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Television dating shows—China’s new matchmakers
Love and marriage in today’s China are increasingly being conducted in the spotlight If not bread and butter, television dating shows have become an important

Japan’s food education campaign takes on a nationalistic flavour
Mothers under pressure as Japan pushes return to a traditional diet The Japanese government’s shokuiku (food education) campaign entered a new phase recently that again

New thinking redefines Japan’s foreign aid policy
Japan’s latest aid charter has introduced new and controversial measures Foreign aid is a key instrument of international engagement in Japan’s foreign policy toolkit. Although

Time to position Australia as a digital player in a world online
Australia has yet to grasp the significance of digital technology in expanding its relations with Asia Australia exists in a world well and truly on

Frontline Asia—academic blogs shine light into dark corners
In a world of soundbites and political spin, academic blogs can offer an alternative to those wanting to look deeper In the late hours of

‘Outsider’ language students see own society through other eyes
Learning another language has more benefits than enhanced job prospects Australians’ lack of appetite for language learning is frequently reported to be worsening. Yet at

Urban development in Bangladesh pushes millions to the edge
The cities and towns of Bangladesh are being transformed—but at what cost? In recent decades Bangladesh has experienced rapid urban transformation. The capital, Dhakar, has

Banerjee secures second win after whirlwind campaign
West Bengal’s first woman chief minister, Mamata Banerjee, pulls off a second surprise election victory The margin of victory for Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress (TMC)

Buried treasure amidst grains of Balinese sand
A new book examines early nineteenth century Balinese society through the eyes of one of the island’s earliest ethnographers On 20 March 1828, the merchant

Teaching Hindi with comics
Students appear to be responding well to a novel approach to learning Hindi Over the last two years I’ve started using comics increasingly to teach
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