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Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: Deja vu all over again with Asia's 'revolving-door' leadership

Akito Tanaka shares his weekly reflections and recommendations

Japan PM Ishiba says he will step down to take blame for July election rout

New Thai PM Anutin in race against clock to impress voters

12 September 2025

Left to right: Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Shigeru Ishiba and K.P. Sharma Oli. These three prime ministers being forced to cut their terms short and step down shows the instability of Asia's "revolving-door" leadership. (Source photos by Suzu Takahashi, Koji Uema and Reuters)

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are expected to agree on a framework during a summit in Tokyo in late August.  (Source photos by Reuters and Sae Kamae)

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Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: Modi heads east as India strengthens power

Akito Tanaka shares his weekly reflections and recommendations

29 August 2025

By adding Intel to the portfolio, SoftBank's billionaire founder and chairman Masayoshi Son positions the Japanese group across the entire semiconductor value chain, from design to manufacturing.

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Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: Intel's fate lies in hands of three dealmakers

Akito Tanaka shares his weekly reflections and recommendations

22 August 2025

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Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: Eat, drink and travel -- Let us enhance your holidays

Akito Tanaka shares his weekly reflections and recommendations

15 August 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Apple CEO Tim Cook, as they present Apple's announcement of a $100 billion investment in U.S. manufacturing, at the White House on Aug. 6.

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Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: Apple caught in crosshairs as Trump tariff pressure mounts

Akito Tanaka shares his weekly reflections and recommendations

8 August 2025

Thailand and Cambodia agreed to an unconditional ceasefire on July 28 after five days of cross-border conflict in which at least 40 people were killed and around 300,000 displaced. (Source photos by Soveit Yarn, Mohd Rasfan, Lillian Suwanrumpha, Reuters, AFP)

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Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: Thailand and Cambodia step back from the brink

Akito Tanaka shares his weekly reflections and recommendations

1 August 2025

Japan will invest $550 billion into the U.S. "at my direction," U.S. President Donald Trump wrote in his post on Truth Social. (Source photos by AP and Sae Kamae)

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Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: Japan gripped by hot weather and heated politics

Akito Tanaka shares his weekly reflections and recommendations

25 July 2025

People attend a campaign rally in Tokyo on July 3. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)

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Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: Japan election puts foreign residents in focus

Akito Tanaka shares his weekly reflections and recommendations

18 July 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2.

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Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: Asia on edge as Trump tariff pause nears end

Akito Tanaka shares his weekly reflections and recommendations

4 July 2025

Whether Iran could close off the chokepoint as a reaction to conflicts has been a decades old question in commodities trading circles.

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Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: Israel-Iran war highlights Asia's vulnerability

Akito Tanaka shares his weekly reflections and recommendations

27 June 2025

Baidu's Apollo Go cruises down the street in Chongqing. Chinese robotaxi players are gearing up to expand at home and abroad.

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Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: China's automotive chip ambitions raise stakes in US trade war

Akito Tanaka shares his weekly reflections and recommendations

20 June 2025

Auto parts supplier Marelli proposed a debt restructuring plan centered on a buyout by India's Motherson Group, but it failed to gain the consent of all creditors. (Photo by Sota Tanaka)

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Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: Why Nissan supplier Marelli's fate matters for the global auto industry

Akito Tanaka shares his weekly reflections and recommendations

13 June 2025

A customer receives his Nintendo Switch 2 game console at an electronics store in Osaka on June 5. (Photo by Yo Inoue)

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Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: Nintendo's Switch 2 is out -- now the game is getting one

Akito Tanaka shares his weekly reflections and recommendations

6 June 2025

From left, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (Source photos by Akitoshi Sugiura and Tomoki Mera)

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Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: Asian leaders gather for Nikkei Forum as globalization frays

Akito Tanaka shares his weekly reflections and recommendations

30 May 2025

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte speaks to the media after voting in the midterm elections on May 12. Analysts say her looming impeachment trial in the Senate, which will determine her political fate, has now become too hard to call.

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Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: Sleepless in Manila -- Keeping up with Asia's voting marathon

Akito Tanaka shares his weekly reflections and recommendations

16 May 2025

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong waves during his speech at the Yio Chu Kang Stadium assembly center on May 4. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)

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Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: 'Startup nation' Singapore faces a tough test

Akito Tanaka shares his weekly reflections and recommendations

9 May 2025

The Grand Cherokee, made by Jeep, a U.S. manufacturer owned by multinational Stellantis: In February, the company said a limited edition version of the luxury SUV would be the last to be released in Japan, as it is ending right-hand drive production of the model.

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Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: Small cars, big stakes: Trump airs frustration with Japan automakers

Akito Tanaka shares his weekly reflections and recommendations

25 April 2025

President Xi Jinping visited Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia to shore up support in the escalating tariff war with U.S. President Donald Trump in his first overseas trip this year. (Source photo by Yusuke Hinata)

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Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: Trump's tariff shockwaves force Asia to rethink trade strategies

Akito Tanaka shares his weekly reflections and recommendations

18 April 2025

President Donald Trump sees China as the biggest culprit behind a widening U.S. trade deficit and hollowed-out American manufacturing. (Source photos by AP and Reuters)

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Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: A round-the-clock ride on the Trump tariff roller coaster

Akito Tanaka shares his weekly reflections and recommendations

11 April 2025

People walk underneath cherry blossoms blooming in Tokyo on March 30. (Photo by Mizuho Miyazaki)

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Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: Tokyo in bloom, tech scoops, tariffs, and newsroom changes

Akito Tanaka shares his weekly reflections and recommendations

4 April 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump said auto tariffs will go into effect on April 2 and be on all countries.

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Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: Trump tariffs, rattled allies, and a personal farewell

Shin Nakayama shares his weekly reflections and recommendations

28 March 2025

Demonstrators gather outside a Tesla dealership on March 5 in Palo Alto, California, to protest Elon Musk's role in U.S. President Donald Trump's administration.

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Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: Tesla's Trump ties, troubles in focus as China's BYD soars

Shin Nakayama shares his weekly reflections and recommendations

21 March 2025

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte greets supporters as he leaves a campaign rally at Southorn Stadium in Hong Kong on March 9. (Photo by Anthony Kwan/Getty Images)

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Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: Duterte's ICC arrest puts global spin on Philippine politics

Shin Nakayama shares his weekly reflections and recommendations

14 March 2025

China's annual National People's Congress gets underway on March 5 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (Photo by Tomoki Mera)

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Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: China's congress kicks off, but U.S. tariffs steal the spotlight

Shin Nakayama shares his weekly reflections and recommendations

7 March 2025

Members of the Security Council cast a vote during a United Nations Security Council meeting on the 3rd anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., February 24, 2025.

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Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: U.S.-Russia cooperation on Ukraine highlights U.N. dysfunction

Shin Nakayama shares his weekly reflections and recommendations

28 February 2025

Newly released people of various nationalities who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar scam centers prepare to cross the Moei River to safety in Thailand's Tak province on Feb. 12.

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Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: Thai crackdown on Myanmar scam centers exposes a global problem

Shin Nakayama shares his weekly reflections and recommendations

21 February 2025

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte delivers a statement following her impeachment by the lower house of the Congress, in her office in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, on Feb. 7.

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Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: The risks and rewards of keeping political rivals close

Shin Nakayama shares his weekly reflections and recommendations

14 February 2025

Beijing Capital International Airport: China has announced visa-free entry for visitors from Japan and several European countries.

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Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: Chinese are flocking to Japan -- and not just for tourism

Shin Nakayama shares his weekly reflections and recommendations

7 February 2025

This sudden popularity of DeepSeek has ignited a heated debate about whether American AI giants can maintain their technological dominance.

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Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: Breaking barriers, from Ichiro to DeepSeek

Shin Nakayama shares his weekly reflections and recommendations

31 January 2025

Shinzo Abe, right, and Donald Trump pose for a photo before the Japan-U.S. summit on May 27, 2019 in Tokyo. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)

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Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: Trump 2.0 kicks off with confidence

Shin Nakayama shares his weekly reflections and recommendations

24 January 2025