The Japan Times

Love, engineered in the age of AI (longform)

After last train in Tokyo, a second city comes to life (longform)

The unstoppable rise of konbini tourism

80 years on, a Japanese American hibakusha recalls the day the bomb dropped (Longform)

Agnes b. Japan CEO hopes to evolve the brand with focus on sustainability

One year on, Itaewon’s scars remain (longform)

Pace Gallery’s Marc Glimcher surveys an Asian art scene in flux

Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women

A French ship with close ties to Japan combines arts and sciences on the high seas

Business of Fashion

How Japanese Textile Innovators Won Over Global Fashion

Japan’s Venerated Kimono Industry Faces Uncertain Future

Will Fashion’s Bet on Food and Beverage Pay Off?

Al Jazeera

Wong Kar Wai’s In the Mood for Love 20 years on

‘Like time had stopped’: Japan grapples with Shinzo Abe’s loss

‘More sophistication, more backbone’: Biden’s approach to China

Crackdown against Hong Kong activists sparks protest talk

Jail in Hong Kong for booing China’s national anthem

Hong Kong domestic workers fight for day off amid infection fears

The Telegraph

Hundreds of thousands of protesters march through Hong Kong against China extradition bill

China to set up new 'special branch' in Hong Kong

Hong Kong's elite golf course becomes development battleground amid housing crisis

Hong Kong housing crisis sees rise of the launderette with a difference

Design Anthology

Review: Rosewood Villa Magna

Getting to Know Fearon Hay Architects

Studio NEBA: Global by Design

Tokyo’s Toilets Get a Makeover

Nikkei Asia

A Hong Kong literary outpost stands its ground

Macron declares 'debt' to French Polynesia over nuclear testing

Pacific forum signals reset with Australia, U.S. as China hovers

Where you can eat the world: Hong Kong's Chungking Mansions turns 60

Samoa PM-elect locked out of parliament amid 'bloodless coup' fears

Seoul aims to ride Korean culture wave to art hub status

Solomon Islands lurch toward despotism as China debt deepens

Solomon Islands unrest magnifies Pacific unease over China ties

Samoa's historic election saga comes down to Supreme Court ruling

Five Eyes glare at New Zealand over independent China stance

The Guardian

Period of change: the women fighting to break Hong Kong's menstruation taboo

SBS

HIV, aid cuts, and stigma in Vietnam: Healthcare for LGBTQ remains an uphill battle