Yesterday
South Korea exports growth supports rate rise decision
The resilience in exports will solidify bets that the Bank of Korea will push ahead with another interest-rate increase at this month’s meeting.
- Jiyeun Lee
- Analysis
- Fumio Kishida
Kishida, a former foreign minister, will prioritise Australia ties
Japan’s new prime minister is expected to make Australia a foreign relations priority as he continues his predecessor’s work bolstering security alliances in the region.
- Updated
- Michael Smith
- Opinion
- Nuclear energy
The road to net zero passes through nuclear power
Opposition to nuclear power is on par with unscientific anti-vax conspiracy theories, and just encourages reliance on coal.
- Nyunggai Warren Mundine
Kishida leads Japan’s ruling coalition to solid election win
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has led the country’s ruling coalition to a better-than-expected election win at the weekend.
- Michael Smith
October
Japan goes to the polls as Kishida vows to fix economy
Japan is facing its tightest election race in a decade but PM Fumio Kishida is expected to emerge with a mandate to kick-start the world’s third-largest economy.
- Michael Smith
- Opinion
- World elections
Japan’s unhappy voters to stick with the devil they know
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party led by Fumio Kishida is expected to retain its grip on power following Sunday’s election, but that does not mean the voters are happy.
- Michael Smith
- Opinion
- Postcard from Tokyo
Contenders stifle smiles as Japan tiptoes around gender issues
Candidates are largely masked and have been instructed not to smile too much in campaign posters, in deference to pandemic suffering. Aside from that, it’s tough enlisting change as Japan votes.
- Melanie Brock
Collision course: downfall of Carlos Ghosn was decades in the making
The Nissan executive’s dramatic escape from Tokyo capped a tumultuous period of empire building and corporate unravelling in the global auto industry.
- Michael Bleby
- Exclusive
- Funding
Westpac-backed quantum security firm banks $25m
QuintessenceLabs is using the emerging power of advanced computing to help defend organisations against cyber threats.
- Paul Smith
Japanese automakers plan to make 1.3m less cars in 2021
The global crunch in semiconductor supply is expected to slash Japanese vehicle production by at least 1.3 million units this financial year.
Australia in the 1960s: the making of a mining boom
Australia’s wool-led economy was transformed as mining exploration took off and export markets opened up in Asia. Three key players led the charge.
- Andrew Clark
AFR returns to Tokyo after 15 years
North Asia correspondent Michael Smith’s arrival is well-timed for Japan’s October 31 election.
- Updated
- Mark Mulligan
Wage pressures now inflationary flashpoint in developed economies
Emboldened by staff shortages, rising energy prices and living costs, employees are increasingly butting heads with their employers over salaries.
- Delphine Strauss
- Opinion
- China relations
Australia’s choice about China has been long in the making
Australian leaders and strategic analysts have been quietly hedging for the day when China decided to put its authoritarianism ahead of partnership.
- Fergus Hanson
N Korea test fires submarine-launched ballistic missile
The launch came as the intelligence chiefs of the United States, South Korea and Japan were to meet in Seoul to discuss the stand-off with North Korea.
- Josh Smith and Hyonhee Shin
Don’t be surprised if you start seeing these machines everywhere
Eijiro Tsukada has designed a device intended for the global colonisation of the home, office and cafe, one cup of perfectly made matcha tea at a time.
- Leo Lewis
Japan’s Kishida woos voters with Abenomics critique
Borrowing from the opposition’s policy playbook is a tactic the long-ruling LDP has often used with success.
- Linda Sieg
- Opinion
- Climate policy
When markets regulate the politicians
Hypocritical Nationals holdouts are exposing regional Australia to risk and robbing it of opportunity in the green industries that are coming.
- Craig Emerson
- Opinion
- Foreign relations
AUKUS reaction exposes fault lines in south-east Asia
Unclear strategic narratives around Australia’s new security partnership with the UK and US breed disinformation and fear of the unknown.
- Evan A Laksmana
Japanese PM dissolves lower house to make way for election
Fumio Kishida says he is seeking a mandate for his policies after being elected Prime Minister by parliament only 10 days ago.
- Mari Yamaguchi
