Japan
Japan’s ‘Little Kyoto’ is one of the most relaxing places I’ve visited
As the older generation dies out and young residents leave for big cities, the residents of Ozu have found a way to survive: turning empty, historic houses into accommodation.
- Anthony Dennis
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- Airport reviews
This charmless airport terminal is the world’s longest (and is slowly sinking)
An architectural and aviation landmark when it opened, Osaka’s Kansai International still measures up, except for one small thing.
- Kristie Kellahan
Why Nawaqanitawase could face World Cup selection squeeze
Roosters star Mark Nawaqanitawase will switch to Japanese rugby at the end of the season – but that could be a problem for the Wallabies.
- Jonathan Drennan
- Analysis
- Middle East at war
The fuel crisis is painful, but Australia has an advantage many don’t
The nation confronts the prospect of dire economic consequences if the Iran war drags on. But we’re not entirely helpless.
- Mike Foley
- Opinion
- Payments
Australians hate surcharges. So why don’t we move to QR codes?
It’s a payment method that has taken off in cash-loving Japan. But here’s why Australians will still pay more to use card.
- Millie Muroi
The best way to see Tokyo? Get lost, say these two experts
In the decades since Michelle Mackintosh and Steve Wide first set foot in Tokyo on their honeymoon in the late 1990s, they’ve watched the city transform.
- Julietta Jameson
Save your yen: How to travel Japan on a budget
Japan is already a good-value destination, but here are a few key tips on how to make your yen stretch even further.
- Brian Johnston
Economic carnage ‘worse than ’70s’ as PM admits ‘stable, predictable world’ is gone
International Energy Agency chief Fatih Birol has warned that governments have failed to inform their citizens of the scale of economic damage being wrought by the Iran war.
- Mike Foley
Don’t mention the war! Trump drops Pearl Harbour bomb in another excruciating White House moment
Japan’s prime minister was bracing for a difficult meeting with the US president when it took an unexpected diversion back to Japan’s role in World War II.
- Lisa Visentin
- Opinion
- Trade wars
Trump rushes to save his war on the world
While America was waging war in Iran, the US president began preparing for a renewed assault on America’s trading partners.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz