Business
Japan Post mulling $3.66bn write-off for fiscal 2016
One-time hit from Australian acquisition could lead to net loss
Commodities
Iron ore prices plunge 30% in a month
Weak Chinese steel demand, growing oversupply take toll
Japan-Update
Fujifilm delays annual report for probe of New Zealand unit
Imaging group launches independent accounting investigation
Japan-Update
Japan Post weighs huge write-down on Toll acquisition
Charge stemming from Australian deal could reach into billions of dollars
Economy
Japan pushing to preserve agreed-on TPP framework
In resurrecting the pact without US, Tokyo hopes to avoid renegotiation
Politics
14-nation Pacific pact breaks through trade gloom
But critic doubts significance of deal without Fiji and Papua New Guinea
Business
Japan Post shares plunge on report of massive impairment
Australian subsidiary negatively affecting overseas expansion effort
Business
Samuel Biggins: The skeptics are wrong about Chinese investment in Australia
Flows of cash into property are changing, but the river has not run dry
Life
Cricket gives asylum seekers in Australia a sense of belonging
On the field and off, new arrivals are looking for ways to help their community
Economy
Australia wants TPP despite US exit: trade minister
Canberra sees benefits for smaller businesses, easier trade and investment
Commodities
Steelmaking coke prices surge on tight supply
A 30% rebound triggered by Australian cyclone, Chinese halt of North Korean imports
Business
Mitsui & Co. bets big on former Rio Tinto CEO
Resource magnate Sam Walsh becomes Japanese company's external director
Life
Art initiative highlights Australia's conflicted stance on nuclear weapons
A touring exhibition reminds Australians that the nuclear issue is as vital today as in the 1950s
Commodities
LNG spot prices plunge in Asia on supply glut concerns
Trend seen putting downward pressure on Japan's electricity prices
Politics
Fiji enlists New Zealand navy to help patrol seas
Pacific state turns back to neighbor after cosying up with China, Russia
Science
Nano-satellites enable space exploration on a budget
Shoebox-sized craft can be launched for well under $1 million
Politics
North Korea-US saber rattling ramps up tension in Asia
Arrival of special forces and carrier group backs up the US vow to deal with Kim
Business
Japan Pulp and Paper to acquire Oceanian peers for $64m
As domestic market shrinks, the Japanese company eyes overseas opportunities
Politics
Australia steps up battle against toxic cane toads
Researchers hope 'sickening sausage' will teach native carnivores to shun poisonous amphibian
Arts
Campaign seeks return of Aboriginal artist's lost copyright
Slighted watercolorist's landscapes now hang in Australian national museum
Politics
One country, two laws in Australia's racialized justice system
Decades after landmark report, Australia again confronts indigenous incarceration
Business
The internet poised to dethrone TV as ad king
Advertising dollars follow consumer eyes to smartphones
Business
Skeptics wrong on Chinese interest in Australian property
Investment flows are changing course, but the river has not run dry
Life
Wildlife bears the brunt of Australia's 'angry summer'
Flying foxes, loggerhead turtles among animals dying amid extreme heat