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A flock of sheep moves among solar panels at Talatan Solar Park in Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai province, China, on Aug. 5.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 5, 2026
China’s solar push reshapes traditional ways of life on Tibet’s high plateau
Early signs suggest China’s projects sprawling over hundreds of acres on the vast Qinghai-Tibet plateau are boosting incomes for some.
Emergency services personnel coordinate rescue efforts following an earthquake in Nagqu, in China's Tibet Autonomous Region, in this image from video released Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 23, 2026
China orders ‘all-out’ rescue after Tibet quake kills 16
More than 300 houses collapsed in the 7.0 magnitude quake, which struck on Thursday at 10:33 p.m.
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.
Demonstrators attend a "Free Tibet" protest against Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to the U.S. outside the Chinese Embassy in Washington on Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 28, 2026
Tibet’s advocates need to reach China’s majority
Growing Han Chinese awareness and activism poses the only pressure Beijing cannot ignore on Tibet.
Snow-covered peaks of the Himalayas in Shigatse in China's Tibet region on Sept. 6.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Sep 14, 2026
Himalayas approaching tipping point with millions of livelihoods at stake: report
As glaciers retreat, they are leaving behind unstable glacial lakes held back by little more than loose rock and ice.
The spillway, foreground, at Imja Lake in Nepal, an attempt to reduce flood hazard, in June 2025
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Sep 9, 2026
Nepal glacier saw exceptional heat before collapse caused deadly floods, data shows
Average temperatures on the mountain glacier at an altitude of 5,200 meters were estimated at around 5 degrees Celsius between Aug. 21 and 26.
Rescue workers conduct search and rescue operations at the disaster-hit area at Gyirong Port following the Aug. 26 mudslide, in Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, on Sept. 2.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 6, 2026
At flood-destroyed China-Nepal border, no sign of a once-busy port
Rescue workers have divided the search area into seven zones, officials said. They have completed searches in four of them, with three remaining.
A woman reacts as she holds up her chickens after rescuing them from her house, following deadly flash floods and mudslides, in Devighat, in Nepal's Nuwakot district, on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 30, 2026
Rescuers dig into tunnel as missing toll from Nepal and China flood tops 3,000
Latest figures from both countries put the number of missing at 3,044, with a further 750 confirmed deaths.
Buildings are damaged and partially buried in mud and debris in the Devighat area of Nepal's Nuwakot district on Friday in the aftermath of a devastating flash flood.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 29, 2026
Number of missing in Nepal and China floods soars to nearly 3,000
The trauma of the catastrophe has been “enormous,” and as many as 93,000 people may have been affected, the Red Cross said.
Students hold LED candles as they gather to pay homage to people who died in Nepal's flash floods, in Chennai, India, on Friday.
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2026
Japanese family of five believed missing in Nepal flash floods
The family includes the parents in their 40s, as well as a 10-year-old girl and two boys age 6 and 3, a media report said.
Residents pass through a street deluged in sludge after flash floods in Bidur, Nepal, on Thursday. Scientists believe the devastating flooding may have been triggered by the partial collapse of a glacier.
EDITORIALS
Aug 29, 2026
Nepal’s flood is a warning of tragedies to come
Climate change will ensure that there are more disasters like the flood in Nepal and that they will occur with increasing frequency.
A member of the security forces and his sniffer dog search for survivors following flash floods at Trishuli in Nepal's Nuwakot district on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 28, 2026
Nepal says dam burst in Tibet, warns rescuers to head to safety
The U.S. Geological Survey said the disaster on Wednesday was caused by a glacial collapse that triggered a vast flow of icy debris.
Residents look at houses partially submerged in muddy water after flash floods at Trishuli Bazar in Nepal's Nuwakot district on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 26, 2026
Deadly flash flood and mudslide cause casualties in Nepal and China
Roads, bridges and power projects have been damaged, and rescue helicopters are not expected to be able to land until waters recede.
Supporters of Tibetan activist Lobga Rangzen pray outside the U.N. in New York last month.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 7, 2026
Anguish and hope: why a Tibetan set himself on fire in New York
No one knew what Lobga Rangzen was planning. Not the monk who was his friend of 30 years, not his niece in New York.
People worship during a service held near the Washington Monument ahead of the Rededicate 250 National Jubilee event marking America’s 250th birthday in the U.S. capital on May 16.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jul 16, 2026
As shared values shift, what’s next for U.S.-Japan relations?
America under Trump is moving closer to the concerns of religious conservatives than to democracy and human rights.
A Buddhist monk passes by the Jokhang Temple during a government-organized tour in Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, in March 2025.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 15, 2026
China’s erasure of Tibet is accelerating
In recent years, the international community has stood idly by while China has systematically eradicated Tibetan culture and identity.
A makeshift memorial for Tibetan activist Lobga Rangzen, who self-immolated to protest China's occupation of Tibet outside the United Nations headquarters on July 2, in New York, as seen on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 9, 2026
U.S. reiterates backing Tibet in preserving culture after man set himself on fire
International human-rights groups and exiles have routinely condemned what they call China’s oppressive rule in Tibetan areas.
Cases in Britain, the United States and Norway highlight growing concerns over alleged Chinese transnational repression and espionage operations targeting dissidents, activists and sensitive infrastructure across democratic countries.
COMMENTARY / World
May 27, 2026
In a single day, three democracies pushed back against Chinese transnational repression
That three liberal democracies acted against Beijing’s long arm on a single day was not coordinated – but perhaps it should have been.
Amy Yee poses for a photo in Lalibela, Ethiopia. An award-winning journalist and former foreign correspondent for the Financial Times, Yee shifted her focus to the issue of Tibetans in exile for her book, “Far From the Rooftop of the World: Travels Among Tibetan Refugees on Four Continents.”
CULTURE / Books / Longform
Mar 31, 2026
The voices of Tibet, far from home
A conversation with author Amy Yee on exile, identity and the lives of Tibetan refugees across continents.
A screen capture from video shows trekkers leaving their campsite as unusually heavy snow and rainfall pummeled the Himalayas, in China's Tibet Region on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Oct 7, 2025
Hundreds of trekkers rescued from Everest in Tibet amid unusually heavy snow
October is a peak season, when skies usually clear at the end of the Indian monsoon.
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.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a working lunch focused on international crises and challenges during the Group of Seven foreign ministers' summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on Monday.
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‘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
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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.
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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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