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XI JINPING

Chinese President Xi Jinping might secure a precedent-defying fourth term during next autumn¡¯s Chinese Communist Party leadership congress.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 13, 2026
Xi¡¯s secretive graft purges spawn underground market for leaks
The groups are flourishing a year before the leadership congress where Xi could secure a precedent-defying fourth term.
A visit to Yasukuni Shrine by the Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi would almost certainly draw a strong reaction from China and pose a significant obstacle to holding a summit between the leaders of Japan and China.
JAPAN
Aug 12, 2026
Takaichi unlikely to visit Yasukuni Shrine on war anniversary
The Shinto shrine is regarded by neighboring Asian countries such as South Korea and China as a symbol of Â鶹´«Ã½ wartime militarism.
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.
A surveillance camera is seen near a Chinese flag in Shanghai on Aug. 2, 2022.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Aug 5, 2026
How China keeps tabs on foreigners
A futuristic dashboard ¡ª like something from the movie ¡°Minority Report¡± ¡ª that appeared to track foreigners in a city was uncovered by an Amsterdam-based cybersecurity researcher.
Officials in Beijing are concerned about the cyber capabilities of Anthropic¡¯s Mythos and other artificial intelligence frontier models developed by U.S. companies.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 4, 2026
China is getting more anxious about Mythos before Trump meets Xi
Chinese officials see the potential for such artificial intelligence models to be used as an offensive weapon, and question why China is denied access to them for normal purposes.
China's Foreign Ministry has denied that Wang Yi, its top diplomat, held any form of chat with his Japanese counterpart on the sidelines of Association of Southeast Asian Nations-related meetings in Manila last week.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 28, 2026
Did they or didn¡¯t they? China and Japan at odds over diplomats¡¯ ¡®talks¡¯
More than eight months after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi¡¯s remarks about Japanese military intervention in a Taiwan crisis, ties have seen little ¡ª if any ¡ª improvement.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, U.S. President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron and other leaders prepare to take a family photo at the Group of Seven summit in Evian, France, on June 16.
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jul 28, 2026
What Trump¡¯s new global order means for Japan
From trade and alliances to spheres of influence, the U.S. president is accelerating a shift away from the liberal international order.
A recent Pew Research Center report on global attitudes concludes that views of the U.S. worsened last year to the point where more people now view China with higher regard.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 21, 2026
Tumbling U.S. status in the world should be no surprise
A recent Pew Research Center report on global attitudes concludes that views of the U.S. worsened last year to the point where more people now view China with higher regard.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with members of the media before departing for Bahrain International Airport after his visit to the Middle East in Manama, Bahrain, on June 25.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 18, 2026
Rubio expected to discuss Trump-Xi summit in Asia meetings
Analysts say ?a Rubio meeting with Wang ?Yi is likely to focus on preparations for a second summit this year ?between Trump and Xi following their last meeting in May.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and other attendees arrive for a group photo before the opening ceremony for the World AI Conference in Shanghai on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 17, 2026
Xi seeks global AI sway as Chinese models spur security alarm
Beijing is now looking to jostle with the U.S. ¡ª the leading AI power ¡ª for influence through a new group of nearly 30 countries.
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the East Room of the White House in Washington on Thursday
WORLD / Politics
Jul 17, 2026
Trump accuses China of 2020 voting interference, contradicting U.S. intelligence findings
U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s 25-minute address underscores his effort to make election security a central political issue ahead of November¡¯s midterm elections.
People worship during a service held near the Washington Monument ahead of the Rededicate 250 National Jubilee event marking America¡¯s 250th birthday in the U.S. capital on May 16.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jul 16, 2026
As shared values shift, what¡¯s next for U.S.-Japan relations?
America under Trump is moving closer to the concerns of religious conservatives than to democracy and human rights.
Since striking a deal in Busan, U.S. President Donald Trump (left) in public comments has been touting what he describes as a close personal relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 16, 2026
Trump¡¯s aides see China cheating on trade, but shun retaliation
Some officials believe Trump is particularly disinclined toward registering any objection that could endanger his plans to host Xi for a lavish state visit in September.
By some measures, Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen more favorably than U.S. President Donald Trump in many countries.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 16, 2026
China outpolls U.S., and Xi beats Trump, in Pew survey
Japan and several countries near China are still broadly negative, with territorial disputes causing great concern.
A Chinese People's Liberation Army honor guard welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump during a ceremony hosted by Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on May 14.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 15, 2026
Managing Sino-American Interdependence
Only after World War II did trade become increasingly intraindustry, and now the U.S.-China economic relationship has gone further.
Xinjiang Party Secretary Ma Xingrui attends the Xinjiang delegation meeting during the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in March 2025.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 14, 2026
China purges third Politburo member in deepening anti-graft drive
Xi Jinping¡¯s yearslong fight to root out corruption has ensnared senior officials of the Communist Party, government and military.
Smoke billows as a fire burns at a shoe factory in Jiangtou, in the city ?of Jinjiang in China's Fujian province, on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 10, 2026
Shoe factory fire in southeastern China leaves at least 28 dead: state media
Chinese President Xi Jinping issued instructions urging an all-out rescue effort and called on ?authorities to hold those responsible strictly accountable.
Former Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Cui Tiankai was among former and current Chinese officials who have turned to American experts in recent months to discern the White House¡¯s intentions toward China.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 10, 2026
China taps ex-officials to discern Trump¡¯s aims and U.S. elections
Their visit to the U.S. underscores how much uncertainty remains around the truce the two sides signed last year.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, U.S. President Donald Trump, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and other world leaders attend a working dinner during the Group of Seven summit in Evian, France, on June 15.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jul 5, 2026
Japan positioned to link U.S. and Europe in a fragmented world
With Washington and Europe drifting apart, Tokyo¡¯s FOIP strategy offers a path to maintain unity.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping looks on as a People¡¯s Liberation Army honor guard holds party flags during a ceremony marking the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 4, 2026
China¡¯s Xi taps new military anti-graft chief as he rebuilds top command
Under a yearslong anti-corruption campaign initiated by the Chinese leader, scores of senior officials and top generals have been investigated, ?removed and purged.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
New ¡®Katsu Curry Index¡¯ aims to show how weak the yen really is
A CoCo Ichibanya curry house in Tokyo.
Mexican man arrested over attempt to smuggle some 200 lizards into Japan
Mexican alligator lizards seized by Tokyo Customs from a Mexican man who attempted to smuggle them into Japan on Saturday through Haneda Airport
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
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.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
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.

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