Documentary Filmmaker Explores Japan’s Rigorous Education Rituals
The defining experience of Ema Ryan Yamazaki’s childhood left her with badly scraped knees and her classmates with broken bones.
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Southeast Asians are warming to the Quad – but they need to see more tangible benefits
According to a new survey released this week by the Singapore-based ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, an overwhelming number of Southeast Asians expressed confidence in the Quad, which was established decades ago but revived in recent years as a counter to Chinese influence.
ASEAN and Australia are facing up to need for green cooperation
Syed Munir Khasru is chairman of IPAG Asia Pacific, a Melbourne-based think tank.
Indonesia’s Prabowo scores ‘major diplomatic coup’ with China, Japan visits in signal of future policy direction
Kishida said the visit showed that Prabowo attached “great importance to Japan”, which is a “long-standing” friend of Indonesia.
U.S. seeks to 'integrate' Japan into defense industrial base
WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida are expected to agree to bolster defense industrial cooperation at their summit here on April 10, a U.S. government source told Nikkei Asia.
Singapore jails man for trying to pay off dancing-girl debts by forging mum’s signature, selling her Rolls-Royce
In August 2022, Singaporean Liu Kuei Liang forged his mother’s signature on sales agreements, court documents show.
Xi calls Indonesia high-speed rail a 'gold standard' of ties
JAKARTA -- Indonesia's first high-speed railway -- a 140-kilometer Beijing-backed project connecting Jakarta and Bandung -- has become a "gold standard" of bilateral cooperation, Chinese President Xi Jinping said of the 6-month-old line.
Pakistan-India trade ties: is there still room for revival after years of suspension?
Pakistan’s Mohammad Ishaq Dar made the remarks at a London press conference last week following his participation in the Nuclear Energy Summit in Brussels. His statement marked the first indication of a potential shift in diplomacy towards New Delhi since the newly formed PML-N government assumed power in Islamabad, sidelining popular country leader Imran Khan.