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AUSTRALIA

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 8, 2019
U.S. and Australia boost travel warning to Hong Kong amid ongoing street protests
The United States has raised its travel warning for Hong Kong, urging travelers to exercise increased caution in the Chinese territory due to what it termed civil unrest after months of sometimes violent street protests.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 31, 2019
'Five Eyes' security alliance calls for access to tech firms' encrypted material
The U.S.-led "Five Eyes" intelligence alliance said on Tuesday that tech firms must allow law enforcement agencies access to encrypted material, warning that failing to do so put people at risk.
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Jul 27, 2019
Aussie swimmer Jack tests positive for banned substance
Shayna Jack of Australia has tested positive for a banned substance, which prompted her withdrawal from the world swimming championships before the event began for what were cited as personal reasons.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jul 26, 2019
Former Wallabies bad boy James O'Connor on bench for Pumas clash
James O'Connor is poised to play his first test in six years after being named on the Australia bench in a revamped squad for the Rugby Championship clash against Argentina on Saturday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 26, 2019
Australia to create office dedicated to monitoring U.S. tech giants Facebook and Google
Australia said it will establish the world's first dedicated office to police Facebook Inc. and Google as part of reforms designed to rein in the U.S. technology giants, potentially setting a precedent for global lawmakers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 26, 2019
Groups representing Tasmania's Aboriginal communities divided over new place-naming policy
The sandstone rock shelters on Tasmania's Mount Wellington were built by indigenous tribes thousands of years ago, but it was only in 2014 that the mountain started officially being called by its indigenous name, Kunanyi.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jul 19, 2019
Moon landing's 'Dish' telescope still transmitting from Australia
It is known as "The Dish" and it soars above a nondescript paddock in rural Australia. Without it, hundreds of millions of people would never have seen all of the generation-defining footage of Neil Armstrong walking on the moon 50 years ago.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 30, 2019
Facebook page of Australian man missing in North Korea mysteriously reappears then disappears
The Facebook page of an Australian man missing in North Korea reappeared then disappeared again Saturday hours before Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Australia is still trying to find out what has happened to him.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 25, 2019
Tokio Marine, which spent $17 billion on acquisitions, says there's more to come
Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. is seeking acquisition opportunities in Asian emerging markets and elsewhere as it seeks to double profits from those regions, according to the new chief of Japan's largest property-and-casualty insurer.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2019
Sea Shepherd in Australia eyes measures against Japanese whaling
The Australian division of anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd is considering possible measures against Japan's plan to restart commercial whaling in July after a hiatus of 31 years, according to a senior official.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 21, 2019
Trump weighs limits on uranium imports after security risk found
The U.S. Commerce Department has recommended the White House take steps to protect the domestic production of uranium after finding the nation's reliance on imports was a national security risk, according to three people briefed on the matter.
BUSINESS
Jun 13, 2019
Japanese women face retirement savings gap of almost 20 years, World Economic Forum says
One of the toughest problems retirees face is making sure their money lasts as long as they do.
Japan Times
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Jun 13, 2019
Australia's David Warner notches century in triumph over Pakistan
Australia batsman David Warner was a happy man after returning to something like his best form with a century to lead his team to victory over Pakistan at the Cricket World Cup on Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 11, 2019
Press freedom: 'No one is above the law' is a slogan, not a policy
Blowing the whistle on state crimes is not a threat to national security; only to the reputation of ministers and generals.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 5, 2019
Religion, intolerance and political blowback
Identity politics is reshaping electoral contests as cultural nationalists push back against the perceived excesses of social progressives.
BUSINESS / Markets / ANALYSIS
Jun 5, 2019
World's central banks poised to act as global economic warnings flash
Central banks are resuming their first-responder role as the world economy runs into trouble, even as they lack the firepower they once had at their disposal.
Why Japan is running out of rice — and farmers to grow it
An ongoing shortage of rice has resulted in rising prices for Japan's main food staple.
Japan and U.S. appoint tariff negotiators after Ishiba-Trump phone call
Economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa enters the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan responds to Trump's tariffs with a polite phone call and request
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends a joint press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington on Feb. 7.
Japan to avoid direct confrontation with the U.S. over Trump tariffs
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Japan does not intend to seek direct confrontation with the U.S. over the newly levied tariffs, during a parliamentary committee session in Tokyo on Monday.
Taiwan eyes zero tariffs with U.S. and pledges more investment
Kids view the area from a lookout point over cranes and containers at the Port of Keelung, Taiwan, on Thursday.
‘Let’s make it practical’: NATO chief eyes greater defense-industrial ties with Japan
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte plans to visit Japan on Tuesday and Wednesday — his first to the Indo-Pacific region since taking office in October, as he seeks to implement lessons from the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Tottori takes a bold leap forward in the arts
The city of Kurayoshi in Tottori Prefecture celebrated the opening of its public art museum with festivities such as a parade that drew 1,000 revelers.
Haruki Murakami TV adaptation revisits 30 years of watershed moments
Though Haruki Murakami's trademark whiff of offbeat existentialism is threaded throughout NHK's "After the Quake," the final episode — conceived as a sequel to the story "Super-Frog Saves Tokyo" — is the most stylized, featuring an anthropomorphic talking frog (voiced by Non) and his erstwhile associate Katagiri (Koichi Sato).
Nintendo to launch the Switch 2 on June 5
The controllers for the Switch 2 will attach to the console magnetically rather than sliding on rails as with the original device.
A new human trafficking trend emerges from Myanmar scam centers
Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar gather at a compound inside KK Park, a fraud center on the country's border with Thailand, after a multinational crackdown in February.

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An ongoing shortage of rice has resulted in rising prices for Japan's main food staple.
Why Japan is running out of rice — and farmers to grow it
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