China debt crunch
Chinese authorities move to calm 'mortgage strike' nerves
Homebuyers threaten to stop paying mortgages to protest unfinished projects
Politics
Politics
LGBT+ South Koreans gird for Christian protests at pride event
Mayor Oh Se-hoon calls Seoul Queer Culture Festival 'undesirable'
International relations
G-20 finance chiefs meet in Bali as Ukraine war tests unity
U.S.'s Yellen scolds Russian peers for 'their continued support of Putin regime'
Sri Lanka crisis
Sri Lanka's parliament speaker accepts Rajapaksa's resignation
Legislature will quickly and 'constitutionally' appoint new president: Abeywardena
Economy
IMF and Pakistan reach preliminary $6bn bailout deal
'Agreement has set stage to bring country out of economic difficulties': Sharif
Politics
Yoon's political honeymoon crashes to an end, 2 months in
Plunging approval drives push to unite behind a common enemy
Politics
Taiwan health minister quits to run for Taipei mayor
Pandemic czar faces uphill battle in city that favors Kuomintang
Opinion
Endemic corruption and policy impasses are holding Vietnam back
Further growth is contingent on reforms that are nowhere on the horizon
Politics
Italian PM Mario Draghi offers to quit but president rejects resignation
Collapse of Italy's unity coalition could bring early election this fall
Energy
Japan wants up to 9 nuclear reactors running this winter
Kishida also plans new fossil fuel capacity, rebates to cut electricity bills
Sri Lanka crisis
Sri Lanka President Rajapaksa jets to Singapore, emails resignation
City-state says president has been granted entry but not asylum
Coronavirus
Japan to let hotels deny service to suspected COVID cases
Guests who shun infection controls also risk rejection under health ministry plan
Shinzo Abe
Japan to hold state funeral for Shinzo Abe this autumn
Kishida is swayed by outpouring of support at home and abroad
Shinzo Abe
Japan economy changed course with Abe's policy: U.S. economists
'Abenomics' remebered for stemming deflation spiral and promoting women's role
Hong Kong security law
Hong Kong police say 4 protesters arrested after year on the run
Running from charges linked to 2019 protests, they were caught on way to Taiwan
Aerospace & Defense
Japan, U.S. conduct joint exercises involving 52 aircraft
Chinese, Russian warships often spotted off Japanese territory since February
China debt crunch
Chinese homebuyers call 'mortgage strike' over unfinished projects
Debt-saddled developers left scores of presold housing complexes incomplete
Comment
How Shinzo Abe saved the Japan-U.S. alliance from collapse
Maintaining strong ties should serve as a lesson for the country's leaders
The Nikkei View
Abe shooting was unforgivable act of violence, regardless of reason
Many questions remain, including whether security was adequate
Shinzo Abe
Abe shooter's mother donated $720K to Unification Church: sources
Religious group says $360K was returned to donor in decade through 2014