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AUSTRALIA

ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 4, 2015
Abbott earmarks billions for domestic shipbuilding as overseas sub deal looms
Canberra will spend 89 billion Australian dollars ($64.9 billion) on ships and submarines for its navy over the next 20 years, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Tuesday, A$40 billion of which has been earmarked to build surface ships domestically.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 3, 2015
Plane debris raises MH370 families' hopes, without resolution
Ever since a part from a Boeing Co. 777 was found on Reunion island last week, Grace Subithirai Nathan has been exchanging online messages through the night with loved ones of those on board Malaysian Airlines Flight 370.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 31, 2015
At long last, the U.S. understands Vietnam
Finally U.S. and Australian policymakers are realizing what they should have known all along — that they can take advantage of Hanoi's traditional dislike of China to counter what they see as Beijing's expansionist threat in the East and South China Seas.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 31, 2015
Earth believed protected by magnetic field starting much earlier than previously thought
Earth's magnetic field has been a life preserver, protecting against relentless solar winds, streams of charged particles rushing from the sun, that otherwise could strip away the planet's atmosphere and water.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Jul 27, 2015
Skinny jeans may cause 'fashion victims'
Squatting in super-tight 'skinny' jeans may pose a health risk, Australian doctors warn, reporting the case of a woman who temporarily lost feeling in her legs from an hours-long squeeze.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 24, 2015
Japan seen seeking U.K. help to best German bid for Aussie sub deal
A Japanese government team is in talks with at least two top British firms to help a Japanese consortium land one of the world's most lucrative defense contracts, sources in Tokyo said, a $50 billion project to build submarines for Australia.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 20, 2015
First asylum-seekers' boat in two years seen off Australia's west coast
A small vessel believed to be carrying asylum seekers was seen off Australia's remote west coast Monday, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. (ABC) reported, the first sighting of a boat carrying would-be refugees close to shore in two years.
JAPAN
Jul 20, 2015
China gets box seat as SDF joins U.S. Marines, Aussies in storming beach Down Under
Inflatable boats crammed with camouflaged soldiers power onto a remote beach crawling with Australian, U.S. and Japanese commandos — watched by officers from China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2015
China crackdown on meat smuggling stokes risky underground, unfrozen trade
On a dusty industrial lot in northern Hong Kong, a group of travelers sheltered in the shade away from the pressing July heat, packing old cloth bags and backpacks with Styrofoam to protect a more precious cargo: smuggled meat.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 13, 2015
The line between the state and the public broadcaster
The editorial independence of public broadcasters is vital to the health of democracies.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 8, 2015
Security interests draw Japan, Australia and India closer
A growing alignment of interests, values and concerns is emerging among Australia, Japan and India to counter an increasingly assertive China.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 8, 2015
Abbott's bullying of public broadcaster backfires
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has bungled once again by trying to bully Australia's national broadcaster into toeing the government line.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jul 8, 2015
Australian Kyrgios stunned by criticism at home
Nick Kyrgios has been stunned by the ferocity of criticism leveled at him over his behavior at Wimbledon and has called on his fellow Australians to show him respect even if they cannot love him.
TENNIS
Jul 7, 2015
Kyrgios blasts swimming legend Fraser
Nick Kyrgios has accused Olympic great Dawn Fraser of being a "blatant racist" after the former champion swimmer said tennis players should "go back to where their parents came from" if they didn't set a better example to Australian youth.
MORE SPORTS
Jul 4, 2015
Australia paceman Harris announces retirement
Australia's injury-plagued paceman Ryan Harris announced his immediate retirement from all forms of cricket on Saturday, dealing a major setback to his team's defense of the Ashes starting in England next week.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jun 30, 2015
Riot erupts at Australia prison, guards evacuated
Hundreds of prisoners rioted at a maximum security prison in Melbourne on Tuesday, leading to the evacuation of prison staff, media reports said.
Japan Times
SOCCER / Women's World Cup
Jun 27, 2015
Nadeshiko coach Sasaki says mental strength will be key against Australia
Japan coach Norio Sasaki believes mental fortitude and strength will be the key when the defending champions face Australia in the quarterfinals of Women's World Cup on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 24, 2015
Bill would strip Australian extremists' children of citizenship
The Australian government will be able to strip the children of extremists fighting overseas of Australian citizenship under controversial legislation introduced into parliament Wednesday.
WORLD
Jun 23, 2015
Australian IS militants who displayed severed heads reportedly killed in Iraq
Australia is close to confirming the reported death in Iraq of two home-grown militants who shot to infamy last year after being photographed holding the severed heads of Syrian soldiers, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 13, 2015
Australia poised for huge triumph after Windies collapse
Australia moved toward another massive victory over West Indies on the second day of the second test in Jamaica on Friday after the hosts collapsed for the third time in as many innings.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
One dead, three missing as heavy rain batters Tohoku
Camera footage shows the Mogami River bursting its banks in Tozawa, Yamagata Prefecture, on Friday morning.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
Yen rally could help end crushing wage decay in Japan
Some economists say a sticky weak yen trend would have a negative impact on Japan's real wage growth.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Terunofuji, as he tends to do, returns to stamp his authority on sumo pretenders
Terunofuji (left) throws down Kirishima on Tuesday to build on his perfect record at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japanese startups advised to internationalize to get some global mojo
Entrepreneurs who participated in the Beyond Japan Zero to X program last year share their experiences in the United States during a meeting in May in Tokyo.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
By Alex K.T. Martin

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