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A farmer harvests oil palm fruit at a plantation in Indonesia’s Central Kalimantan province last July.
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2026
Indonesia’s radical export plan takes effect as doubts swirl
Indonesia is facing severe investor pressure as questions have grown around governance and its economic outlook under President Prabowo Subianto.
A crude oil tanker and a bulk carrier anchored off Long Beach, California, last month. Conflict in the Middle East has sparked a global fuel crunch.
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2026
Oil falls as Israel and Lebanon agree to conditional ceasefire
The oil market’s main focus remains on the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway through which one-fifth of global crude normally passes.
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on Monday
WORLD
Jun 3, 2026
U.S. military says it has ‘defeated’ Iran missile and drone attacks in Gulf
A ceasefire has been in place between the U.S. and Iran since April 8, but subsequent talks to try to put a more permanent end to the conflict have been unsuccessful.
Shipping containers on the dockside at the port of Barcelona, Spain. EU officials are preparing the ground for possible new tools to counter China’s export surge
BUSINESS / Companies
May 27, 2026
EU firms warm to China even as tensions spiral over export surge
A new survey found about 35% of respondents were optimistic about their industry growing in China over the next two years, up from a record low of 29% in 2025.
Idemitsu Maru arrives at a sea berth off the city of Chita in Aichi Prefecture on Monday.
JAPAN / Society
May 25, 2026
Japanese tanker Idemitsu Maru arrives in Aichi after exiting Strait of Hormuz
The oil tanker is the first to return to Japan through the strait since war broke out in Iran.
A Philippine Navy band plays music to welcome the Royal New Zealand Navy frigate HMNZS Te Kaha upon arrival at the South Harbor, for a four-day goodwill visit in metro Manila in April 2017.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 23, 2026
New Zealand to invest in drones and fleet to shield maritime routes
Defense Minister Chris Penk said the government will invest in two types of drones: one for the southwest Pacific and another that can operate from ships in the Southern Ocean.
Shipping containers are stacked while semitrucks are parked at Yangshan Port outside Shanghai on May 7.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 20, 2026
U.S. indicts seven Chinese over shipping container conspiracy
The indicted companies manufacture about 95% of the world’s standard dry shipping containers, and the alleged scheme impacted some $35 billion in commerce, officials said.
Chinese-made vehicles including BYD cars wait to be transshipped for export at a port in Suzhou, in China's eastern Jiangsu province on April 27.
BUSINESS / Tech
May 20, 2026
How BYD gets an edge from ships that brave war, outrun storms
Born out of necessity in 2022, the Chinese company’s fleet of vessels is able to ferry abroad about 300,000 cars worth billions of dollars a year.
Cargo ships in the Persian Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, on March 11
BUSINESS / Economy
May 18, 2026
Iran war saddles global companies with $25 billion bill — and counting
Businesses are grappling with soaring energy prices, fractured supply chains and trade routes severed by Iran’s chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz.
A ship suspected of belonging to Russia's "shadow fleet," which was boarded by the Swedish coast guard outside Trelleborg, southern Sweden, on May 3
WORLD
May 18, 2026
Russia expands LNG dark fleet with four tankers to boost exports
The developments mean that there are now at least 20 tankers being used to ferry LNG from sanctioned Russian projects, according to tracking data.
The Strait of Hormuz has remained largely blocked since the Iran war began in late February and has been subject to an international diplomatic arm wrestle ever since.
BUSINESS
May 15, 2026
Hormuz oil flows creep higher as more supertankers exit
Four ships each hauling 2 million barrels of mostly-Iraqi crude have exited since May 10 — a rate close to 2 million barrels a day — according to vessel tracking data.
An Eneos gasoline tanker truck in Yokohama. An Eneos crude oil supertanker has passed through the Strait of ​Hormuz, ship-tracking data shows.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 14, 2026
Japanese crude tanker emerges outside Hormuz in rare transit
The tanker is listed as part of refiner Eneos Holdings’ fleet.
Three major Japanese shipping companies have projected net profit falls for fiscal 2026.
BUSINESS
May 11, 2026
Three major Japan shipping firms forecast profit falls for fiscal 2026
Nippon Yusen estimates that the situation in the Middle East could reduce its ordinary profit by nearly ¥20 billion.
The Port of Fujairah has become one of the United Arab Emirates' economic lifelines since the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
BUSINESS
May 7, 2026
Gulf’s fragile trade lifeline hangs on two eastern UAE ports
They are now handling the bulk of the UAE’s seaborne trade in place of ​the major terminals on the western coast inside the Gulf.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks at a news conference in the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
May 6, 2026
Rubio calls Hormuz resolution a test for U.N., urges against vetoes
Russia and China vetoed a previous U.S.-backed Bahraini resolution that appeared to open a path to legitimize U.S. military action against Iran.
In this picture obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency on May 4, the Iran-flagged tugboat Basim sails near a ship anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran.
WORLD
May 5, 2026
South Korean-run vessel ablaze in Strait of Hormuz; Trump says Iran fired at the ship
No casualties have been reported and authorities are investigating what caused the blaze.
Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on Friday
JAPAN
May 3, 2026
Tanker carrying Russian oil to arrive in Japan amid Hormuz closure
The oil comes from the Sakhalin-2 oil and gas project in Russia’s ear east, which is exempt from Western sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to reporters at the Prime Minister's Office on Thursday following phone talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.
JAPAN
May 1, 2026
Takaichi urges Iran president to ensure safe passage through Strait of Hormuz
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi also expressed her hopes that the U.S. and Iran will resume talks soon on ending their fighting and reach a final deal.
Russia's shadow fleet vessels wait in the unofficial anchorage area in the Gulf of Finland near Vaindloo, Estonia, on April 10.
WORLD
Apr 29, 2026
Russian ‘shadow fleet’ undeterred by Starmer’s threat as nearly 100 ships cross U.K. waters
Since the U.K. prime minister’s remarks in March, the number of Russian ​vessels subject to sanctions transiting its waters was unchanged from previous months.
A gasoline tanker truck at an Idemitsu Kosan gas station in Tokyo. The supertanker is listed as being operated by the tanker arm of the Japanese energy conglomerate.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 29, 2026
Japanese crude supertanker may have exited Strait of Hormuz in war first
The supertanker linked to Japan is carrying 2 million barrels of crude, which was loaded from Saudi Arabia’s Juaymah terminal in early March.
Japan needs caregivers. Young Indians are answering the call.
Young people in India's northeast are increasingly studying Japanese in hopes of building new lives and careers in Japan.
Prior to launch, Japan ‘strongly urged’ China to reconsider missile test in Pacific
A missile is fired from a Chinese Navy nuclear-powered submarine on Monday.
Suspected Asian fraud ring exec served fresh warrant in Japan
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and Osaka Prefectural Police have issued arrest warrants for three people, including a suspected fraud network leader, over alleged immigration and residency violations.
Japan might be giving the currency market the silent treatment
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama has issued verbal warnings recently using the same language and the same tone, saying authorities “will take appropriate action at any time, as necessary.”
Japanese teen arrested for booting users off streaming service
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a 15-year-old boy for allegedly creating a malicious program and canceling subscription accounts on the Bandai Channel.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.
Filmmaker explores history of discrimination against foreign nationals in Japan
Takashi Nishihara, the director of "Now and Then," in Tokyo on Wednesday. The director has spent 10 years traversing politically charged terrain while exploring youth-driven grassroots political movements that scrutinize the status quo.
Japanese nail salons are tourists’ new obsession
Tourists in Japan have always been interested in quintessentially Japanese approaches to modern culture, and, increasingly, visits to nail salons have become the new hot thing.
Okinawa’s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.
‘Defense,’ not ‘warfare,’ stressed as pacifist Japan beefs up capabilities
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attends an annual training session near Mount Fuji at Higashifuji Training Field in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 7.

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