Asia | Japan's soft power
Squaring the cool
The bureaucrats are on to something, but they will have to be nimble to avoid squashing it
Trump’s tariffs will pummel Vietnam
Though there are a few silver linings
Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea’s disgraced president, is ousted
Democratic institutions have held firm, but the political mess will go on
Australia’s election could come down to independent MPs
Both main parties may need their support
Myanmar’s junta takes advantage of a devastating earthquake
The disaster may entrench a brutal regime
Ending Central Asia’s endless squabbles over eccentric borders
Leaders are finally fixing the mess they inherited from the Soviet Union
India sees opportunity, as well as risk, in Trump’s trade war
Narendra Modi hopes to strike a deal that will unleash growth