Alison Wong looks at the possibility of Japan reconciling its colonial legacy through the new Ainu recognition bill. 

Geoff Piggott looks at nationalism and the significance of cricket in the psyche of post-colonial societies.

What is a perfect family? Gita Nasution looks at perceptions of family and motherhood in contemporary Indonesia.

What is a perfect place? Simon Theobald looks at the idea of perfectionism in modern Iran.

The classic 1988 film Akira was set in a dystopian Japan 2019. Now in that fateful year,Hannah Lee looks at what Akira got right, what it got wrong, and what the film can teach us about modern Japan.

In China, popular dating shows are being used to promote Xi Jinping’s changing national ideology. Luka Vertessy looks at dating, and politics in Chinese pop culture.

Same-sex couples in Japan are suing the government, calling their inability to marry unconstitutional. Timothy Magarry looks at the Japanese constitution and it’s stance on same-sex marriage.

Jakarta’s policies are eroding the nation’s democratic health. To preserve its democracy, Indonesia must reconsider its current cyber-policy and rethink its political censorship measures, Thomas Paterson writes. 

In order to counter increasing Chinese influence, Australia needs to work at developing a closer relationship with Timor-Leste, Andrea Soriano writes.

For all the success of December’s global climate change talks, it will not unlock real change, Aaron Tang writes.