Who is Sanae Takaichi? The first woman set to helm Japanese governmentJustin M. LarsonOctober 6, 20250 Sanae Takaichi listens to a question after visiting the Yasukuni shrine to honour the war dead durig the shrine’s spring…
Pakistan Fights Its Fiercest Taliban Insurgency in a DecadeJustin M. LarsonOctober 6, 20250 Pakistan uprooted the Taliban with U.S. help in the 2010s. But the insurgency has resurfaced with assistance from the Afghan…
Big Tech delays India data center deals under weight of trade tensionsJustin M. LarsonOctober 5, 20250 Key PointsU.S. technology companies are delaying their decisions to lease large data centers in India.New deals for data centers have been on hold for…
Yen Plummets, Stocks Rally: Markets Greet Japan’s Next LeaderJustin M. LarsonOctober 5, 20250 The governing party’s unexpected choice of Sanae Takaichi to lead it rattled markets on Monday, causing the yen to weaken…
Nikkei 225, Kospi, Nifty 50Justin M. LarsonOctober 5, 20250 Aerial view of Mt. Fuji, Tokyo Tower and modern skyscrapers in Tokyo on a sunny day.Yongyuan | E+ | Getty…
Landslides Kill Dozens in Nepal During Political TransitionJustin M. LarsonOctober 5, 20250 Deadly rainfall, which also hit neighboring India, added to the woes of interim leaders in Nepal who took over last…
Typhoon Matmo Makes Landfall in Southern ChinaJustin M. LarsonOctober 5, 20250 The tropical cyclone disrupted transportation, forced more than 151,000 evacuations and raised fears of flooding as it barreled toward Guangdong…
A Pacific Gateway Shows the Kremlin’s Grip on Russia’s Vast ExpanseJustin M. LarsonOctober 5, 20250 In a country where power is highly centralized, Moscow sets the tone for Vladivostok, 4,000 miles away, complicating longstanding ambitions…
Trapped in the Homes They Thought Would Protect ThemJustin M. LarsonOctober 4, 20250 Some victims of the Cebu earthquake in the Philippines lived in homes that they thought were built to withstand natural…
India’s Durga Puja, where worship meets social changeJustin M. LarsonOctober 4, 20250 Inscribed by the UN cultural agency, UNESCO, in 2021 as an element of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, Durga Puja isn’t…
Case for investing abroad despite record U.S. market gainsJustin M. LarsonOctober 4, 20250 Investors may want to boost their exposure overseas.”Home bias is about as bad as it’s ever been in the United…
American Air Force vet’s 2-bedroom apartment in VietnamJustin M. LarsonOctober 4, 20250 Before Markeiz Ryan, 36, left the U.S. Air Force in 2019, he took a trip to Vietnam and that experience…
Sanae Takaichi Is Likely to Be Japan’s Next Leader. Who Is She?Justin M. LarsonOctober 4, 20250 Ms. Takaichi would be Japan’s first female prime minister in a country where women are drastically underrepresented at the highest…
Japan Set for First Female Prime MinisterJustin M. LarsonOctober 4, 20250 Sanae Takaichi, a hard-line conservative, was elected as leader by Japan’s governing party, paving the way for her to become…
A Japanese Ski Resort Town Is Roiled by a Debate Over ImmigrationJustin M. LarsonOctober 4, 20250 Residents are protesting a planned housing facility for foreign workers, exposing the conflict between Japan’s need for labor and anxieties…
Indian Comedian Kunal Kamra Forced Offstage Amid Political CensorshipJustin M. LarsonOctober 3, 20250 The Indian comedian Kunal Kamra was forced offstage after a political joke led to a mob attack. Unlike Jimmy Kimmel,…
Foreign investors eye Chinese tech again, but capital controls, policy risks weighJustin M. LarsonOctober 3, 20250 Lujiazui Business Districk in Pudong, Shanghai, China.Liqun Liu | Construction Photography | Hulton Archive | Getty ImagesSINGAPORE — As China…
Indonesia School Collapse Leaves Families Gripped by Grief and FuryJustin M. LarsonOctober 3, 20250 Four days after the collapse, families of the school’s students in East Java were in shock, demanding answers as the…
What to Know About Japan’s Leadership ElectionJustin M. LarsonOctober 3, 20250 Japan’s beleaguered governing party will convene for a crucial election that could pave the way for the first female prime…
Car Bomb Hits Quetta, a City in Pakistan’s Balochistan ProvinceJustin M. LarsonOctober 3, 20250 The blast outside the local headquarters of a Pakistani paramilitary force in the city of Quetta could be heard miles…
Is South Korea’s ‘Buddhistcore’ Aesthetic a Fad or a Spiritual Awakening?Justin M. LarsonOctober 3, 20250 Young South Koreans are buying Buddhist merch. Monks and experts hope the buzz will translate into deeper engagement. Source link
Private equity’s retail rush is alarming its largest backersJustin M. LarsonOctober 3, 20250 SINGAPORE — For decades, private markets have been the preserve of pension funds, endowments and sovereign wealth giants. Now, that…
A.I. Is Driving a Stock Market Rally in China, TooJustin M. LarsonOctober 3, 20250 Surging interest in artificial intelligence is generating huge gains for Chinese tech stocks like Alibaba, which has more than doubled…
Texas Megachurch Pastor Pleads Guilty to Child Sex AbuseJustin M. LarsonOctober 2, 20250 Robert Morris, the founder of Gateway Church, which has one of the nation’s largest congregations, admitted to sexually abusing a…
