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Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina still enjoys support among sections of the population.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 9, 2026
Hasina seeks new passport in clearest sign of Bangladesh return
The request marks the clearest step by ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to act on her plan to return to Bangladesh in December.
Solar panels on display at the Kaptan Bazar in Dhaka on Oct. 27
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Nov 5, 2026
Bustling market in Dhaka shows shift to solar triggered by Middle East war
From the Philippines to Pakistan and Nigeria, people are turning to solar and batteries to cut utility bills or just keep lights and machinery on.
Nadia Akter Manna and Humayun Rashid look at a dress belonging to their 9-month-old daughter, Labiba Akter, who died during a recent deadly measles outbreak, in Sunamganj, Bangladesh.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Oct 20, 2026
Bangladesh battle against measles a ‘real warning’ to other nations
So far, 1,147 people have died of the highly contagious disease, with 94% of reported deaths among children under five years old, the WHO said.
The majestic Namcha Barwa in Tibet stands at the heart of the Medog Dam project, one of the world’s most ambitious hydroelectric undertakings.?
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 16, 2026
Japan and India must prepare for the risks of China’s Medog dam
Infrastructure investment in the Himalayas must go hand in hand with regional water cooperation and disaster resilience.
A model of LNG storage tanks at the China National Offshore Oil Corporation booth at an international trade fair in Beijing in September 2025
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 4, 2026
The LNG boom is losing its biggest Asian bet
Stung by high costs and supply uncertainty, Asian governments are busy throwing those forecasts on the bonfire.
Patients infected with dengue receive treatment at a hospital in Dhaka on Sept. 7.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 1, 2026
Bangladesh warns dengue outbreak could worsen after deadly September
The warning is piling pressure on hospitals already fighting the world’s worst measles outbreak.
India’s chronically low female labor force participation stems from an economy that has not generated enough labor?absorbing jobs even as social constraints have eased.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 22, 2026
Why do so few women work in India?
India’s low female labor force participation stems primarily from weak labor demand rather than social norms.
Sheikh Hasina, the then newly elected prime minister of Bangladesh and chairperson of the Bangladesh Awami League, speaks during a meeting with foreign observers and journalists at the prime minister's residence in Dhaka on January 8, 2024.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 6, 2026
Exiled Bangladesh leader says she’ll return despite threats
Hasina, 78, has lived in exile in India since fleeing Bangladesh in 2024 after a student-led uprising ended her 15-year rule.
Rohingya refugees hold a rally inside a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, on Aug. 25 last year, marking the eighth anniversary of their forced exodus from Myanmar.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 4, 2026
The Rohingya drown while ASEAN debates oil
People do not board unseaworthy boats because they misjudge the tides. They board because remaining has become its own form of drowning.
A vessel is seen off the coast of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 4, 2026
Trapped by war, Bangladesh seafarer recounts Persian Gulf ordeal
For 115 days, Mohammad Shafiqul Islam was stranded on the high seas of the Gulf, watching missiles light up the night sky and rationing food and water for his crew.
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.
An employee works on a rail component inside a manufacturing unit of Titagarh Rail Systems in Uttarpara, India, in June last year.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 3, 2026
India plans $5 billion border rail upgrade in strategic push
The spending — set to unfold over the next 18 to 24 months — will help build new tracks, platforms and strengthen networks.
Pedestrians pass the nuclear plant that sits on the banks of the Padma river in western Bangladesh.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 12, 2026
A nuclear debut in Bangladesh tests developing world’s atomic shift
The project is an audacious bet that nuclear power can meet the needs of an industrializing economy without breaking the bank — other developing nations will be watching closely.
Flowers at the site of a terrorist attack in Dhaka in July 2016
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2026
JICA holds memorial for victims of 2016 Dhaka terror attack
During the ceremony, participants, including bereaved families and representatives from Japan and Bangladesh, observed a moment of silence and laid flowers in front of a cenotaph.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar attend a joint news conference after their meeting in New Delhi on May 24.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 11, 2026
The U.S. and India have become regional rivals
The U.S. has even begun taking a more conciliatory approach toward China, though the strategic competition between the two superpowers remains intense.
Workers in the sewing section of a factory, in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, in November 2025
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
May 21, 2026
Garment workers face heat risks in Bangladesh as energy cuts curb cooling
Factories have turned off cooling amid energy restrictions caused by the Mideast war, with workers sweltering and a drop in productivity likely costing billions of dollars.
A worker arranges packets of condoms at a pharmacy in Dhaka. Bangladesh's family planning system is buckling under severe contraceptive shortages.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
May 14, 2026
Supply shortage fuels Bangladesh contraceptive crisis
The shortage is raising fears of a rise in unplanned pregnancies in one of the world’s most densely populated countries.
Newly arrived Rohingya refugees are stranded on a boat after the nearby community decided not to allow them to land after giving them water and food in Pineung, Aceh province, Indonesia, on Nov. 16, 2023.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 21, 2026
Scarce food, bleak futures spur Rohingya refugees to gamble with death at sea
Hundreds die en route, but the numbers keep growing as dwindling international aid pushes yet more to make the treacherous journey to countries such as Indonesia and Malaysia.
The chimneys of the Taean Thermal Power Station, a large coal-fired plant near Seoul. Asian countries are ramping up use of polluting coal to tackle energy shortages and price spikes linked to the Iran war, but the crisis could have an environmental silver lining.
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 25, 2026
Back to black: facing energy shock, Asia turns to coal
Much of Asia is heavily exposed to the energy crisis that has unfolded since the U.S.-Israel attack on Iran began last month.
Aichi Hospital in Dhaka, established with support from the people of Aichi Prefecture
JAPAN / Society / Regional voices: Chubu
Mar 23, 2026
At Dhaka’s Aichi Hospital, a promise to care for the needy lives on
The hospital was set up in 1996 by a doctor who studied at Nagoya University and with support from the people of Aichi Prefecture.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Japan works to shield Takaichi from any Xi snub at China summit
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at the Prime Minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 4.
Magnitude 5.7 quake injures dozens in central Japan
A magnitude-5.7 earthquake with its epicenter in Shizuoka Prefecture struck central Japan early Sunday, injuring dozens, shattering windows and disrupting train services, with no tsunami warning issued.
Private high schools remain out of reach for many despite tuition-free policy, survey finds
A survey showed that many families with children attending private high schools are struggling to pay expenses other than tuition.
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
A legend reborn: ‘Ocarina of Time’ remake improves on the Zelda masterpiece
The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

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