Japanese Communist Party picks first-ever female leader https://ift.tt/khl12ja

LDP political funds probe nears close with top lawmakers likely unscathed https://ift.tt/n2f5Z6l

Taiwan’s TSMC to launch Kumamoto chipmaking plant in February https://ift.tt/yc3wIKB

Japan can guilt-trip its stocks past bubble-era highs https://ift.tt/gO4FoNM

Taiwan’s election and its potential impact on East Asian politics https://ift.tt/3MsxbvG

In first, ‘specified juvenile’ handed death sentence over Kofu murder https://ift.tt/ejztDRP

Trawling the bottom of the ocean is kicking up tons of carbon dioxide https://ift.tt/2frJPQl

Suguru Osako to skip Tokyo Marathon in order to compete in Boston Marathon https://ift.tt/vL325gb

Former pitcher Hiroki Kuroda elected to Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame https://ift.tt/U9cd8fn

Novak Djokovic details 15-year ‘special relationship’ with Melbourne tree https://ift.tt/8ICSVs3