Today
‘Pretty damn fun’: Piastri earns serene Bahrain GP win
The Australian became the season’s first repeat winner in four races, while leading McLaren teammate Lando Norris had to settle for third at the desert circuit.
Yesterday
Trump exempts smartphones from China tariffs in climbdown
The US administration’s move is the first sign of a softening of levies against China and provides a big boost for Apple and Nvidia.
This Month
The man who got Trump to do a ‘liberation day’ U-turn
Scott Bessent, described by the president “as one of the most brilliant men on Wall Street” helped change Trump’s tariff stance. His next moves will be crucial.
How the Japanese concept of Ikigai helped engage a workplace
Kearney has earned a spot as a finalist in the Consulting category, for encouraging staff to find a reason for being or a purpose in life.
Sentinel takes Brisbane office property deals to Japan
The commercial real estate investor is seeking capital for the first time overseas in a change of pace for the Queensland company.
How Japan built a 3D-printed train station in 6 hours
In the hours between the last train departing the night before and the first one arriving in the morning, workers put up an entirely new building.
Japan warns on Dutton’s gas reservation policy
A Tokyo think tank says limiting sales into the regional spot market could “handicap” Australian producers and trim Japanese trading in South-East Asia.
Real estate now takes 1 in 5 Japanese deals – and it’s growing
At a time of global uncertainty, Australian real estate is finding its perfect match in Japanese investors seeking stable revenue and capital growth.
Japan paralysed by Trump’s double tariff hit
Japan’s economy is heavily reliant on its car makers, who are expected to suffer a crippling blow from Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.
The Japanese trust banks even less now. The reason will surprise you
Customers have long stashed cash, jewels, housing deeds and whatever else they wanted to keep secure in safety deposit boxes. Now they’re having second thoughts.
Trump says global trade is unfair on US. He has a point
The president claims countries have been ripping off the United States for decades. There is some truth to that argument — but also a lot of hypocrisy.
Trump unveils 10pc tariffs on all imports, higher for 60 countries
The president used aggressive rhetoric to describe a global trade system that the US helped to build, saying “our country has been looted, pillaged, raped, plundered”.
Vale Gwen Robinson, intrepid journalist who could tame huge egos
The Asia expert was known for her network of contacts, bold reporting and extraordinary kindness to young journalists and anyone needing help.
Japan’s Daibiru picks up Sydney office tower in $600m deal
Major Japanese players are investing more in Australian real estate, commercial and residential.
March
Trump’s trade ‘Liberation Day’ explained
The US has said it wants to impose tariffs on a “country by country” basis, hitting any trading partners that have higher levies on the US than it imposes back.
Trump tariffs deliver body blow to Japan’s auto industry
After embracing the return of a once staunch ally, Japan’s car makers now find themselves on the front line of the trade war despite huge investments in the US.
Trump, ratcheting up trade war, presses ahead with car tariffs
The president, who sees tariffs as a tool to raise revenue to offset tax cuts and to revive US industry, said the new levies will go into effect next week.
Tokyo frets about durability of US alliance ahead of Hegseth visit
While Tokyo is worried about Trump imposing tariffs on Japan on April 2, officials are also nervous because of comments from the administration about burden sharing.
Why Trump is not to blame for America’s decline
The end of American exceptionalism has been building, and is likely to continue unravelling, for a long time.
Billion-dollar US levies on Chinese ships risk ‘trade apocalypse’
Plans by the Office of the US Trade Representative aimed at curbing China’s dominance of shipbuilding and logistics is sending shock waves around the world.