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
Getting to Know Fearon Hay Architects
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