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People share a parasol in Ginza district during high temperatures in Tokyo in 2025. El Nino is forecast to bring drier conditions and hotter weather later this year.
ENVIRONMENT
May 8, 2026
Asia heat waves spell double trouble for economies hit by oil shock
El Nino could bring higher temperatures and dry weather to countries from India to New Zealand, driving up food costs.
The Reserve Bank of Australia building in Sydney
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 22, 2026
Reserve Bank of Australia monitoring Anthropic¡¯s Mythos AI over cyberattack fears
Anthropic has said Mythos can identify and exploit vulnerabilities ¡°in every major operating system and every major web browser when directed by a user.¡±
Fuel price pressures are hitting growers and winemakers at the same time as tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.
BUSINESS
Mar 24, 2026
From Indian movies to Italian wine, Trump¡¯s war on Iran to cause pain worldwide
Effects of the conflict are reaching industries that might¡¯ve seemed insulated from the fallout, and that¡¯s unlikely to be reversed quickly.
Iranian players salute during their national anthem at the AFC Women's Asian Cup Group A match between Iran and the Philippines at Gold Coast Stadium on the Gold Coast, Australia, on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 9, 2026
Australia under pressure to protect Iran women¡¯s soccer team
An Iranian state TV presenter called the players traitors after they remained silent during the national anthem before an opening loss to South Korea on March 2.
Cabinets housing servers inside a data hall at a NextDC data center in Sydney. The company partnered with OpenAI last December to build a large-scale computing cluster in Sydney.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 9, 2026
Australia¡¯s AI boom may revive productivity, CBA says
Australia¡¯s productivity performance ranks among the weakest in the developed world, yet it is drawing artificial intelligence investment away from other global contenders.
Kayakers paddle on the Swan River in Perth, Australia, in 2008.
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 1, 2025
AUKUS set to further fuel Australia¡¯s hottest housing market
Around $16 billion is due to be poured into Western Australia¡¯s Perth over the next decade.
People attend a protest following U.S. attacks on Iranian nuclear sites, amid the Iran-Israel conflict, in Tehran on Sunday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 23, 2025
U.S. strikes on Iran come at fragile moment for the global economy
The biggest economic impact from a prolonged conflict in the Middle East would likely be felt via surging oil prices.
With people growing increasingly wary of unknown callers and not answering their doors, more and more agencies and pollsters tasked with collecting data are using online surveys, though that comes with its own set of challenges.
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jun 17, 2025
Faced with dwindling response rates, pollsters turn to online surveys for data
Problems with the new wave of online surveys include fresh biases in the data, confusion over questions that a computer cannot address and gaining trust.
Many economies in Asia have invested at much lower levels on defense than the U.S., expecting the support of Washington¡¯s military might.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 6, 2025
Asia sees Trump¡¯s 5%-of-GDP defense spending goal as unrealistic
In interviews, key defense officials in Asia have been clear: The ambition is understood, but the math just doesn¡¯t add up.
U.S. President Donald Trump makes a trade announcement as U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick (second from left), U.S. Vice President JD Vance (third from left), British Ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson (third from right), U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer (second from right) and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins (right) look on in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
May 10, 2025
Trump¡¯s first trade pact offers faint glimpse of art of the deal
For global leaders puzzling over how to negotiate with Donald Trump, the U.S. president¡¯s inaugural pact with the U.K. offers a few clues on how much ground he¡¯s prepared to give.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese with his partner Jodie Haydon (right) and his son Nathan Albanese (left) at the Labor Party election night event in Sydney on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 5, 2025
Albanese landslide offers rare chance to fix Australia¡¯s economy
Albanese¡¯s center-left government has the best chance in years to take the hard steps economists have called for to ignite growth.
Sunset at Dudley Page Reserve, in Dover Heights, Sydney, on April 21
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 29, 2025
Australia¡¯s economic ¡®miracle¡¯ is ending no matter who wins vote
Polls suggest the May 3 election will be tight, with many pundits predicting the winner will lead a minority government.
A student walks across campus at the University of Sydney.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 27, 2024
Australia decides to cap foreign students in bid to curb migration
Australia is just the latest country to crack down on international students over migration concerns.
Students at the University of British Columbia during the first week of classes in Vancouver, Canada
WORLD / Politics
Aug 14, 2024
Global immigration crackdown ensnares students studying abroad
Aggregate visa data for the first quarter of 2024 showed volumes to the U.K., Canada and Australia down between 20% and 30% from a year earlier.
Australia today is running aggressive recruitment campaigns to attract Kiwis to work in sectors like health care, early childhood education, police and prisons, tempting them with higher wages and relocation packages.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 8, 2024
Fed-up New Zealanders are flocking to Australia for better pay
Some 44,534 New Zealanders, almost 1% of the nation¡¯s population of 5 million, left to live in Australia in 2023.
Over the past two years, 2.4 million people arrived in Canada, more than the population of the U.S. state of New Mexico. Yet Canada barely added enough housing that would cater to just the residents of the New Mexico capital of Albuquerque.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 6, 2024
Global housing shortages are crushing immigration-fueled growth
In developed economies such as Canada, Australia and the U.K., life is getting tougher for both locals and immigrants alike.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 24, 2023
Fanfare for Modi at Sydney event set to boost image at home after poll loss
The Indian prime minister¡¯s rock star-like welcome at Australia¡¯s largest entertainment and sport arena in Sydney underscores his massive public appeal among many Indians at home and abroad.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 28, 2023
China rebuilds Australia ties after failing to pressure economy
On the Australian side, the election of a center-left Labor government has seen a change in tone from the more confrontational approach taken by its predecessor.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 25, 2022
Australia digging deep to reshape itself as green energy superpower
Everyone from oil majors to billionaire mining magnates is looking for a way to capitalize on the fossil-fuel giant¡¯s transformation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 30, 2021
Australia PM wants 80% of adults vaccinated before border opening
The plan comes as large parts of the country plunge in and out of lockdowns to stamp out the coronavirus.
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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