Japan
Stunning Japanese hike is like stepping into an (animated) movie
This is a forest preserved in time, a world where dragonflies flit, minuscule flowers bloom and giant tree roots hide the would-be tiny houses of forest creatures.
- Penny Watson
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- Defence spending
‘They have never exported’: Shots fired in bid to build new warships for Australia
The contest is heating up between German and Japanese firms competing for a $10 billion contract to build a fleet of new warships for the Australian navy.
- Matthew Knott
- Analysis
- World elections
He’s survived slums, sweatshops and a stabbing. Now this leader has to survive Donald Trump
When the US president launched his global trade war in April, South Korea was hamstrung, frozen by political turmoil. And a key industry was in the firing line.
- Lisa Visentin
Swallowed by white, this is a different sort of hike
In Japan, but not for skiing, it’s amazing what comes into focus when you’re entirely swallowed by white.
- Steve Madgwick
- Opinion
- Bonds
‘Worse than Greece’: Japan’s bond vortex sends a global warning
Donald Trump’s tariff blitz hasn’t just started a rollercoaster for shares. Weak demand at Japanese bond auctions is similar to what’s been occurring in other sovereign debt markets.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
- Opinion
- Opinion
The place where tourist scams and rip-offs don’t exist
To travel in the rest of the world is to be on your guard, wondering if you’re paying too much or being taken advantage of. That doesn’t happen here.
- Ben Groundwater
Asian tourist numbers to Japan are plummeting. A comic book is to blame
Holiday bookings to Japan from key Asian markets have plunged as a dire prediction made in a graphic novel goes viral on social media.
‘We cherish everything’: How the Japanese make perfect drinks
This is a country in which every art form and indeed every practice in life is taken seriously, with patience and skill applied to their perfection.
- Ben Groundwater
Revealed: Russia’s new ‘mini-Frankenstein’ missile that is terrorising Ukraine
Experts stripped down one of the lightweight, low-cost weapons and discovered a swag of foreign-manufactured components, including one possibly from Australia.
- Iona Cleave
She’s one of Asia’s biggest stars – but nobody knows who she is
Platinum-selling Japanese singer Ado, who is touring Australia this month, keeps her identity a secret, even when she performs live.
- Kylie Northover
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