9+ hour, 56+ min ago   (311+ words) September 14, 2026 at 11:00 JST MANILA—A predominantly Muslim region in the southern Philippines held its first parliamentary elections on Monday, seen as a crucial step in the long quest for self-rule after decades of insurgency and violence. The town of Maluso…...

8+ hour, 20+ min ago   (541+ words) September 14, 2026 at 12:36 JST Just beyond the bustle of Tokyo’s cosmopolitan Roppongi district at the edge of the pavement stands a small statue of Jizo, the beloved Buddhist guardian figure especially associated with the protection of young children, including those who…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (203+ words) August 3, 2026 at 15:10 JST Myanmar’s State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi attends Invest Myanmar in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on Jan. 28, 2019. (REUTERS) Since then, Suu Kyi’s exact whereabouts and health conditions have been difficult to determine, with no foreign leader or envoy having…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1042+ words) September 10, 2026 at 12:25 JST An engineer works among Tiangong Omni humanoid robots in the research and testing area of the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, also known as X-Humanoid, in Beijing on Sept. 4. (Reuters) BEIJING—A week after his robot outran…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (629+ words) September 10, 2026 at 12:30 JST BANGKOK—China on Wednesday accused the Philippines of “stirring up trouble” after harsh words from Philippines Defense Minister Gilberto Teodoro Jr. over Beijing’s increasingly aggressive pursuit of maritime claims in the South China Sea. Teodoro was addressing…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (577+ words) September 9, 2026 at 15:30 JST Raymond Greene, director of the American Institute in Taiwan, makes a speech at the opening of new exhibition from the New York Met at National Palace Museum in Taipei on June 13, 2025. (Reuters) TAIPEI--Any conflict across the…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (79+ words) August 26, 2026 at 12:15 JST BEIJING—Chinese dissident artist Gao Zhen, known for making satirical sculptures of former leader Mao Zedong, was handed the maximum three-year sentence for “defaming national heroes and martyrs” by a Chinese court on Tuesday, ‌his wife and…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (266+ words) September 9, 2026 at 18:28 JST Chey Tae-won, chairman of SK Group, attends semiconductor and memory chip company SK Hynix’ opening bell ceremony at the Nasdaq market on the day of their IPO in New York City on July 10. (Reuters) SEOUL--SK ⁠Group…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (403+ words) September 9, 2026 at 07:40 JST Firefighters spray water in an attempt to extinguish a fire at the Putri Cempo landfill in Solo, Central Java province, Indonesia, on Sept. 2. (Reuters) JAKARTA--Japan will deploy three CH-47 Chinook transport helicopters and their 180 crew in…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (357+ words) September 9, 2026 at 07:10 JST Japan has protested against Chinese controls that will limit its exports of a key chemical used to make computer chips, saying Tuesday that Tokyo is studying the potential impact on Japanese companies. China imposed the curb on…...