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Editor's Choice: Turmoil over Trump's tariffs

Editor's Choice: Turmoil over Trump's tariffs

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Nikkei Asian Review

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Editor's Choice: Dual elections in Asia and our live blogs

06.02.2026 40

Nikkei Asian Review

Akito Tanaka

Editor's Choice: What Southeast Asia's AI startups reveal

25.01.2026 100

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Akito Tanaka

Editor's Choice: Double time -- Japanese and Thai elections could fall on same day

18.01.2026 60

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Akito Tanaka

Editor's Choice: Trump's Venezuela assault upends global norms, splits Asia

09.01.2026 100

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Editor's Choice: My predictions for 2026 -- Asian democracy, AI and Trump

04.01.2026 50

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Editor's Choice: Looking back at 2025, another tumultuous year

19.12.2025 20

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Editor's Choice: Asia's social media problem and who should be blamed

12.12.2025 80

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Editor's Choice: Hong Kong fire and the role of visual journalism

05.12.2025 60

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Akito Tanaka

Editor's Choice: Apple to AI, how Foxconn grips tech manufacturing

28.11.2025 70

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Akito Tanaka

Editor's Choice: Diplomatic frost with China taints autumn in Japan

23.11.2025 40

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Akito Tanaka

Editor's Choice: Vietnam, VinFast and the EV race

16.11.2025 30

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Akito Tanaka

Editor's Choice: The AI boom, and what may trigger the bust

09.11.2025 20

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Akito Tanaka

Editor's Choice: As US-China trade war deepens, hidden winners surface

18.10.2025 40

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Akito Tanaka

Editor's Choice: "Write, write, write" when reporting on Japan's leadership race

12.10.2025 60

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Akito Tanaka

Editor's Choice: China welcomes tech talent with its 'K visa'

03.10.2025 40

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Akito Tanaka

Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: 'Oracle of Omaha' offloads China's BYD

28.09.2025 100

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

13.09.2025 80

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

29.08.2025 40

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

22.08.2025 70

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

17.08.2025 40

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Akito Tanaka

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

10.08.2025 50

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

03.08.2025 80

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

27.07.2025 80

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

19.07.2025 40

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

04.07.2025 80

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

27.06.2025 40

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

20.06.2025 100

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

15.06.2025 30

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

07.06.2025 70

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

31.05.2025 90

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

17.05.2025 30

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

10.05.2025 40

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

27.04.2025 20

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Akito Tanaka

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

18.04.2025 30

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Akito Tanaka

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

12.04.2025 40

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Akito Tanaka

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

05.04.2025 40

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