Comment
Olympic chief sexism row mirrors Japan's 'village politics'
LDP's antiquated hierarchy cannot shelter former PM out of sync with the times
Society
Politics
Sri Lanka faces renewed pressure over war crime accountability
Ahead of UN human rights session, high commissioner demands targeted sanctions
Society
China's baby crisis deepens as pandemic pushes births down 15%
Financial anxiety from COVID accelerates downward trend
Coronavirus
Number of newborns in China drops 15% in 2020 amid COVID
Abandoning one-child policy in 2016 fails to boost birthrate
Opinion
Japanese women shocked to learn it is still 1950
Yoshiro Mori's history of sexist remarks boggles the modern mind
Myanmar Crisis
Suu Kyi's party cornered in Myanmar coup aftermath
With leadership detained, NLD risks crumbling before next election
The Nikkei View
Olympics chief Mori's derogatory comments erode trust in games
Generalizations about women risk perpetuating Japan's gender gap
Arts
The electrifying passion keeping Hong Kong's street dancers moving
Pandemic adds to problems performers already face in unforgiving city
Society
Japan sees steep population drop as pandemic keeps foreigners away
Entry restrictions slash foreign arrivals, leaving businesses short-handed
Coronavirus
Over 400,000 flee Tokyo in 2020 coronavirus exodus
Teleworking options and job loss weakens pull of capital city
WEF in Singapore
'Stakeholder capitalism' rises as likes of Sony and Mahindra commit
Davos' pet concept wins over 60 converts in winter of COVID discontent
Life
Ex-Yankee Tanaka returns to Japan with nation's richest baseball deal
32-year-old to rejoin Rakuten Eagles, owned by billionaire Hiroshi Mikitani
The Big Story
Tech underclass: the harsh reality of Asia's digital commerce boom
How the pandemic economy relies on overburdened and underpaid couriers
Coronavirus
Global COVID-19 cases top 100m as mutations multiply
12 main types of the novel coronavirus have been identified
Finance
Singapore promotes digital money for Lunar New Year cash gifts
Central bank aims to tackle COVID-19 as well as reduce carbon emissions
Society
Alleged kingpin of Asian drug syndicate arrested at Dutch airport
Tse Chi Lop, a Chinese-born Canadian, was on the most-wanted list
Society
Eleven trapped miners rescued in China after 14 days underground
Ten colleagues remain unaccounted for, state media says
Coronavirus
Tokyo girl suspected as first local case of UK coronavirus strain
Child had no known contact with overseas travelers
Economy
Indonesia's young workers seek lives outside congested Jakarta
Pandemic hastens trend of remote working and the 'low-touch economy'
Coronavirus
Japan suicides end 10-year fall as COVID stress hits women harder
Female cases rise 14% as COVID impact on economic and lifestyle factors blamed
