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Liberal Democratic Party policy chief Takayuki Kobayashi speaks at a party meeting on fuel subsidies on Monday.
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2026
LDP proposes gradual reduction of fuel subsidies
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has ordered industry minister Ryosei Akazawa to consider reviewing the subsidy program.
Signboards display fuel prices outside gasoline stations in Tokyo in September
JAPAN
Oct 24, 2026
Government to review gasoline subsidies as costs mount
Japan is providing subsidies to oil wholesalers to curb the average retail price of regular gasoline in the nation at about ?170 per liter.
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington in February 2025
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 18, 2026
Trump-Zelenskyy rift threatens vital support for Kyiv
The widening rift has sparked concerns that Trump and Zelenskyy’s tumultuous relationship could lead to even worse outcomes for Kyiv.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington on Wednesday
WORLD / Politics
Oct 18, 2026
Trump’s Russia sanctions waiver called mistake by GOP allies
At least eight Republican senators and several House lawmakers have spoken out against Trump’s diesel deal with Russia or the sanctions waiver.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Dalton, Georgia, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 17, 2026
Trump waives new Russia sanctions as Ukraine ties slump
The move came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged EU leaders to keep financing Kyiv’s fight with nearly $80 billion more next year.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Republican campaign rally in Clarksville, Tennessee, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 11, 2026
Trump calls for replacing Zelenskyy in tussle over diesel deal with Russia
Zelenskyy, in some of his sharpest criticism yet of the White House, blasted Trump’s deal with Putin to lift sanctions on Russian diesel.
A semi drives past a sign advertising the price of diesel along Interstate 5 in Williams, California, U.S., on Sept. 28.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 10, 2026
Trump says Russia to supply diesel to U.S. and global markets
Prices for diesel are near a record and have put Trump’s fellow Republicans at risk ahead of the Nov. 3 congressional elections.
U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled the Alaska liquefied natural gas plan on Wednesday as part of a broader $200 billion South Korean package.
BUSINESS
Oct 2, 2026
Alaska LNG could cost more than double Gulf Coast rivals
U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled the plan as part of a broader South Korean package, though Seoul said it had not yet decided whether to fund it.
Diesel prices are displayed above $8 per gallon at a gas station in Los Angeles on Thursday, as prices reach record highs across the United States.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 19, 2026
Iran war drives bigger diesel supply loss despite Trump’s claims
The global energy market was thrown into disarray this year, with a widely expected oil glut erased by the Iran conflict.
The MT Desert Kite oil tanker carrying Russian oil off the state of Gujarat, India, on March 11. India, the world's third-biggest oil importer, is among the biggest buyers of Russian oil.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 17, 2026
India warns U.S. new tariffs to deter buyers of Russian oil could impact ties
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill authorizing tariffs of up to 100% to increase pressure on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
A worker stands in the coal yard at the John E. Amos Power Plant in Winfield, West Virginia.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Sep 15, 2026
Trump EPA ends climate regulations for power plants
The decision will effectively end the federal effort to regulate the largest industrial sources of greenhouse gases in the U.S.
Members of an expert panel discussing measures to prevent a recurrence of post-earthquake explosions speak at the industry ministry on Sept. 8.
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2026
Suppliers asked to install sensors in enclosed spaces with gas piping
The moves comes in the wake of a deadly explosion at a shopping mall in Kumamoto Prefecture following an earthquake in July.
U.S. President Donald Trump waves after exiting Air Force One in Morristown, New Jersey, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 5, 2026
Job growth, but surging diesel prices — Trump’s midterms mixed bag
The labor market showed strong growth but record-high diesel prices are likely to further fuel inflation.
East Japan Usami and Kyoei Sekiyu of Tokyo, Eneos Wing of Nagoya, Enex Fleet of Osaka and Kitaseki of Miyagi Prefecture are suspected of violating the antimonopoly law.
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2026
Five Japanese oil distributors admit to forming price cartel
East Japan Usami and Kyoei Sekiyu of Tokyo, Eneos Wing of Nagoya, Enex Fleet of Osaka and Kitaseki of Miyagi Prefecture are suspected of violating the antimonopoly law.
Cars wait to refuel at a gas station in Russia. A series of Ukrainian drone attacks have forced major refineries to suspend operations, causing a fuel shortage.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 29, 2026
Russia’s gasoline output drops to 70% of domestic demand
The fall at this month’s end comes after a series of drone attacks forced major refineries to suspend operations, according to two industry sources.
A staff member fills up gas in a customer's car at a gasoline station in Tokyo.
BUSINESS
Aug 26, 2026
Japan to keep gas pump prices at around ?170
To secure additional financial resources, the government plans to tap into a ?2.5 trillion?reserve fund for responding to the Middle East situation.
Vendors prepare shoes for sale at a market in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on April 24, 2019.
BUSINESS
Aug 4, 2026
Asia’s energy-starved nations go dark as Hormuz tensions drag on
The cost of gasoline in parts of the region spiked after U.S. strikes on Iran in disrupted energy supplies.
A young woman looks at a mobile phone in Havana during a nationwide blackout on Monday.
WORLD
Jul 7, 2026
‘Agony’ in Cuba amid third nationwide blackout in six months
Cuba was already struggling to keep the lights on before U.S. President Donald Trump cut off its oil supplies, depleting the dwindling supply of fuel for its power plants.
Wind turbines generate energy from strong easterly winds on the Shonai Plain in Yamagata Prefecture. Despite the oil crisis caused by conflict near the Strait of Hormuz, and concerns instability in the region could continue to impact supply and the price of imports, the administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi does not seem to be drawing on the war as a pretext to hasten progress toward Japan's renewable goals.
JAPAN / Society / FOCUS
Jul 3, 2026
Iran war exposed, but hasn’t changed, 91AV原创 reliance on imported oil
Japan received over 93% of its oil imports through the Strait of Hormuz last year before it was effectively closed.
The coastline of Funafuti Atoll in Tuvalu. Gravely threatened by rising seas, the low-lying island nation relies on a $200 million trust fund to help foot the ballooning costs of climate change.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Jun 23, 2026
Australia withholds climate fund reports over risk of diplomatic ‘damage’
Australia is the largest contributor to the Tuvalu Trust Fund, which has been invested on Tuvalu’s behalf in funds exposed to coal mining, gas exploration and a crude oil refinery.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

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