Asia
Japanese geography
How remote islands underpin Japan’s maritime power
And why those far-flung outposts face mounting pressures
Lucky but sooty
Australia’s energy transition is in trouble
The government is suddenly rushing to prop up coal
No special measures
Has Australasia lurched right on race?
Indigenous relations have taken a beating in votes in both Australia and New Zealand
Chipping away
South Korean chipmakers get a reprieve
But the pressure from geopolitical tension and China’s domestic manufacturing drive will increase
Don’t rely on the courts
India’s Supreme Court refuses to recognise same-sex marriage
The decision is a devastating setback for equal rights in the country
Banyan
India-Pakistan relations are becoming more marginal and worse
In cricket and otherwise, India is leaving its old rivalry behind
India and free love
Social-media influencers are battling to educate young Indians about sex
Condom sales are rising during the Navratri festival
Old before their time
Poor Asian countries face an ageing crisis
Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam and others are getting old before they get rich
Rubble of a country
Afghanistan’s terrible earthquakes
Over 2,000 have died in the country’s latest calamity
Banyan
Pakistan expels undocumented Afghans. But at what price?
Strains between Pakistan and the Taliban in Kabul will only grow
An explosive exercise
A caste census reopens old grudges in India
The government is struggling to respond