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Abu Zafar obituary
My grandfather Abu Zafar, who has died aged 88, was an engineer, inventor and co-founder, with his wife, Hisak…
- Japan, Environment, Europe, South and Central Asia, Hong Kong, World news, Asia Pacific, France, Spain, India, Extreme weather
Weather tracker: heavy rainfall across India, Japan and Hong Kong causes widespread disruption
Hong Kong hit by 350mm of rain in 24 hours, while mountainous state of Uttarakhand badly affected by landslide…
- Obesity, Mexico, Japan, Diabetes, Society, South and Central Asia, US news, Drugs, World news, Medical research, Asia Pacific, China, UK news, India, Americas, Science
New daily weight-loss pill shows success at clinical trial
Orforglipron also reduced blood sugar levels in participants with type 2 diabetesA significant trial of a dail…
- Japan, Joe Biden, Australia news, South and Central Asia, US news, Anthony Albanese, World news, China, G7, India, Narendra Modi
Australia, India, Japan and US take thinly veiled swipe at China
Beijing clearly target of joint statement by Quad group calling for ‘stability in Indo-Pacific maritime domain…
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Last images taken by Japanese journalist killed in Myanmar in 2007 released
News outlet obtains camera of Kenji Nagai, who was reporting on Saffron Revolution when he was shotThe family …
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What is the Quad, and how did it come about?
Leaders of the US, Japan, Australia and India have gathered in Tokyo for a summit of the Quad. What are its or…
- Japan, Environment, Conservation, South and Central Asia, Global development, Rivers, World news, Zoology, Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, Mumbai, Myanmar, India, Biology, Science, Fish
Wolverine fish and blind eel among 212 new freshwater species
Report from Shoal on 2021’s newly described species shows ‘there are still hundreds and hundreds more freshwat…
- Japan, South and Central Asia, World news, Asia Pacific, Sony world photography awards, Awards and prizes, Photography, South Korea, Colombia, Art and design, India, Americas, Culture
Cast a wide net: award-winning photos from across the globe – in pictures
From Qatari fishermen to Peruvian chimpanzees, these images represent the best of the Sony World Photography a…
- Japan, Society, South and Central Asia, Global development, Coronavirus, Inequality, The super-rich, Hong Kong, Oxfam, World news, Women's rights and gender equality, Asia Pacific, China, India, Social exclusion
Covid created 20 new ‘pandemic billionaires’ in Asia, says Oxfam
While wealthiest got richer, 140m people fell into poverty as jobs were lost, wiping out years of gains for po…
- Japan, Pharmaceuticals industry, Singapore, Pfizer, Europe, Australia news, Infectious diseases, South and Central Asia, Business, Coronavirus, US news, Drugs, World news, Medical research, Asia Pacific, Switzerland, UK news, India, Science
Coronavirus treatments: the potential ‘game-changers’ in development
After positive clinical trials for antiviral drug Molnupiravir, it joins other medicines that have shown promi…
- Japan, Australia news, South and Central Asia, US news, World news, Asia Pacific, China, India, US politics
‘Free and open’: Quad leaders call for ‘stable’ Indo-Pacific in veiled China dig
Joe Biden meets leaders of Australia, India and Japan in latest effort to cement US leadership in Asia US pres…
- Japan, Angela Merkel, Politics, Boris Johnson, Europe, South and Central Asia, Afghanistan, US foreign policy, US news, World news, Germany, G7, Justin Trudeau, France, UK news, Italy, Emmanuel Macron, Mario Draghi
Afghanistan: what does each nation hope to get out of the G7 meeting?
Analysis: Tuesday’s meeting called by Boris Johnson may include postmortem on Joe Biden’s handling of crisisTh…
- Japan, Environment, South and Central Asia, Business, Climate change, Coal, World news, Asia Pacific, Energy, China, Vietnam, India
Five Asian countries account for 80% of new coal power investment
China, India, Indonesia, Japan and Vietnam plan to build more than 600 coal power unitsFive Asian countries ar…
- Japan, Politics, Europe, Brexit, Foreign policy, Australia news, European Union, South and Central Asia, World news, Asia Pacific, China, Military, UK news, India
Why Britain is tilting to the Indo-Pacific region
Critics warn of imperial fantasy but the economic and political forces pulling the UK back to the region are r…
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Drinks giant Kirin urged to cut ties with Myanmar joint venture linked to military
Japanese beer company effectively ‘empowers’ junta through its joint ventures, rights group saysMyanmar coup: …
- Japan, Brazil, Sweden, Europe, Africa, South and Central Asia, Coronavirus, US news, World news, Germany, Asia Pacific, China, France, Spain, Italy, India, Americas, Taiwan
From lockdowns to pool parties: how Covid rules vary around the world
Countries have adopted different rules on business activity, education, socialising and travelCurfews and lock…
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Selling curries to India: Japan exports popular restaurant chain
CoCo Ichibanya hopes locals will approve of its signature hot dishes as it opens near DelhiIt sounds like the …
- Japan, Australia news, South and Central Asia, Hong Kong, Coronavirus outbreak, World news, Asia Pacific, China, India
Global report: coronavirus infections in India pass 1m as outbreaks flare globally
Country becomes third in world to reach figure; alarming peak in French region of BrittanyCoronavirus – latest…
- Japan, Environment, Brazil, Oceans, Europe, Africa, Conservation, South and Central Asia, Animals, Global development, Wildlife, World news, Asia Pacific, Tanzania, UK news, India, Americas
‘I raised hell’: how people worldwide answered the call of World Oceans Day
From protecting fishing communities to regrowing coral reefs, Guardian readers and environmentalists share how…
- Japan, Pharmaceuticals industry, Europe, Africa, South and Central Asia, Afghanistan, Business, Coronavirus outbreak, World news, Asia Pacific, Vaccines and immunisation, France, Tanzania, Middle East and North Africa
Global report: leaders urge free vaccines as France allows staycations
French drugmaker criticised for giving US priority; Gordon Brown says Covid-19 solution is globalCoronavirus –…