Asian countries assure Australia ‘normal supply’ of fuel will continue as Albanese focuses on averting shortages

Federal government chases supply guarantees from countries including Singapore, South Korea, Malaysia and Japan amid Iran war ...

Japan Says Oil Reserves for Domestic Use Amid Asia Pleas for Aid

Japan’s trade minister said the country will sell oil from its reserves to domestic refiners as a general rule, signaling ...
Council on Foreign Relations

Why U.S. Allies in Asia Are Chasing Nuclear Energy—And Eyeing Nuclear Weapons

The Iran war’s energy fallout is speeding up a debate in Japan and South Korea about expanding nuclear power capabilities, ...
The Diplomat

Japan Is Back in Central Asia, But on Different Terms

On December 19-20, Japan hosted its first leaders’ Central Asia Plus Japan Dialogue (CA+JAD) summit with the presidents of the five Central Asian countries: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, ...

Iran war fuels Asia energy crunch as India, Japan, others feel strain

India, Bangladesh, the Philippines and South Korea are all facing energy shortages as the Iran war starts to take a toll on ...

Stay alert to Japan’s arms exports ambition to build security dependence in Asia-Pacific

Pacific, these actions reflect a further resurgence of militarist thinking in Japan and add new uncertainties to regional ...