Society
Thai cannabis industry in limbo a year after decriminalization
Move Forward's planned curbs loom over booming industry
Society
Work
Japan to set goal of 30% women executives at top firms
Target to apply to companies on Tokyo Stock Exchange's Prime market
Society
India grapples with rail safety challenge after devastating crash
At least 275 dead in Odisha as early indications point to 'signaling issue'
Society
Indian train collision death toll nears 300, another 650 injured
One survivor speaks of 'bloodbath on the tracks'
Opinion
Business must help protect ASEAN children affected by migration
Awareness of risks key to ensuring respect of rights
Society
Japan's birthrate plunge reflects would-be parents' income anxieties
Calls for workplace reforms mount as having children becomes a 'luxury'
Politics
Japan demographic woes deepen as birthrate hits record low
PM Kishida plans to spend $25bn on measures to support parents
Society
Japan court: 'Unconstitutional' not to allow same-sex marriage
Decision gives hope to LGBTQ community disappointed by recent LDP bill
Society
Japan's birthrate fell to 1.2 range in 2022, lowest in 17 years
Causes include declining marriages amid pandemic, delayed economic recovery
Caixin
China's tobacco monopoly swept up in corruption probes
Huge profits, vertical management structure seen as breeding ground for crime
Natural disasters
Thousands evacuate as Philippines braces for Typhoon Mawar
Storm with 155-kph winds veers toward Taiwan or southern Japan
Arts
Japan's Koji Yakusho wins best actor at Cannes
Veteran played a Tokyo toilet cleaner in Wim Wenders' 'Perfect Days'
Transportation
Man who opened Asiana Airlines plane door says he was 'uncomfortable'
Nine passengers sent to South Korean hospital have been dismissed: Yonhap
Life
Pandemic craze for Japan's 'medaka' rice fish keeps up steam
Colorful pets are easy to keep and breed, and can sell for over $3,000 each
Opinion
Asia's families must be empowered to combat online abuse
Risks of bullying and sexual exploitation can be reduced with higher awareness
G-7 in Japan
Hiroshima atom bomb survivors ask whether G-7 leaders are listening
Summit, Zelenskyy bring global attention but no progress on ending nuclear weapons
Life
Japan's empty old rural houses attracting overseas buyers
Foreign ownership of abandoned homes may change local attitudes
Business trends
Under pressure, Canon and Toray to add women to boardrooms
20% of leading Japanese companies do not have any female directors
Society
Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke in hospital after suspected suicide
Both parents pronounced dead after all three were found in same home
