Asia | Gay rights in Singapore

On permanent parole

As usual, the government's case has done well in the courts

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By J.F. | SINGAPORE

Sanae Takaichi, a veteran Japanese lawmaker, speaks at a press conference.

Takaichi Sanae, the hardline nationalist who may soon lead Japan

She would be the country’s first woman prime minister—and pull its politics sharply to the right

Graduates at university in China.

Asian countries are nabbing a lot more foreign students

Degrees from East Asia are cheap, and growing more prestigious


Rohingya refugees stand behind barbed wires at Kutupalong refugee camp

The world’s most persecuted people

Dumb ideas are worsening the Rohingyas’ dire plight


Indian cities have a devilish animal problem

Not everyone wants it fixed

A rare ceremony revives debate over imperial succession

Right-wingers remain vehemently opposed to female emperors