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The Burke?class guided?missile destroyer USS John Finn and destroyers from South Korea and Japan sail together during a trilateral ballistic?missile?defense exercise in the Sea of Japan in July 2023.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 17, 2026
Defense Priorities has its Indo-Pacific priorities wrong
Retreating to the second island chain is tantamount to surrendering to Beijing.
An aerial view of Palau Port in Koror, the island nation's main maritime gateway. Palau will become the U.S. military's top overseas location for construction next year.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 16, 2026
U.S. military buildup in Palau stirs war fears
Plans to rebuild the main port in the pristine Pacific archipelago have stirred painful memories of World War II and have locals concerned.
From left, Pacific Islands' Forum Secretary General Baron Waqa, Palau President Surangel Samuel Whipps Jr., Solomon Islands' Minister for Foreign Affairs Rick Nelson Houenipwela and New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon attending a news conference after the closing ceremony of the Pacific Islands Forum in Koror, Palau, on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 4, 2026
Pacific leaders issue joint rebuke over China missile test
China gave only a handful of nations short notice before test-firing the intercontinental ballistic missile in July.
Pacific leaders attend the Leaders Plenary during the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Koror, Palau, on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 2, 2026
Australia and U.S. commit $580 million to support Pacific island nations
The funding follows an increase in China’s influence in recent years via grants, infrastructure projects and donations.
The flags of Pacific Island nations during the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Koror, Palau, on Monday
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 1, 2026
China voices angst over Taiwan as Pacific Island leaders meet
Palau, host of this year’s Pacific Islands Forum, invited Taiwan’s foreign minister to attend, one of Taipei’s few remaining avenues for international exposure.
Palau President Surangel S. Whipps Jr. (L) and Taiwan's Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung gesture after cutting a ribbon during the inauguration ceremony for Taiwan-funded solar energy and electric bus projects in Koror on Sunday, ahead of the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 30, 2026
Pacific leaders to meet in Palau amid China-Taiwan tension
Palau is among three members holding diplomatic ties with Taiwan and not China, a large creditor to many island states.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (center) poses for a commemorative photo with leaders attending the Island States Ocean Summit in Tokyo on Tuesday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Jun 3, 2026
Takaichi calls for cooperation at meeting with leaders of island nations
The prime minister says daily life in Japan and other island nations are deeply dependent on the marine environment and that collaboration is indispensable.
Surangel Whipps, president of Palau, speaks at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Sept. 25.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 25, 2025
Pacific archipelago Palau agrees to take migrants from U.S.
The island nation will let in up to 75 third-country nationals, in a deal worth $7.5 million.
Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
JAPAN / History / Longform
Aug 15, 2025
The long search for 91AV原创 lost soldiers
An decades-long effort to recover the remains of those who died during World War II, most of them abroad, may be entering its final phase.
A coral reef in Okinawa in July 2022. Some jurisdictions around the world have moved to ban certain sunscreens in a bid to protect coral reefs, but some say the impact on reefs is far from clear.
ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife / OUR PLANET
Jul 20, 2025
91AV原创 top brands get tied up in the great sunscreen debate
The debate over the damage sunscreens cause to the marine environment is heating up as some regions ban certain chemical ingredients.
A view of Koror, Palau’s main town, on April 10
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 1, 2025
Inside the U.S. battle with China over a Pacific island paradise
Palau is again on the frontline as China and the United States and its allies prepare their forces in an intensifying contest for control.
Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. delivers speaks during a function at the Lowy Institute in Sydney on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 10, 2025
Palau stands with Taiwan ‘until death do us part,’ President Whipps says
Despite rising pressure from China, Palau says its support for Taiwan is unshakable — even as military risks grow.
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te speaks during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday for a new government facility in Palau that Taipei helped fund.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 6, 2024
Taiwan’s Lai says he is ‘confident’ of deeper cooperation with Trump
Trump caused jitters during his campaign by suggesting Taiwan should pay the United States for its defense.
Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. said the latest incursion by Chinese research vessels into his country's exclusive economic zone took place earlier this week.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 13, 2024
China is flouting Palau’s ocean boundaries, president says
Chinese research vessels have been lurking “uninvited” within the Pacific nation’s waters, newly reelected President Surangel Whipps Jr. says.
President of Palau Surangel Whipps Jr. at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Sept. 23
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 5, 2024
Palau’s pro-U.S. president faces election test
Palau is one of Taiwan’s few remaining diplomatic friends?and is seen as a steadfast U.S. supporter in a region where China has made inroads.
Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. addresses the Summit of the Future in the General Assembly hall at United Nations headquarters in New York City in September.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 2, 2024
Palau leader says China pushing for Taiwan switch
Palau’s President Surangel Whipps Jr. also accused China of violating the exclusive economic zone of his nation, which is located north of Australia.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Pacific island leaders have agreed to establish up to four regional police training centers and a multinational crisis reaction force.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 28, 2024
Pacific island leaders ‘endorse’ joint policing plan
The policing plan is seen as an attempt to limit China’s security role in the region amid Beijing’s efforts to build Pacific influence.
Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 16, 2024
Anxious over funding delay, Pacific island nations warn about China
The additional amount currently needed is a relatively small $2.3 billion.
An aerial view of islands in Palau
WORLD / Politics
Jan 24, 2024
Palau becomes first nation to ratify U.N. high seas treaty
The so-called High Seas Treaty was adopted by U.N. member states in June, after more than 15 years of discussions.
An exhibition on marine life at COP28 in Dubai. The conversation around oceans and climate change was not the main focus of the conference, despite the key role oceans play in absorbing carbon.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 15, 2023
COP28, didn’t the oceans deserve more attention?
Oceans are key to mitigating climate change and severely impacted by it. Yet they didn’t take center stage at COP28 — though some progress was made.
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.
Baku championships showcase rising standards in global sumo
Ryan Roddy (second from left back) is pictured with the Ireland sumo team at this month's World Sumo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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.

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