Japan is paying families 1 million yen to move to the countryside – but it won’t make Tokyo any smaller

  Denys Nevozhai | Unsplash The Japanese government has announced a fresh round of incentives for people to move out of the Tokyo region. From April...

Protesters in Davos press world leaders to rethink economic order

DAVOS, Switzerland – In the runup to this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, set to start Monday, several groups staged anti-Davos demonstrations, protesting global...

The 2023 Australian Open pauses a year of profound political tensions in tennis

Over the past 12 months, significant challenges by way of policy and politics have impacted professional tennis. Chief among them have been participation constraints around the...

NZ aid worker remains missing in Ukraine: the tragedy of people motivated to help in war zones becoming victims themselves

The humanitarian aid worker Andrew Bagshaw, who has dual New Zealand and British citizenship, has been missing in Ukraine for more than ten days. Bagshaw and...

Why does Nepal’s aviation industry have safety issues? An expert explains

A Yeti Airlines ATR 72-500 aircraft crashed in Pokhara in central Nepal on January 15 2023, killing at least 68 passengers on board. The aircraft was...

Why do so many Turkish people believe ‘secret clauses’ in the 1923 Lausanne treaty will be unveiled this year?

Commonly regarded as the “birth certificate” of modern Turkey, the 1923 treaty of Lausanne was the last of the peace settlements signed at the end of...

What’s in store for the UK in 2023? Here’s one economist’s view

Last year was an eventful one for the UK which lost its longest-serving monarch, went through two prime ministers, and faced economic stagnation, financial turmoil, rampant...

What does climate change mean for extreme waves? In 80% of the world, we don’t really know

Across much of the world’s oceans, waves are getting bigger. In the Southern Ocean, where storm-driven swell can propagate halfway across the world to California, the...

Biden to deliver State of Union address on Feb. 7: White House

US, Japan sign deal to bolster space cooperation

The future of space is collaborative. Delighted to sign the U.S.-Japan Framework Agreement on Space Cooperation today with Prime Minister Kishida and Foreign Minister Hayashi. pic.twitter.com/MGOMY6FN2B...