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The Unification Church in South Korea: a cautionary tale for the LDP
In the church's birth place, politicians with links to the group have not fared well
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Farming out: China's overseas food security quest
As the Ukraine war sparks shortages, China looks to invest abroad to secure food supplies
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The mystery of SoftBank's zero tax bill
Nikkei investigation reveals years of huge profits and no taxes for Japan's top tech investor
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Confrontation to conflagration: Asia's six likeliest wars
A shifting balance of power may reignite frozen conflicts from North Korea to Pakistan
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Road to nowhere: China's Belt and Road Initiative at tipping point
Pakistan, Sri Lanka debt crises threaten Beijing's regional influence
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Defying death: Japan and Singapore lead Asia's stem cell research race
In the world's fastest-aging societies, regenerative therapies attract the rich and curious
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The resilience myth: Fatal flaws in the push to secure chip supply chains
From China to the U.S. to Europe, semiconductor makers are being showered with subsidies, but to what effect?
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Asia's odd couple: Vietnam and the U.S. find opposites attract
As China threat looms, Washington weighs up democracy with dominance in Pacific
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Japan after Abe: Political stability under threat?
Leaderless conservatives, economic challenges and uncertain future for Kishida all loom
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In pictures: Shinzo Abe's most memorable moments
The events and relationships that defined Japan's longest-serving leader
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The next wolf warriors: China readies new generation of tough diplomats
As party congress looms, Xi Jinping set to replace foreign policy leadership
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Hong Kong's identity in crisis after 25 years of Beijing rule
Forced out of the city by China's crackdowns, the Hong Kong diaspora fight to save their culture from afar
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Inside Shanghai's COVID lockdown nightmare
China's zero-COVID policy devastated the commercial capital
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Abortion in Asia: The limits of choice
The overturning of Roe v. Wade could be a watershed for U.S. women's rights. Is the same true in Asia?
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Japan battles flooding amid deepening climate crisis
Rising rainfall and frequent typhoons test the archipelago's flood defenses
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All for one: U.S. enlists its Asian allies in defense of Taiwan
Washington fears a possible Chinese invasion by 2027. It will need all the help it can get
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Getting real: Kishida marks 'new era' in diplomacy as Japan looks beyond pacifism
PM looks to 'radically' strengthen country's defenses in age of Ukraine war
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Asia's food crisis: Ukraine war triggers chain reaction of shortages
Deadly combination of conflict, misgovernance and climate change threatens widespread hunger
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Macao bets on a new future as China cracks down on gambling
Pressure from Beijing and pandemic travel rules are forcing the gamer's paradise to diversify
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Walking a tightrope: Ukraine war puts Japan's energy security on thin ice
As Western sanctions on Russia pile up, Tokyo weighs pulling out of Sakhalin projects
