?Program, which aims to deploy a frontline fighter ?by 2035.
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te (left) wears a bulletproof vest and helmet as he walks in a tunnel to a command center in Taipei, as part of the annual Han Kuang military exercise on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 6, 2026
In Taiwan drill, armored carrier takes president to command center
Taiwan has kicked off the Han ?Kuang ?exercises, which are designed to bolster preparations for a possible future Chinese invasion.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi concludes her speech during a ceremony at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park marking the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 6, 2026
Takaichi emphasizes Â鶹´«Ã½ commitment to nonnuclear principles on Hiroshima anniversary
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi¡¯s first appearance at the ceremony as the nation¡¯s leader comes as the government prepares to revise key national security documents later this year.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reacts as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks aboard the USS George Washington aircraft carrier, during a visit to U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, last October.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 5, 2026
Japan and U.S. begin working-level talks on host nation support
The U.S. government during preliminary talks indicated that it would ask Japan to increase its host nation support.
Signs demanding the return of a group of islands, called the Northern Territories in Japanese and the Kuril Islands in Russian, in Nemuro, Hokkaido, in April 2022
JAPAN
Aug 5, 2026
Japan protests Russian drills near disputed islands
Russia said that live-fire drills would be held in waters off Kunashiri and Etorofu islands.
Taiwan military personnel conduct a live-fire exercise on Zhongfu Beach as part of annual Han Kuang military exercise in New Taipei City on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 5, 2026
Taiwan launches major war games to test command flexibility
Officials say the drills will see how commanders can fight when enemy movements defy expectations, while also temporarily limiting internet access for the first time.
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
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