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AUSTRALIA

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 16, 2017
Australia urges China to release dissident Liu Xiaobo's widow
Australia on Sunday called for China to lift curbs on the widow of Nobel Peace Prize-winning dissident Liu Xiaobo, who died of liver cancer in custody last week.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 16, 2017
Australia-U.S. refugee swap again in doubt after officials abruptly leave Nauru
U.S. officials interviewing refugees held in an Australian-run offshore detention center left the facility abruptly, three detainees said Saturday, throwing further doubt over a plan to resettle many of the detainees in America.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 30, 2017
Australia creates military unit to expand hacking attacks on Islamic State, other enemies
Australia has created its first military cyberdivision, a government minister said on Friday, seeking to expand hacking attacks on foreign enemies including Islamic State.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 22, 2017
Afghan Taliban airs video of American, Australian teachers abducted last year in Kabul
The Afghan Taliban released a video on Wednesday showing an American and an Australian hostage asking their governments to help negotiate a prisoner exchange with their captors to secure their release.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jun 14, 2017
Dividing assets: a thorny issue in divorce cases, whether international or domestic
A reader wrote to Lifelines recently about the subject of dividing property upon divorce.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jun 11, 2017
Australia to build first prison aimed at isolating militants
Australia is to build its first prison aimed at isolating militants and stopping the spread of radical beliefs through the prison system as part of efforts to eliminate terrorism, the premier of New South Wales state said Sunday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jun 3, 2017
Australia must do more to protect Great Barrier Reef, UNESCO says
The United Nations cultural heritage body, UNESCO, urged Australia on Saturday to accelerate efforts to save the Great Barrier Reef, saying long-term targets to improve its health are unlikely to be met.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 2, 2017
Amazon comes knocking on remote Australia, where brick-and-mortar retailers are king
Amazon.com Inc., which has lost billions overseas trying to replicate its U.S. success, is now attempting to crack one of the biggest and most sparsely populated nations where bricks-and-mortar retailers are king.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 23, 2017
U.S. starts 'extreme vetting' at Australia's offshore detention centers
U.S. Homeland Security officials have begun "extreme vetting" interviews at Australia's offshore detention centers, two sources at the camps said Tuesday, as Washington honors a refugee swap U.S. President Donald Trump had called "a dumb deal."
ASIA PACIFIC
May 13, 2017
Australia says China is conducting extensive espionage
China is conducting extensive espionage against Australia, Canberra's most senior defense official said on Friday in a rare public accusation against its largest trading partner.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 11, 2017
Australia's remote Darwin, host to U.S. Marines, also courts Chinese investment
When the United States signed an agreement in 2011 to use Australia's tropical port of Darwin as a base for military exercises, it was viewed as a key focus of former President Barack Obama's strategic pivot to Asia.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 7, 2017
Aussie pair wins annual race up Taipei 101's 2,046 steps
Two Australians on Sunday won this year's race up Taiwan's tallest skyscraper, climbing 2,046 steps in the annual "Taipei 101 Run Up."
BUSINESS
May 1, 2017
Chinese investment in Australia surges 11.7% as deals hit record
Chinese investment in Australia surged 11.7 percent last year to 15.4 billion Australian dollars ($11.5 billion) amid booming demand for agricultural assets and infrastructure, according to a report released Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 30, 2017
Norway takes on Australia in bid to fulfill Japan's hydrogen society dream
Norway and Australia race each other to show they can supply Japan with hydrogen, which has ambitions of becoming the first nation to be significantly fueled by the superclean energy source.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 29, 2017
Canberra's national identity problem
Australia is grappling with immigration policy, and could stand to take a few pointers from Japan.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Apr 15, 2017
Same same but different
'What will you do after you leave your job?'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Apr 10, 2017
One of the healthiest parts of Australia's Great Barrier Reef damaged by Cyclone Debbie
A cyclone that left a trail of destruction in northeast Australia and New Zealand has also damaged one of the few healthy sections of the Great Barrier Reef to have escaped large-scale bleaching, scientists said Monday.
EDITORIALS
Mar 29, 2017
Arrest in China unnerves Australia
China's detention of a Sydney professor spotlights its questionable record when it comes to respect for academic freedom and human rights, and casts a shadow over Sino-Australian relations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 28, 2017
Thousands take shelter as 'screaming, howling' Cyclone Debbie whips north Australia
Howling winds, heavy rain and huge seas pounded Australia's northeast Tuesday, damaging homes, wrecking jetties and cutting power to thousands of people as Tropical Cyclone Debbie tore through Queensland state's far north.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Mar 28, 2017
Australia cancels vote to ratify contentious extradition treaty with China
Australia cancelled a vote on Tuesday to finally ratify an extradition treaty with China, 10 years after it was signed, with the government set for an embarrassing defeat on the vote.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
U.S. military apologizes over Okinawa sexual assault case
Col. Neil Owens (right), chief of staff for the 3rd Marine Division, bows in apology at the Okinawa Prefectural Government office in Naha on Thursday.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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