Anna Fifield
Tensions mount over North Korea
A senior member of North Korea's government has warned that his country would react with a pre-emptive nuclear strike if it saw signs that the United States was preparing to launch an attack. Earlier… Audio
Asia correspondent Anna Fifield
New Zealander Anna Fifield is The Washington Post's bureau chief in Tokyo. This week, growing concerns among Hong Kong democracy campaigners about Beijing's influence, rare tigers discovered in… Audio
Asia correspondent Anna Fifield
US secretary of State Rex Tillerson takes his first trip to Asia, concern over radioactive wild boars in Japan, and a showdown between Disney and the Malaysian censors office over Beauty and the… Audio
Asia correspondent Anna Fifield
The latest on the scandal that triggered the impeachment of South Korea's president Park Geun-hye. While in North Korea, and after Malaysia's revelation that Kim Jong Nam was killed by a WMD chemical… Audio
Asia correspondent Anna Fifield
New Zealander Anna Fifield is The Washington Post's bureau chief in Tokyo. She talks to Kathryn about the death of the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un, the disappearance of… Audio
Kim Jong Un's brother assassinated at Kuala Lumpur airport
The half-brother of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un has been killed at Kuala Lumpur Airport with police searching for two women assailants. Due to Kim Jong Nam's criticism of the regime, there's… Audio
Asia correspondent Anna Fifield
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been bending over backwards to get into Donald Trumps good books, and the USA steps up the rhetoric over the South China Sea. Audio
7.4 quake triggers tsunami warning in Japan
A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake rocked Northern Japan this morning generating a tsunami advisory in the same region devastated by a tsunami in 2011. Anna Fifield joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
The future of Japan's Chrysanthemum Throne
Anna Fifield is The Washington Post's bureau chief in Tokyo, focusing on the Koreas and Japan - where the Emperor has all but confirmed he is abdicating. Audio
Asia Corresondent Anna Fifield
Washington Post Tokyo Bureau Chief Anna Fifield discusses an escalation in tensions between North and South Korea. Audio
Knife attack kills 19 at hospital near Tokyo
The worst mass murder in Japan in 70 years has left 19 people dead and 45 injured at a facility for the disabled near Tokyo. Washington Post correspondent Anna Fifield joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
Boy missing in Japan found alive
A 7-year-old boy who's been missing for six days in northern Japan has been found alive. Audio
The secret life of Kim Jong Un's aunt
The intriguing story of the North Korean leaders' aunt, who defected to the United States in 1998. The Washington Post's Tokyo bureau chief, New Zealander Anna Fifield, recently interviewed her in New… Audio
Abandoned boy still missing in Japan
A 7-year-old Japan boy is still missing five days after his parents abandoned him on the side of the road in an area where wild bears are known to roam. Audio
Pyongyang gears up for historic Congress
North Korea has invited foreign press to cover its first Ruling Party Congress in 36 years, which begins tomorrow. Anna Fifield reports from Pyongyang. Video, Audio
6.0 quake kills nine in Japan
A 6.0 magnitude quake in Japan's Mashiki has killed at least nine people. The Washington Post's Tokyo bureau chief Anna Fifield joins Checkpoint. Audio
Obama heads to the ballot box to motivate voters
Barack Obama heads to his home town of Chicago today to do something that has never previously been done by a President - vote, nearly two weeks before the election. Audio
Rick Santorum vows to fight for Republican nomination
In the United States the stumbling frontrunner for the Republican nomination, Mitt Romney, has taken a clear lead - but his opponents are vowing to stay in the race. Audio
Right to bear arms
Anna Fifield visits the only city in the US where gun ownership's not just a constitutional right; it's compulsory! Audio
Goldman Sachs execs boasted while economy collapsed
Top executives at Goldman Sachs boasted about the money the bank was making, just as the US housing market began to collapse in 2007. Audio