Society
Japanese man gambles COVID town funds mistakenly sent to him
Police say resident admits spending most of the around $360,000 of taxpayer money
Society
Australia election
Australia's Labor, 'teal independents' tap female voter frustration
Harassment scandals, ugly statistics offer opening against ruling coalition
Society
Spain confirms seven monkeypox cases as European outbreak grows
All mild, linked to close contact; tallies rise to 14 in Portugal, nine in U.K.
Society
California church shooter was licensed armed security guard
Suspect said to be born in Taiwan, not in mainland China as initially reported
Society
Shooter at Taiwanese church was motivated by hate, politics: police
U.S. citizen born in China was armed with guns, Molotov cocktails: authorities
Society
Shooting at U.S. church with Taiwanese members leaves 1 dead, 5 hurt
California authorities detain suspect, look into hate crime motive
Society
Russia-based ransomware group behind attacks raking in $77m
Conti evades investigations by using 645 accounts, chat logs show
Society
In pictures: Okinawa's return to Japan, 50 years later
Relocation of American air base remains hot-button issue for southern island prefecture
Politics
Taiwan activist released from China says global help worked
Lee Ming-che was imprisoned for 5 years after being charged with subversion of state power
Life
12 glorious highlights in Tokyo's constellation of starchitecture
The mind-bending vision of Japan's world-leading architects
Japan immigration
Yoshinoya refused to let 'foreign' student attend recruitment event
Snub of Japanese national draws backlash on social media
Society
Villagers fear Indonesia's new capital will bury their culture
Touted as a 'green city,' Nusantara could steamroll life-giving forests
Business trends
From Japan to Indonesia, Asia weighs four-day workweeks
Long hours and low productivity plague the region, but change is still slow
Travel & Leisure
Japan tour boat tragedy hangs over post-COVID travel restart
Sightseeing ship operators try to reassure Golden Week tourists on safety
Coronavirus
South Korea charges ahead to break COVID-19 shackles
Nation sees coronavirus as endemic despite sky-high infection numbers
Society
Marriage phobia: More Chinese women opt for single life
Unrelenting decline in weddings gives Xi Jinping administration headache
Society
Missing Japanese tourist boat found underwater off Hokkaido
Bodies of 14 of 26 people on board have been located so far
Opinion
Rise of disinformation shows the importance of different perspectives
Confirmation bias magnifies the Rashomon effect on social media platforms
Society
Operator of missing Hokkaido boat apologizes
Seiichi Katsurada says he was wrong to allow tour to go ahead with 26 aboard
Society
Singapore executes Malaysian on drug charges
Court rejects clemency appeal on grounds defendant had intellectual disability