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AUSTRALIA

ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 19, 2015
Australia says no plan to stop surveillance flights over South China Sea
Australia will not bow to Chinese pressure to halt surveillance flights over disputed islands in the South China Sea at the center of rival claims between China and some of its neighbors, Defense Minister Marise Payne said this week.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 18, 2015
Turnbull, Abe tout 'special strategic partnership' following talks in Tokyo
The leaders issued a joint statement touting their “special strategic partnership” and opposing any “coercive actions” that would change the “status quo” in the East or South China Sea.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 18, 2015
Turnbull says 'disappointment is real' over Japan's whaling move
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will use his first visit to Japan since becoming leader to tell counterpart Shinzo Abe of his "strong, very principled opposition" to Tokyo's plan to resume whaling.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 16, 2015
Australia conducts surveillance flight in South China Sea; move could focus attention on Japan
Australia performs a “freedom of navigation” flight near artificial islands China is building in the South China Sea.
WORLD
Dec 14, 2015
Australian teenager pleads guilty to 'terrorism' charge
A Melbourne teen arrested after police found explosives at his home pleaded guilty on Monday to a terrorism-related charge, highlighting concerns about youth radicalization following last week's arrest of a 15-year-old Sydney boy in police raids.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 11, 2015
Magazine claims Australian entrepreneur is man behind bitcoin
Craig Steven Wright, an Australian, is the latest in a line of men alleged to be the mysterious creator of bitcoin, a digital currency that has attracted the interest of banks, speculators, criminals and regulators.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 10, 2015
Australian police charge five over plot to attack government buildings
Australian police have charged a 20-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy with conspiracy to attack government buildings after they were arrested during raids by counterterrorism police in Sydney on Thursday morning.
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 9, 2015
Police raid Sydney home of alleged bitcoin mastermind
Australian police raided the Sydney home and office on Wednesday of a man named by Wired magazine as the probable creator of bitcoin and holder of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of the cryptocurrency, witnesses said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 6, 2015
Australia's PM to visit Japan in mid-December, security deal eyed: source
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is expected to visit Japan for three days from Dec. 17 to meet Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, with Tokyo aiming to reach an agreement on facilitating joint exercises between the two countries' defense forces, a government source said Saturday.
WORLD
Dec 3, 2015
Australian hunters of MH370 say new analysis places lost plane within current search zone
Australian authorities hunting for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 said they have new analysis that reaffirms the plane's most likely resting place is within the current search zone, as they seek to solve one of the biggest mysteries in modern aviation history.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 2, 2015
China behind 'massive' cyberattack on Australian government: ABC
A major cyberattack against Australia's Bureau of Meteorology that may have compromised potentially sensitive national security information is being blamed on China, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Nov 27, 2015
Japan to submit plan to Canberra to jointly develop Aussie subs
The government endorsed at a National Security Council meeting Thursday a proposal to jointly develop submarines for the Australian navy, government sources said.
WORLD
Nov 26, 2015
Australia's bushfires leave trail of death and destruction
Fourteen bushfires burning across southern Australia have killed two people and thousands of animals, and destroyed 16 homes, and authorities on Thursday said they feared the toll could rise.
WORLD / Society
Nov 23, 2015
Indonesia may offer islet to process Australia-bound refugees if Canberra funds effort
Indonesia is considering offering a small island to process refugees captured en route to Australia, its security ministry said on Friday, in what would make it the third country this year to offer help with Australia's tough immigration policy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 20, 2015
In the deep end: Japan pitches its submarines to Australia
Less than two years after lifting a decades-old ban on arms exports, Japan is navigating one of the most complex and sensitive areas of the defense market: submarines.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 17, 2015
Japan, Australia to hold 'two-plus-two' talks with focus on submarines
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and Defense Minister Gen Nakatani will meet Sunday in Sydney with their Australian counterparts, officials said Tuesday, with Tokyo aiming to pitch the advantages of teaming up to build Australia's new fleet of submarines.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 15, 2015
Abe, Turnbull condemn Paris attacks, take up South China Sea
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe condemns the Paris terrorist attacks during a meeting with new Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at the G-20 summit in Turkey.
BUSINESS
Nov 13, 2015
Australia welcomes Indonesia's plans to join TPP
Visiting Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull told Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Thursday that his government will back Indonesia's intention to join the U.S.-led Trans Pacific Partnership trade pact.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 10, 2015
U.N. rights review faults Australian asylum policies and discrimination
Australia was criticized on Monday at the United Nations for its offshore processing of asylum claims, detention of child migrants and reports it had sent back legitimate refugees.
JAPAN
Nov 9, 2015
Bidders in Australian submarine project hit by hackers
All three bidders competing for a massive submarine contract have been targeted by Chinese and Russian cyberattacks.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Man suspected of using smart glasses to cheat on Waseda University exams
The Waseda University campus in Tokyo. An 18-year-old male test-taker is suspected of using smart glasses to cheat during the university's entrance exam.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Who’s toughest on China? Biden’s tariff tactic ups ante as election looms.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about new actions to protect American workers and businesses from China's "unfair" trade practices, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.

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