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Opinion | Japan’s rising security assertiveness shows in warmer Philippines ties

Japan’s latest defence white paper has added clarity to Tokyo’s long-term security outlook and solidity to ties with the Philippines.

Japan’s latest defence white paper has added clarity to Tokyo’s long-term security outlook and solidity to ties with the Philippines

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How Japan is pushing its own limits of militarisation

19 Jul 2024 - 4:47PM

Wish you were here? Japan cuts red tape to ease airport crush as tourism soars

19 Jul 2024 - 2:03PM

Japan removals firm offers discreet ‘secret service’ to relocate abused women

A home removal company in Japan specialises in secretly moving victims of domestic abuse to new and safe locations.

19 Jul 2024 - 2:04PM

A Japanese home removal firm which secretly moves domestic abuse victims to safe new locations has received much praise on mainland social media. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock

My Take | China should look back in history when chastising others about aggression

Beijing’s support for communist insurgencies across Southeast Asia was also a major source of aggression.

19 Jul 2024 - 10:30AM

Video | Japan scientists make robot face ‘smile’ with living skin

Japanese scientists devise a way to attach living skin tissue to robotic faces to make them ‘smile’.

19 Jul 2024 - 9:33AM

Japan scientists make smiling robot with 'living skin’

19 Jul 2024 - 9:00AM

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Japan gymnastics captain Miyata faces Olympic heartbreak over smoking allegation

JGA President Tadashi Fujita apologised during a press conference after confirming the news.

19 Jul 2024 - 3:56PM

New, highly contagious Covid variant is fuelling Japan’s 11th wave of infections

The country reported a 39 per cent week-on-week surge in infections from July 1 to 7, with Okinawa the hardest hit.

19 Jul 2024 - 9:35AM

Asia preparing for unpredictable Trump to win US election, experts say

Having learned from Trump’s shock win in 2016 and his subsequent unpredictability, Asian governments are already laying the groundwork for a scenario where he wins.

19 Jul 2024 - 6:00AMvideocam

A Donald Trump sign in the Fiserv Forum at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Photo: TNS

Video | Super spicy R18 crisps land Japanese high school pupils in hospital

14 pupils in Japan are sent to hospital after eating super spicy chips potato chips that come with a health warning.

18 Jul 2024 - 5:06PM

These crisps are so spicy you could end up in hospital.

As Donald Trump’s election odds grow, US allies reassess China strategy

Analysts say Trump victory could put new pressure on EU, Japan and South Korea when it comes to defence costs and trade.

18 Jul 2024 - 9:00PMvideocam

Super spicy crisps send Japanese pupils to hospital

18 Jul 2024 - 3:36PM

Weaponised microwave? Japan, US set to sign deal for preventing drone attacks

Tokyo is keen to develop countermeasures to ward off possible drones attacks involving Chinese forces in areas off southern Japan, analysts say.

18 Jul 2024 - 9:37AMvideocam

A Chinese military drone spotted near the Japanese islands of Okinawa and Miyakojima last year. Photo: Japan’s Defence Ministry

Opinion | Will China’s patience run out as threats and provocations pile up?

The scaled-down size of its naval exercise with Russia and the delay in its announcement show a more cautious Beijing. Deterrence appears to be its preferred approach – for now.

18 Jul 2024 - 5:53AMvideocam

The PLA Navy guided-missile destroyer Nanning sits at a naval port in Zhanjiang, Guangdong province. Chinese and Russian fleets set sail from Zhanjiang on Monday for a three-day joint maritime exercise. Photo: Xinhua

Editorial | Nato bid to extend its reach to Asia-Pacific is fraught with risk

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is right to warn the transatlantic security alliance not to ‘incite confrontation with China’ or interfere in the region.

17 Jul 2024 - 11:40PM

WTO says China backsliding on reforms and is not transparent on subsidies

World Trade Organization report cites studies that say subsidies could top US$900 billion – providing fuel for critics of Beijing’s practices such as the EU and US.

18 Jul 2024 - 5:20AMvideocam

Video | Meet the Japan-born judoka competing for South Korea at the Paris Games

The decision, made nearly three years ago, was in keeping with her late grandmother’s wishes.

17 Jul 2024 - 1:26PM

Japan-born Huh Mi-mi will compete for South Korea at the Paris Games. Photo: AFP

As China’s sway over Pacific islands grows, will Japan counter by aiding Palau?

Analysts think Tokyo will answer the island nation’s appeal for help monitoring Chinese vessels, as it has done so with others in the region.

17 Jul 2024 - 3:38PMvideocam

Opinion | What France’s election had that Tokyo’s didn’t

Compared to the display of democratic enthusiasm in France, Tokyo’s gubernatorial race yielded a lacklustre vote in favour of the incumbent.

16 Jul 2024 - 7:09PM

Japanese kakigori vs Korean bingsu – what’s the best shaved iced dessert?

From recipes to serving styles, we look at the differences between Japanese kakigori and Korean bingsu and why both countries claim they are the origin of shaved ice desserts.

16 Jul 2024 - 3:41PM

Mango bingsu, a shaved ice dessert, at the Park Hyatt Seoul hotel. Kakiguri, a Japanese shaved ice dessert, is better known than bingsu, but how do they compare? Photo: Park Hyatt Seoul

China-Russia drill starts after flotilla passes Japan, South Korea, Philippines

In joint warship patrol in the lead-up to the drill, Chinese-Russian flotilla practises ‘search and arrest’ in the Pacific.

16 Jul 2024 - 11:01AMvideocam

The Russian corvette Gromkiy enters the port of Zhanjiang during the Joint Sea-2024 China-Russia naval exercise, in Zhanjiang, China, in a still image from video released on July 13. Photo: Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via Reuters

Japan steps up security for politicians, VIPs after Trump rally shooting

Incident has echoes of Shinzo Abe’s killing by a lone gunman two years ago, although analysts say it is too soon to compare the attacks.

16 Jul 2024 - 8:00AM

My Take | How China’s automated super factories are raising hopes for an economic revival

The environment inside a highly automated plant appears a far cry from the days when mainland Chinese factories were known as ‘labour-intensive’ sweatshops.

16 Jul 2024 - 7:00AM

Peru’s convict ex-president Alberto Fujimori, 85, aims to run again

Fujimori, who governed with an iron fist and fled Peru amid corruption scandals and rights violations, was released from prison in December.

16 Jul 2024 - 5:21AM

Former Peru president Alberto Fujimori sits between his children Kenji and Keiko upon his release from prison in Lima, Peru on December 6. Photo: AFP

Travel blogger couple drown in Japan torrent as wife tries to save husband

A woman from China was swept away in a raging river in Japan after she jumped into the swollen torrent in a bid to save her Japanese husband who also died.

16 Jul 2024 - 9:52AM

A travel blogger couple have been swept to their deaths in a raging river in Japan. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/IG@tbs0412

The View | How Australia’s restrictive housing policy turns it into Nimby haven

Unlike in Japan, Australia’s restrictive planning rules and housing policy constrain the market’s ability to respond to rising demand.

15 Jul 2024 - 4:40PM

Philippines braces for Taiwan fallout as ‘bolder’ Japan challenges Beijing

Manila and Tokyo signed a landmark pact allowing troop deployment on each other’s soil. Neither US ally is on the best terms with Beijing.

16 Jul 2024 - 10:53AM

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