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AUSTRALIA

Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Apr 16, 2021
Australia ponders allowing Olympic athletes to jump line for vaccine
The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has asked the government to allow athletes to jump the line as the country’s national vaccine program struggles with roadblocks.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 16, 2021
Australia’s sexism protests create momentum for corporate change
‘Women have found their voice,” Jen Dalitz, CEO of Women in Banking and Finance, said in an interview Friday. ‘I think that’s really going to translate into the workplace.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 13, 2021
Even Tesla can’t overcome Australia’s ‘uniquely hostile market’ for electric cars
Tesla Inc. and the electric-car industry generally thrive in the world’s richest nations. Not so in Australia, where even tractors outsell EVs two to one.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 8, 2021
Asia’s rising coronavirus cases a worry as vaccine doubts cloud campaigns
India reported a record 126,789 new cases, the third day this week tallies have surged to more than 100,000.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 6, 2021
New Zealand to open travel corridor with Australia this month
The so-called travel bubble will open on April 19, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Tuesday in Wellington.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Mar 31, 2021
Australia confident of athlete vaccinations before Tokyo Games
Australia is confident all of its athletes will be vaccinated against COVID-19 before they head off to the Tokyo Olympics, Chef de Mission Ian Chesterman said at the unveiling of the uniforms for the games on Wednesday.
Japan Times
Rugby
Mar 27, 2021
Wallabies coach views ‘berserk’ Japan market as threat to Australia
A slew of established test players are already playing in Japan, including Wallabies captain Michael Hooper on a sabbatical.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Mar 26, 2021
‘Willful ignorance’: Flood-hit Australia urged to rethink climate inaction
Currently battling its worst floods in more than half a century, the country has failed to adapt fast enough to growing threats while climate change has become ‘a partisan political issue.’
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 23, 2021
Sickening images shock Australian Parliament in latest hit to prime minister
Allegations have been aired claiming that a group of male government staffers had shared images and videos of lewd acts over two years.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 21, 2021
Gas won’t save a nation that can’t fill up its tank
Despite its world-beating exports of coal and liquefied natural gas, Australia is seriously short of oil.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 21, 2021
The era of the Japan-Australia alliance is here
It seems likely that the Japan-Australia relationship will develop into an alliance in substance if not in name.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 20, 2021
Heavy rain forces evacuations and flood warnings on Australia’s east coast
Australia’s east coast was smashed by heavy rains on Saturday, forcing multiple evacuation orders and pleas from authorities for people in Sydney to stay at home amid the potentially life-threatening flash flooding.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Mar 19, 2021
The need to deepen fusion with Australia, Japan’s second ally
The two nations face significant common challenges, from China’s regional aggression to growing nationalism in the United States.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 19, 2021
What the ‘Quad’ is and isn’t
The ‘Quad’ leaders virtual meeting stressed the provision of public goods, the free and open Indo-Pacific and a rules-based order.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 19, 2021
Outed by online campaign, children of Myanmar junta hounded abroad
Since the coup, some protesters have launched an online campaign to denounce family members and associates of the junta in Myanmar and beyond.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 18, 2021
China catalyzes the consolidation of the ‘Quad’
The surprise from the March 12 summit was that — unlike the past Quad foreign ministers’ meetings — it yielded a joint statement, which articulated a clear-eyed vision.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 11, 2021
First meeting of ‘Quad’ leaders highlights Biden’s push for united front against China
The Quad meeting will be the first of many challenges for the Biden administration as it seeks to demonstrate leadership in navigating Indo-Pacific affairs.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 11, 2021
Moon must stop daydreaming about North Korea
The Biden administration should not, and most likely will not, repeat the same mistakes the Trump administration made vis-a-vis North Korea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Mar 10, 2021
Black Lives Matter spurs Indigenous lawmaker to change Australia
Linda Burney sees the pattern of discrimination that’s blighted the lives of her people for centuries repeating through the policies of the current conservative government.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 8, 2021
Australia halts defense ties with Myanmar and redirects aid
Australia has suspended its defense cooperation program with Myanmar, Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne said, amid an intensified crackdown by the country’s military on massive protests against last month’s coup.
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Japan needs caregivers. Young Indians are answering the call.
Young people in India's northeast are increasingly studying Japanese in hopes of building new lives and careers in Japan.
Trump says ‘Japan’ instead of Iran at meeting in Ankara
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference during a NATO leaders' summit in Ankara on Wednesday.
Wakatakakage injury casts pall over July meet, but potential new stars loom
Nicholas Tarasenko trains at Minato stable in August 2024.
Osaka trumps Tokyo as both ranked among world’s top 10 most livable cities
Osaka’s infrastructure earned higher marks than Tokyo’s in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s latest Global Liveability Index.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.
Filmmaker explores history of discrimination against foreign nationals in Japan
Takashi Nishihara, the director of "Now and Then," in Tokyo on Wednesday. The director has spent 10 years traversing politically charged terrain while exploring youth-driven grassroots political movements that scrutinize the status quo.
Okinawa’s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.
Japanese nail salons are tourists’ new obsession
Tourists in Japan have always been interested in quintessentially Japanese approaches to modern culture, and, increasingly, visits to nail salons have become the new hot thing.

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