Japan writes to Australia over crass jokes about Japanese Prime Minister’s “melons”
Japan formally raised Anthony Albanese’s appearance in a cringe-worthy podcast discussing the Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s “melons”…
Why does the watch industry still make billions in the smartwatch era?
ⓘ Anubhav Sharma/Notebookcheck, Indra Projects/Unsplash – edited Smartwatches and non-smartwatches both serve very different purposes in this day…
Australian Commonwealth Games cyclist Matthew Richardson’s hopes ended by ‘disgraceful’ crash in Japan
Cycling superstar Matthew Richardson’s Commonwealth Games hopes were horrifically ended by a “disgraceful” act on the eve of…
Why immigration politics in Japan is leaving its Rugby World Cup stars in limbo
Timothy Lafaele is among the rugby players who have made their lives and playing careers in Japan, and…
Chinese investors retreat from Australian property as Japanese buyers surge
The declines occurred despite a modest overall rise in foreign-owned Australian homes, which increased from 40,177 to 40,460.…
Hong Kong cyclists face Asian Games clash with Montreal World Championships, quota cap
Continental cycling chiefs have moved to explain a series of curious decisions around their calendar and competition rules…
Open Questions | Economist Richard Koo on China and Japan’s shared ‘battle against time’
Nomura Research Institute chief economist Richard Koo is well-known for his “balance sheet recession” interpretation of Japan’s economic…
What really happened the day Japanese troops massacred 21 Australian nurses in WWII
The beach is quiet, small waves lap the sand, a breeze rustles the trees that line the shore. …
Australian and U.S. brands favored by Chinese supplement consumers
WPIC is a digital commerce and technology agency that helps global brands enter, scale, and manage their e-commerce…
The Taiwan crisis no-one saw coming, and it has nothing to do with war
The Taiwan Strait’s next crisis may not arrive with warships or missile tests. It may come through a…
Japan feels the squeeze as China’s rare earth magnet exports only partly recover
China’s exports of rare earth permanent magnets to Japan slightly rebounded in April after slumping the previous month,…
Economists warn Takaichi subsidies risk spurring Japanese inflation
Inflation Funds running out to give relief to motorists at gas pump from high oil prices Gas prices…