Asia
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Japanese geography
How remote islands underpin Japan’s maritime power
And why those far-flung outposts face mounting pressures
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Lucky but sooty
Australia’s energy transition is in trouble
The government is suddenly rushing to prop up coal
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No special measures
Has Australasia lurched right on race?
Indigenous relations have taken a beating in votes in both Australia and New Zealand
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Chipping away
South Korean chipmakers get a reprieve
But the pressure from geopolitical tension and China’s domestic manufacturing drive will increase
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Don’t rely on the courts
India’s Supreme Court refuses to recognise same-sex marriage
The decision is a devastating setback for equal rights in the country
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Banyan
India-Pakistan relations are becoming more marginal and worse
In cricket and otherwise, India is leaving its old rivalry behind
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India and free love
Social-media influencers are battling to educate young Indians about sex
Condom sales are rising during the Navratri festival
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Old before their time
Poor Asian countries face an ageing crisis
Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam and others are getting old before they get rich
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Rubble of a country
Afghanistan’s terrible earthquakes
Over 2,000 have died in the country’s latest calamity
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Banyan
Pakistan expels undocumented Afghans. But at what price?
Strains between Pakistan and the Taliban in Kabul will only grow
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An explosive exercise
A caste census reopens old grudges in India
The government is struggling to respond