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BASKETBALL
May 10, 2016
Australia women's squad completes three-game sweep of Japan
The Japan women's basketball team gave world No. 2 Australia a huge fright before succumbing to an 84-73 loss to suffer a series sweep on Tuesday.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 9, 2016
Court tells Australia it can't force asylum seeker who claims she was raped to get abortion in PNG
A pregnant woman who says she was raped at an Australia detention center for asylum seekers on the tiny South Pacific island of Nauru cannot be forced to have an abortion in Papua New Guinea because it is unsafe and illegal, a court has ruled.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 6, 2016
Singapore in deal to jointly develop military training areas in Australia
Australia and Singapore will jointly develop military training areas and facilities in Australia, the city-state's Foreign Ministry said, as part of a deal that expands defense cooperation between the two countries and improves economic ties.
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JAPAN / Politics
May 2, 2016
Aussie desire for nuclear option may have sunk Japanese sub bid
Japan reportedly lost the strategically important Australian submarine deal in part because the designs proposed by France can easily be refitted for nuclear propulsion.
COMMENTARY / World
May 2, 2016
Playing by the rules in the South China Sea
In making maintenance of a 'rules-based global order' a core strategic priority, Australia's new defense white paper adopts language not often found at the heart of national defense charters.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 1, 2016
Jobs help sink Japan's sub bid
In the end the government was not prepared to pay the biggest political cost of all, which is domestic electoral consequences of any decision that laid waste to still more manufacturing jobs in the state of South Australia.
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JAPAN
Apr 30, 2016
How France sank Japan's $40 billion Australian submarine dream
In 2014, a blossoming friendship between Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe looked to have all but sewn up a $40 billion submarine deal. Then French naval contractor DCNS hatched a bold and seemingly hopeless plan to crash the party.
OLYMPICS
Apr 29, 2016
Show jumper Keach returning to Olympics after 28 years
Australian show jumper Scott Keach will not be alone in competing in his second Olympics in Rio later this year but it is unlikely anyone else in the Athletes' Village will have waited so long for another taste of the Summer Games.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 29, 2016
Why Japan lost Aussie sub bid
The botched bidding process for a contract to build submarines for Australia's navy was an important lesson for Japan.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 27, 2016
China says Australia sub deal strengthens U.S., warns Canberra to keep out of regional disputes
Chinese state-run media said Wednesday that Australia's choice of France to build its next-generation fleet of submarines avoided a "worst-case scenario" by not choosing Japan but issued a warning to U.S. ally Canberra not to upset the shifting security balance in the region.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 27, 2016
Turnbull defends paying more to build submarines locally with French group
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Wednesday defended a decision to build a submarine fleet in partnership with France in Australia rather than opt for a faster build with initial work offshore.
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JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Apr 26, 2016
Australian politics, Japan's lack of experience behind failed bid to build subs
In a stunning reversal of fortunes, Japan — the onetime front-runner in the multibillion-dollar tender to build Australia's next-generation submarine — fails in its bid to assemble the vessels.
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WORLD
Apr 23, 2016
Japanese-Australian woman convicted of sedition in Singapore heads to prison
The former editor of the website The Real Singapore who was sentenced last month to 10 months in prison for sedition began serving her sentence Friday.
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JAPAN
Apr 23, 2016
Australian police to investigate submarine tender leak: report
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) have been asked to investigate how classified information on the country's 50 billion Australian dollar submarine tender emerged — the second such probe into leaks in the program, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. said Friday.
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JAPAN
Apr 20, 2016
Canberra all but rules out Japan sub bid: report
Canberra has all but eliminated the much-hyped Japanese bid to build the country's 50 billion Australian dollar fleet of new submarines, a report by the Australian Broadcasting Corp. said Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 20, 2016
Australia's slow move toward China is on track
But for a chance call to a small Nagoya manufacturer in 1971, it is quite likely relations between Australia and China would have stayed in deep freeze for several more decades.
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JAPAN
Apr 19, 2016
Bidders step up lobbying for Australian sub tender as early election speeds up announcement
Japan's advanced attack Soryu submarine carried out drills with Australia's navy Tuesday as a German company launched a campaign to advertise its expertise — part of a heated race for a 50 billion Australian dollar contract to build the country's next submarine fleet.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 17, 2016
Beijing urges 'discretion' over South China Sea as New Zealand leader Key visits
China has urged New Zealand Prime Minister John Key to exercise "discretion" during his visit to China that started Sunday — an apparent attempt by Beijing to wield its considerable economic leverage in its dispute over the contested South China Sea.
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JAPAN
Apr 15, 2016
First Japanese sub since WWII enters Sydney Harbor for naval exercise
A Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine arrived in Sydney Friday — the first time a Japanese sub has entered the harbor since World War II — to participate in bilateral exercises with its former foe.
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BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 12, 2016
Australia unveils new AU$5 note in currency overhaul; initial reactions scathing
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) on Tuesday unveiled the design of a new Australian $5 bill as part of a currency overhaul to improve banknote security.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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