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Japan is one of the countries most affected by restrictions placed on one of the world’s most important choke points.
What will it take for the league to survive, expand and carve out its own identity in an increasingly saturated pro sports landscape?
Retrospectives on Yayoi Kusama often point to mental illness as the source of her inspiration. But before she made it big, she was a young girl inspired by traveling the world for the first time.
Despite a turbulent relationship in recent times, few Australians want to opt out of the alliance with the United States.
As geopolitical turmoil forces ships to find new trade routes, melting Arctic ice offers a tempting shortcut.
Many women find the prime minister’s long hours relatable, but this risks normalising the gendered stereotypes many women quietly endure on a daily basis.
Moving servers into the ocean does not make underlying environmental challenges disappear. And it creates new concerns as well.
Dynamite made from fish oil was one weapon deployed by an assertive Japan in the early 20th century
Japan and the US both want the yen to strengthen, but for quite different reasons. But succeeding in this task has risks of its own.
Very high temperatures during and after a disaster needs to be factored into emergency planning.
A false rumor started in the early 20th century that the Japanese emperor would convert to Islam. It helped Japan build alliances with Muslims across Asia.
A diplomatic gesture from Japan was meant to strengthen ties, but Anthony Albanese’s joke has instead raised questions about taste, respect and political judgement.
Africa still needs millions of better-paying jobs and higher productivity to reduce poverty. What has changed is the route to achieving those goals.
Asia’s middle powers are identifying how and where they can cultivate indispensability in the AI value chain.
Partner nations say the jet will give them military advantage in an increasingly unstable world.
Japan’s leader says the country needs a stronger military. This has prompted deep reflection and fierce debate about the country’s post-war legacy.
The German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has called for a new Plaza accord to address what he sees as China’s unfair trade practices.
No vaccinated young woman in England has died of cervical cancer in years. Japan’s vaccine scare shows how easily that progress can unravel.
An issue that Japan’s governments have long neglected is now of serious concern to its population, a new survey shows.
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Adjunct Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, Hosei University
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Pro Vice-Chancellor Research and Professor of International Studies, La Trobe University
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Sasakawa Associate Professor of International Relations and Japanese Foreign Policy, University of East Anglia
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Associate Professor, International Relations, Contemporary Japanese Politics & Society, University of Tokyo
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Senior Lecturer, Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University
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Adjunct Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute, University of Technology Sydney
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Lecturer in International Relations, Loughborough University
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Lecturer, Language and Culture, Keele University
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Lecturer in the School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham
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Antarctic Law Researcher, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies and the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC, University of Tasmania
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Adjunct Professor, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania
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Senior Lecturer, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, University of Tennessee
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Affiliated Researcher, The Open University
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