Osaka inspires ‘maverick’ Utain

Veteran politician Utain Shartpinyo is using the issue of mounting rubbish and traffic congestion in the capital as a political platform to garner votes for the Bangkok election next year. ( read original story ...)

U.S.-China Rift Will Welcome Back Japan Traders

As Japan’s investors come back to work on Thursday after their Golden Week holiday, they’ll get to trade on the latest extension in the state of emergency and escalating tension between the U.S. and ... ( read original story ...)