The Nikkei View
China's release of Japanese citizens would be first step for stable relations
Failure to resolve the issue is major hindrance to economic ties
Politics
Politics
Trump charged in hush-money scheme to boost 2016 election chances
Ex-U.S. president pleads not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records
Politics
India's Gandhi avoids prison as he appeals defamation verdict
Prosecution of Congress party leader widely condemned by Modi critics
Ukraine war
Finland joins NATO in major blow to Russia over Ukraine war
Moscow warns of measures to counter threats to national security
Trade
G-7 trade chiefs agree to deter economic coercion, eyeing China
Joint statement opens door to develop new tools for fair and free trade
Taiwan tensions
Tsai races against diplomatic domino effect in Latin America
Taiwan moves to shore up Belize, Guatemala ties after Honduras sides with China
Opinion
The U.S.-China faceoff is not halting globalization
While the two camps decouple, new links are forming with other countries
Technology
U.K. watchdog fines TikTok $16m for misusing children's data
Authority says under-13s tracked and profiled, exposing them to harmful content
China up close
Analysis: China's Li Qiang orchestrates warm welcome for Hayashi
New premier needs better relations with Japan to reignite the economy
Politics
Pakistan top court rules provincial polls delay illegal
Government has insisted that elections cannot be held amid economic crisis
Climate Change
Japan to raise hydrogen supply sixfold by 2040 to spur renewables
Government to seek $113bn in investments, implement other new technologies
Opinion
U.S. allies are on board for China chip tech controls after all
Sharing of costs has reduced corporate grumbling about lost exports
Myanmar Crisis
Myanmar resistance urges Taiwan, Japan to reject 'sham polls'
Parallel government appeals to Asian democracies after 40 parties dissolved
Politics
Australia to ban TikTok on government devices
Move underlines growing security worries over Chinese-owned video app
Politics
South Korea marks 75 years since violently crushed uprising
An estimated 30,000 died in Jeju as military governments put security over human rights
International relations
New Chinese ambassador demonstrates drive to deepen North Korea ties
Beijing and Pyongyang looking to counter U.S.-led security order in East Asia
Asia Insight
Thailand election becomes game of economic handouts, nostalgia
Prayuth, Pheu Thai and Move Forward eye escape from middle-income trap
Supply Chain
Japan to urge greater scrutiny over human rights with new checklist
Initiative focuses on specific risks for companies by sectors, products, regions
International relations
Chinese officials court Japan's top diplomat ahead of G-7 summit
Taiwan and Senkakus loom over efforts to warm bilateral ties
Interview
CPTPP 'cornerstone' of U.K.'s Indo-Pacific strategy: minister
Dominic Johnson sees region as center of growth and innovation
