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A construction site where many tall apartment buildings have been constructed in recent years, in Parramatta, Sydney
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Sep 1, 2023
Build up, not out: The high density housing push for Australian cities
With the construction industry struggling amid elevated costs and decade-high interest rates, housing affordability has become a thorny political issue.
People gather in the center of the capital city of Thimphu, Bhutan, in December 2017.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 28, 2023
Bhutan's employment woes drive exodus to Australia
Student migration to Australia from Bhutan has soared, with over 12,000 long-term arrivals moving there in the 11 months to May alone.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 23, 2022
Australia's housing crisis, largely hidden, is getting worse
Relentlessly rising rents, eight consecutive interest rate hikes and surging living costs have inflamed what was already among the world's least affordable rental markets.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 20, 2022
Damaged black boxes in China jet crash leave few clues into cause
The two black boxes from the China Eastern aircraft were badly damaged in the crash in southern China and analysis of them is ongoing, state-run media has said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 24, 2021
Boeing faces rocky path to gaining approval for return of 737 Max in China
Trade power tensions, regulatory hurdles and attempts by the West to counter Chinese competition are delaying the move.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 7, 2020
China's coronavirus-free 'Hawaii' chases local tourist dollars with a vengeance
Hainan has been free of the coronavirus for six months, drawing eager shoppers to duty-free malls and couples seeking a subtropical backdrop for wedding pictures.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Oct 29, 2020
As COVID-19 persists and U.S. poll nears, China's growth lifts Asia
China is now the only major economy forecast by the International Monetary Fund to report growth — of 1.9% — this year.
BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Jan 25, 2018
Chinese tech firms narrowing pay gap with Silicon Valley as state pours money into IT, surveillance
China's war for technology talent is intensifying.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Oct 8, 2017
Performance artists in China feeling the chill from official disapproval
One woman, a performance artist from Taiwan, tied herself up with bras, but left her nipples exposed. Another artist, a Romanian woman in a bathing suit, had someone write the Chinese characters for "control" and "art" across her buttocks.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Saitama court bans demonstrations over anti-Kurd hate speech
Kurdish people in Japan in 2015. A court injunction has banned acts that defame the Japan Kurdish Cultural Association and are disrespectful, such as putting up banner flags or handing out fliers with hate speech like “Refugees should go back to their home countries.”
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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