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Iran ceasefire won’t easily ease emerging Asia’s pain

Iran ceasefire won’t easily ease emerging Asia’s pain

TOKYO — Global markets are struggling to discern if the US-Iran ceasefire is real or happy talk. Yet emerging-market governments in Asia don’t have that luxury as capital outflows accelerate. Already,...

Apr 10, 2026 5 min
Structural strains grip Tokyo and Seoul

Structural strains grip Tokyo and Seoul

Subscribe now with a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first year at an exclusive rate of just $99. Japan and South Korea ride a one-day rally into growing uncertainty Scott Foster repo...

Apr 10, 2026 5 min
Japan’s unsustainable pacifist delusion

Japan’s unsustainable pacifist delusion

Japan’s pacifist constitution is often cited as a constraint on what the nation of 123 million and the world’s fourth-largest economy can and cannot do militarily. The latest crisis in the...

Apr 11, 2026 5 min
The physiology of dreams, explained by 2 scientists

The physiology of dreams, explained by 2 scientists

Every 90 minutes, our bodies go paralyzed while our brains become more active than during waking life. Sleep psychologist Dr. Shelby Harris and neuroscientist Dr. Patrick McNamara, Associate Professor...

Apr 09, 2026 5 min