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Angus Whitley
Bloomberg
A train crosses Harbour Bridge in Sydney, Australia. Many people don't believe the bullet train vision, which has a history of false starts, will materialize.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 12, 2026
The $66 billion train seen fixing Australia¡¯s housing crisis
Australia¡¯s latest plan to introduce super-fast trains finally has political and financial backing on an unprecedented scale.
Air China cargo¡¯s airline Boeing 777-FFT aircraft flies past a full moon in Germany on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 2, 2026
China¡¯s state airlines are aviation¡¯s unlikely losers from war
Despite providing flights to Europe bypassing the Middle East, carriers¡¯ shares have tumbled since the conflict began.
A 7-Eleven store at the Anzac rail station in Melbourne. Australia is a live test of whether the 7-Eleven Japan model ¡ª built around fresh, prepared food and daily services ¡ª can succeed across the world.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 19, 2026
7-Eleven bets on Australian stores to show it can grow globally
Australia is a live test of whether the 7-Eleven Japan model ¡ª built around fresh, prepared food and daily services ¡ª can succeed around the world.
A mourner lays flowers on Monday in Sydney, near the scene of the mass shooting at Bondi Beach the day before.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 15, 2025
Australia eyes tougher gun laws after Hanukkah attack in Sydney
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said that the need for stronger gun ownership laws would be on the agenda for a Cabinet meeting.
A Qantas Airways Boeing 737 aircraft takes off from Sydney International Airport on Monday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 18, 2025
Qantas fined $59 million for firing 1,820 during pandemic
Justice Michael Lee questioned the airline¡¯s degree of contrition and its commitment to change, noting Qantas¡¯?¡°unrelenting and aggressive litigation strategy.¡±
An Airbus A380 airplane during its maiden flight in France in 2005
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2025
The world¡¯s biggest passenger plane keeps breaking down
Two decades after its maiden flight, the Airbus A380 superjumbo is becoming an increasingly expensive headache for airlines.
TikTok has complained to Australia¡¯s government for excluding YouTube from a nationwide move to curb social media.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 5, 2025
TikTok blasts Australia for YouTube carve-out in social media ban
The Chinese-owned short-form video platform described the move as a ¡°sweetheart deal¡± that¡¯s ¡°illogical, anti-competitive and short sighted.¡±
About 80% of children in Australia between the ages of 8 and 12 used at least one social media platform in 2024.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Feb 21, 2025
Underage social media users show large Australian breaches
About 80% of children in Australia between 8 and 12 used at least one platform in 2024, a watchdog report has found.
The tail of Jeju Air Flight 2216 is seen at Muan International Airport in Muan County, South Korea, on Sunday after the aircraft careered down the runway with no landing gear deployed and smashed into a concrete wall, killing all but two of the 181 people on board.
WORLD
Dec 31, 2024
Two plane crashes lead to deadliest year in skies since 2018
The Jeju Air disaster in South Korea and last week¡¯s downing of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane took the number of fatalities aboard passenger aircraft in 2024 to 318.
Boeing signage outside the company's manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington state, on Sept. 12
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 26, 2024
Boeing strike leaves plane deliveries up in the air for Asian airlines
Aviation¡¯s supply chain is still fractured from the COVID-19 pandemic, and Asian carriers are struggling to get enough aircraft to meet demand.
An aircraft operated by Qantas Airways outside a maintenance facility at Sydney Airport on Aug. 27
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Sep 9, 2024
Australian airports face the worst climate-change risks
The findings of climate change impacting Australia¡¯s airports are a warning to aviation infrastructure owners worldwide.
While policies differ from country to country, a common goal is to clean up an aviation industry that for a century has relied on fossil fuels to function.
BUSINESS
Mar 22, 2024
Expensive flights become new normal on $5 trillion green transition
Sustainable aviation fuel is the industry¡¯s primary means of reaching a 2050 net zero target.
A relative of a missing passenger on MH370, in Beijing on the one year anniversary of the aircraft's disappearance.
WORLD
Feb 23, 2024
A decade after MH370, planes still at risk of vanishing off the map
An industrywide push to eliminate the chances of a similar case has been stymied by bureaucracy and financial pressure.
A Cathay Pacific Airways aircraft prepares to land at Hong Kong International Airport. Data shows that major airlines produce almost twice as much emissions for every passenger they carry than low-cost carriers.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability
Jan 23, 2024
No-frills flying emerges as air travel¡¯s painful, greener future
Budget airlines¡¯ obsession with lowering weight to save fuel happens to produce the best emissions metrics in the skies.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 21, 2023
Titanic sub search calls in lifting gear in race against time
The U.S. Navy is sending a lifting system to the area that can recover large and heavy sunken objects such as aircraft or small boats from deep water.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2023
Airlines turn profitable amid travel surge after COVID cutbacks
¡®Aviation is investible again,¡± said a portfolio manager in Sydney. ¡®Asian airlines are going to go through the roof.¡±
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2022
China¡¯s factories to the world brace for surge of COVID cases
The world¡¯s second-biggest economy is rapidly dismantling restrictions that largely kept the virus at bay for almost three years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 21, 2022
AI knows how much you¡¯re willing to pay for flights before you do
Fed by data on everything from internet searches to COVID-19 outbreaks, computers are learning how everyday life influences demand for flights.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 2, 2022
The best and worst airlines for flight cancellations
After laying off tens of thousands of pilots, flight crew, baggage handlers and security staff during the pandemic, the industry can¡¯t hire fast enough to keep up with demand.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 20, 2022
Once-spurned superjumbos return to skies as travel roars back
The superjumbo ¡ª seen as heralding a luxurious new chapter for aviation with its onboard bars and whisper-quiet interiors ¡ª was falling out of favor before the pandemic hit.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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