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Japan to ease entry for businesspeople, students but not tourists
Exclusive: Quarantines for short-term trips to be cut to 3 days
Politics
International relations
Malaysia urges ASEAN talks on Myanmar, 'non-indifference' policy
Foreign minister says fresh meeting needed to reconfirm Brunei special envoy
Japan election
Kishida picks Foreign Minister Motegi to replace Sec-Gen Amari
Awkward switch comes after heavyweight lost in his single-seat district
Opinion
Asia must help Africa escape worst impacts of climate change
Second-largest continent is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world
Terrorism
Suspect in Tokyo train attack says he adores 'Batman' villain Joker
Man in green shirt and purple suit injures 17; says thinking of death penalty
Comment
Can ASEAN overcome the 'Myanmar curse'?
Regional grouping struggles with changing dynamics due to 'pariah' member
Japan election
Japan election latest: Tokyo stocks jump as LDP win eases uncertainty
Constitutional Democrats to lose seats, Nippon Ishin no Kai gains
Japan election
Japan's ruling LDP secures sole majority in lower house election
PM Kishida says the ruling camp has 'secured a public mandate'
Comment
Japanese election's biggest loser: policy debate
LDP and Constitutional Dems focus on tactics over economy and diplomacy
G20 Summit
Biden expresses concern over Turkey's acquisition of Russian arms
On sale of F-16s, U.S. president says 'procedures' are needed
G20 Summit
G-20 pledges to end financing of new foreign coal plants
But leaders fail to bolster other climate protection efforts ahead of COP26
Opinion
U.S. needs to reverse J-curve slump
America has become both less open and less resilient in recent years
G20 Summit
U.S., EU end steel and aluminum tariffs, target China's 'dirty' steel
Deal solves Trump-era spat, aims to combat climate change and overcapacity
Terrorism
'Joker' terrorizes Tokyo train on Halloween, injuring 17
Man, 24, arrested in knife, fire attack on Shinjuku-bound line
China tech
China's PAX Global to face investors after addressing FBI raid
Shares of payment terminal maker to resume trading on HKEX after 43% plunge
Asia's climate crisis
Japan automakers take the hard road
Scepticism over electrical vehicle transition highlights wider global battle
