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Japan's free spending nears end as BOJ shifts ultraloose policy
Rising rates to force government to face its towering debt
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What is Japan's national interest? A debate put off for 77 years
New security strategy offers opportunity to reassess what needs protecting
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Haruhiko Kuroda starts to demolish the BOJ's ultraloose policy
Central bank governor's final task: Cross bridge to a robust monetary framework
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Japan must pivot toward growth after decade of ultra-easy money
Surprise BOJ move finds government and public unprepared for a world with interest
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Divided world should learn from World Cup on settling disputes
Escalating trade fights need neutral arbiter like soccer's video referees
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Toyota Prius tries again in U.S. but without going all-electric
Critics skeptical despite iconic hybrid's improvements in style and power
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Jack Ma flees tech crackdown to Tokyo in twilight of neoliberalism
Alibaba founder built wealth under Jiang Zemin's open policy
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South Korea, Japan leaders lack political capital to fix wartime row
Former Prime Minister Taro Aso of Japan lifts hopes of settling labor issue
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Why an unstable China concerns the rest of the world
Beijing may get tough on foreign front to distract from zero-COVID debacle
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China's offshore police 'service stations' fuel human rights concerns
Outposts seen serving intimidation campaigns against exiled activists
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India's new data protection bill gets Big Tech, startup support
Modi administration is likely to pass long-delayed legislation
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Can ASEAN put its foot down on intransigent Myanmar?
Time is running out for bloc to play a credible role as mediator in the crisis
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Jiang Zemin's leadership, forged by struggle and pride
Ex-president found his footing as China rose in the world
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Kishida faces 'deep loneliness' in bid to win back Japan's public
Leader's approval plunges despite 2 major election victories
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Jiang Zemin's death underscores Xi Jinping's one-man rule
Dissenting voices within Communist Party have been weakened by long purge
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Did Biden snub Erdogan in Bali, or forget Turkey is part of NATO?
Ankara's balancing act is headache for Washington, but geography matters
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U.S.-China cold war more dangerous than U.S.-Soviet rivalry
Safety valves needed to prevent minor miscues from turning into major war
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Why is Japan unable or unwilling to unmask?
Despite a need for balance, society sticks to habit amid COVID-19
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Isolated North Korea struggles to throw off Chinese yoke
Pyongyang eager to conduct nuclear test but risks offending Beijing
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Divided U.S. gives China and Russia an opening in turbulent times
Washington gazes further inward after close midterms fracture government
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India's Congress tries to reinvent itself, but will it ever catch BJP?
Political party struggles to shed 'Kennedys of India' image and reconnect with voters
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Is China's image as 'debt trap' villain deserved?
Beijing wants to shake off bad reputation, but Belt and Road still opaque
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Trump's political theater gives comfort to new 'axis of evil'
It's deja vu all over again as American eyes turn to 2024 presidential race
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Itaewon tragedy is code-red moment for South Korea's Yoon
South Korean left revives candlelight protests that took down Park Geun-hye
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Xi's removal of Hu points to 'common prosperity,' not Taiwan invasion
Chinese president's dissent-free cabinet hints at unpopular decisions ahead