Politics

7 November 2024
Trump has vowed to impose blanket tariffs of up to 20% on imports from all countries, with levies of 60% or more on goods from China. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by AP and Reuters)
Many Asian Americans do not identify with any political parties, and mobilizing them as voters could swing the presidential election. (Photo by Pak Yiu)
U.S. elections 2024

How Filipino Americans could help decide the U.S. presidential race

Key battleground state of Nevada is 'going to be incredibly close,' union official says

30 October 2024
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte attends a Senate probe over his administration’s campaign against illegal drugs, on Oct. 28. (Photo from Senate of the Philippines' Facebook)
Politics

Philippines' Duterte 'not apologizing' for his antidrug campaign

Former president tells Senate probe the policy was done 'for my country'

28 October 2024
The sunset at Manila Bay is considered among the most beautiful in the world. (Photo by Yuki Fujita)
Environment

Manila Bay reclamation under fire over environmental concerns

Ruined views, flooding and security risks add to headwinds against Philippine development

27 October 2024
Statue of a Japanese kamikaze pilot in Mabalacat, Pampanga province, the Philippines.
International relations

Ceremony held for 1944 Japanese kamikaze attack in Philippines

Commemoration of 80th anniversary of first suicide mission against U.S.

25 October 2024
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. reviews a military honor guard during a full honors arrival ceremony at the Pentagon in Washington, in May 2023.
Opinion

Typhon missile system deployment in Philippines is a game-changer

A 'Cuban missile crisis' style showdown with China is a risk worth taking

24 October 2024
A China Coast Guard vessel patrols at near Scarborough Shoal in April 2017: China claims nearly all the South China Sea as its territorial waters. 
South China Sea

Indonesia says it twice drove Chinese ship out of its waters

China Coast Guard vessel disrupted energy company survey, Jakarta says

24 October 2024
The rift is deepening between the families of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., left, and former President Rodrigo Duterte. (Photos by AP and Getty Images)
Politics

Marcos-Duterte rift takes center stage in Philippine 2025 midterms

Rival political families gear up for nationwide elections in battle for power

21 October 2024
Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo used an interview with Nikkei Asia in Bangkok on Friday to urge ASEAN members to develop a code of conduct for the disputed waters in the South China Sea. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
Interview

Philippine minister urges ASEAN to seal South China Sea code of conduct

Manalo says Manila seeking to deepen economic ties beyond Beijing

18 October 2024
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was welcomed by Laotian Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone to the gala dinner for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit in Vientiane on Oct. 10.
International relations

ASEAN leaders still at a loss over South China Sea and Myanmar

Economic cooperation with China upgraded but no East Asia joint statement

11 October 2024
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. looks toward Chinese Premier Li Qiang as they attend the 27th ASEAN-China Summit in Vientiane, Laos, on Oct. 10.
South China Sea

Philippines' Marcos pushes for 'earnest' South China Sea talks

ASEAN-China summit takes place as stakeholders seek solutions to old disputes

10 October 2024
Former Philippine President Rodorigo Duterte, pictured in May 2022 when he was in office. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Politics

Ex-Philippine President Duterte to run as Davao mayor in 2025

79-year-old former leader files papers with his home city's election commission

8 October 2024
Philippine Coast Guard's BRP Melchora Aquino and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton participate in drills during the the first trilateral coast guard exercise between the Philippines, Japan and the U.S., at the coast of Bataan, Philippines, in the South China Sea, June 6, 2023.
South China Sea

Philippines begins joint naval drills as South China Sea tensions simmer

U.S., Australia, Canada, France and Japan take part in exercises off coast of Luzon

7 October 2024
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, second from left, and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., second from right, take part in a signing ceremony on Oct. 7 in Manila.
International relations

South Korea offers $1.9bn in loans to Philippines during Yoon visit

President touts nuclear energy cooperation at dormant Bataan plant

7 October 2024
Sam Hou-fai, center, the former president of Macao's Court of Final Appeal, looks set to become the city's next chief executive after a one-candidate election.
Your Week in Asia

ASEAN summit, Macao's lonely election, 7-Eleven operator earnings

Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events

6 October 2024
Apollo Quiboloy, founder of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ Church, was arrested in the Philippines in September on charges including human trafficking.
Politics

Philippine pastor arrest adds fuel to Marcos-Duterte feud

As midterm elections near, vice president blasts former ally for 'abuse of power'

3 October 2024
The Second Thomas Shoal is among the contested regions of the South China Sea.
South China Sea

Philippines says aircraft shadowed by Chinese helicopter during patrol

Beijing objects to Manila's use of U.S. missile system for training

25 September 2024
An effigy of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte are displayed during a rally in Quezon City, Philippines, in July.
Opinion

The walls are closing in on the House of Duterte

Next year's midterms could be most consequential in Philippine history

19 September 2024
Curbing methane emissions from rice paddies is a global challenge. (Photo by Tadanori Yoshida)
The Nikkei View

Japan should lead way in promoting eco-friendly agriculture in Asia

Sharing technology for reducing emissions from rice cultivation is first step

18 September 2024
Philippine Navy Commodore Emilio Orio Jr., center right, welcomes German sailors on Sept. 16 as they make a port call in Manila. (Photo by Yuki Fujita)
Defense

German Navy says it exercised right to pass through Taiwan Strait

Two naval ships stop at Manila as nations bolster defense cooperation

16 September 2024
Armed Philippine Coast Guard personnel carry a mock victim on board the PCG Melchora Aquino ship during a coast guard drill off the waters of Bataan, Philippines on June 6, 2023.
South China Sea

Philippines sends replacement ship to Sabina Shoal, vows continued presence

China says to continue to carry out law enforcement activities

15 September 2024
A Philippine supply boat sails near a China Coast Guard ship during a resupply mission for Filipino troops stationed at a grounded warship in the South China Sea in October 2023.
South China Sea

Philippines and China hold 'frank, candid' talks on South China Sea

Manila and Beijing meet again amid heightened tensions in Sabina Shoal

12 September 2024
A Philippine coast guard vessel and a Chinese coast guard vessel sail next to each other during an incident in the South China Sea, in this screen grab obtained from a handout video released Aug. 19.
Opinion

Philippines needs robust response to China's Sabina Shoal threat

Strategic location is the latest flashpoint in the South China Sea

10 September 2024
Alice Guo, who is a former mayor of Bamban, Tarlac province and is also known as Chinese national Guo Hua Ping, attends a Senate hearing in Manila on Sept. 9.
Politics

Philippine Senate holds ex-mayor Alice Guo in contempt a second time

Case grips nation amid heightened tension with China

9 September 2024
Masato Kanda, Japan's former vice finance minister for international affairs, is being nominated to take over the presidency of the Asian Development Bank early next year.
International relations

ADB chief Asakawa to step down, 'Mr. Yen' Kanda likely successor

Japanese Finance Ministry veteran says it is time for new leadership

9 September 2024