Datawatch
COVID crisis drives Japan's students into corner
Steep fall in part-time jobs raises specter of more college dropouts
Economy
Asia Insight
COVID gives Japan 'last chance' to reverse digital defeat
PM Suga pins hope on new agency to overhaul bureaucracy after pandemic blunders
Coronavirus
Japan scrambles to vaccinate defense forces ahead of flood season
SDF members start receiving shots to prepare for summer rains
Opinion
East Asia must adapt to retain its economic advantages
A major pivot away from the region is unlikely over the medium term
Economy
Will China's demographic time bomb end the low-inflation age?
Rising wages at 'world's factory' threaten widespread disruptions
Economy
China's income inequality grows despite village modernization
Urban-rural wage gap widens 57% as small farms dominate countryside
Politics
China anti-sanctions law to put squeeze on foreign companies
Legislation applies in Hong Kong, further threatening city's 'separate status'
Economy
Japan GDP shrinks 0.3% in April: JCER
Despite healthy domestic demand, surge in imports leads economy to contract
Economy
G-7 tax deal reverberates in Singapore and beyond: What to know
Proposed minimum of 'at least 15%' spurs talk of strategic rethink
