Japan immigration
Japan's international schools flourish despite legal gray area
Parents increasingly shun traditional classrooms for more global education
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Life & Arts
Arts
Vintage posters and photos recall colonial Ceylon
Images disguise complicated history in island's British-dominated past
Obituary
Philippine central bank chief Espenilla dies from cancer
Governor raised interest rates five times in 2018 to fight inflation
Life
Aussie skiers in Japan look beyond Niseko for powdery pay dirt
Hokkaido resort no longer seen as hidden gem as its fame spreads abroad
Tea Leaves
Stop the baht bus -- I want to get off!
Bangkok's breakneck development is destroying the charm of the city I love
Arts
Kolkatans seek respite from city's beating heart
Boutique hotels spring up on city's fringes offering peace and swimming pools
Obituary
Mao Zedong secretary and party critic dies at 101
Li Rui championed economic and political reform
Arts
Singapore -- history haunts the ultra-modern state
City's 200th anniversary celebrations stir controversy over past and present identities
Life
Japan's castles and temples to host period re-enactments
Events will highlight historic episodes and traditional customs
