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AUSTRALIA

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2020
Australia ‘deeply troubled’ by report on China coal import ban
Australia’s Trade Minister Simon Birmingham says he is "deeply troubled” by reports that China has formally banned imports of Australian coal, in the latest sign the dispute between the nations is worsening.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 9, 2020
Australia and Japan edge toward an alliance
On Nov. 17, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison became the first foreign leader to visit Japan since Yoshihide Suga assumed the prime ministership.
BUSINESS
Dec 7, 2020
Australian and Japanese companies aim to bury Asia's carbon emissions under the sea
Major energy producers have championed carbon capture and storage as a means to curb their emissions footprint.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 5, 2020
China tweet that enraged Australia propelled by 'unusual' accounts, say experts
A Chinese official's tweet of an image of an Australian soldier that sparked a furious reaction from Canberra was amplified across social media by unusual accounts, of which half were likely fake, an Israeli cybersecurity firm and Australian experts said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 2, 2020
China’s 'Wolf Warriors' slam Australia, winning fans at home
China's diplomatic rhetoric is increasingly driven by concerns at home, where a promise of national rejuvenation and a torrent of overseas criticism are fanning nationalistic sentiments.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 1, 2020
China’s hard line against Australia is a lesson for us all
Australia is the proverbial canary in the coal mine — and wolves eat canaries in one bite.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 1, 2020
China’s fight with Australia risks backfiring as Biden era nears
To Beijing, the attacks on Australia are meant to deter others like Canada, the European Union and Japan from joining a U.S.-led campaign to counter China's rise.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 30, 2020
Australia demands China apologize for ‘repugnant’ Afghan tweet
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian tweeted an image purporting to show an Australian soldier holding a knife to the throat of an Afghan child.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 27, 2020
China targets Australian wine in latest trade retaliation
Anti-dumping duties of more than 100% follow a raft of other measures from Beijing this year barring imports from coal to copper to barley.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 24, 2020
Japan and Australia put aside wartime baggage to counter China’s rise
Expanding defense ties gives Japan a stake in other countries, creates options and helps knit a thicker weave of security relations throughout the region.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 20, 2020
Shame and vindication as Australia digests report of Afghan killings
A report has found Australian special forces allegedly killed 39 unarmed prisoners and civilians in Afghanistan, with senior commandos forcing junior soldiers to kill defenseless captives.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 19, 2020
Australian special forces suspected of 39 murders in Afghanistan
The report said the majority of those killed, which included prisoners, farmers and other Afghan locals, were captured when they were killed and therefore protected under international law.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 14, 2020
Australia becomes climate change outlier after Biden victory
As the world's largest exporter of coal and gas, the country may struggle as other nations take pledges to go carbon neutral.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 13, 2020
Stranded coal ships caught in crosshairs of China-Australia spat
The political spat between the two countries has escalated into a one-sided trade war, with China blacklisting commodities and foodstuffs from coal to lobster.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 4, 2020
Malabar military exercises with 'Quad' nations begin in message to China
It is unclear if the exercises will ultimately be formalized within the loose architecture of the Quad, but experts say this year's drills are a step in that direction.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 3, 2020
China to halt key Australian imports in sweeping retaliation
Relations have been in free fall since Prime Minister Scott Morrison's government in April called for an independent probe into the origins of the coronavirus.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 29, 2020
Infection-free city ventures outside as Melbourne's lockdown ends
European countries that had similar caseloads a few months ago but ended their restrictions are now struggling with an explosion of new cases.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 27, 2020
China shocked to discover the developed world views it in a negative light
China risks losing the trade and investment that it needs from the developed world. To be seen as a “responsible major country,” it must behave accordingly.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 25, 2020
Australia's money laundering detectives have been out at the pub
Unlike cash laundering, which involves a relatively small number of casinos and businesses, invoice-based laundering can take place between almost any two companies.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 22, 2020
Five takeaways from the Australia-Japan defense ministers' joint statement
For Japan, it provides a standard for which other potential security partners like the U.K., Canada and the Philippines can follow.
Coalition talks could bring Takaichi closer to being PM
Nippon Ishin no Kai leader and Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura meets with Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Trump declares U.S.-China trade war as Bessent floats long truce
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference in Washington on Wednesday.
Asia can learn from Europe’s immigration mistakes
Refugees and migrants, mostly from Syria and Afghanistan, crowd a platform at a train station in Budapest in September 2015. Hungary's focus on pro-natalist policies and minimal immigration has led to a significant improvement in its fertility rate compared to Japan.
Singapore thrived in a U.S.-led world. Now what?
The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt moors at Changi Naval Base in Singapore in April 2018.
Sumo is about to hit London and the West with a force previously unseen
Preparations advance on Monday for the Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Sumo is about to hit London and the West with a force previously unseen
Preparations advance on Monday for the Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Number of scenarios now on the table for who might be Japan’s next prime minister
Newly-elected leader of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party Sanae Takaichi (right) celebrates with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba after winning the LDP leadership election in Tokyo on October 4.
Pace eyes great strides for Japan’s art market
Pace Japan Vice President Kyoko Hattori, the de facto head of the nation’s business, believes a larger, more lucrative art market will allow Japan to be more attractive for collectors.
A frenetic diplomatic schedule looms for Japan’s next leader — whomever that may be
As horse-trading and speculation surge over who will be elected the next prime minister in parliament — the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Sanae Takaichi or a possible candidate put forward by a unified opposition — Japan’s next leader will be confronted with a quick succession of key diplomatic events.
Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity
Ghost of Yotei, the follow-up to 2020's smash hit Ghost of Tsushima, is a violent, vengeful and engaging romp through 17th-century Hokkaido that fails to stick the landing on its most sensitive cultural material.

Podcast

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

Longform

Rock group The Yellow Monkey played K-Arena Yokohama in June as part of a nationwide tour. Concerts are increasingly popular in the age of social media as users value in-person experiences.
Inside Japan’s arena boom: Sports, sound and city-building
By Patrick St. Michel

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