17 Mar 2023

Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 17 March 2023
Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan addresses his supporters during an anti-government march towards capital Islamabad, demanding early elections, in Gujranwala on 1 November 2022.

Photo: AFP / Arif Ali

Violent protests have again broken out in Pakistan as police attempt to arrest opposition leader Imran Khan who has continued his political standoff with the current government. 

The courts have intervened, ordering police to halt the arrest operation in part due to security concerns around a planned cricket match.

The leaders of South Korea and Japan have resumed ties, the first such meeting in 12 years, following years of disputes. 

Taiwan is losing one of its few diplomatic allies with Honduras announcing plans to establish more formal relations with China.

And a Japanese YouTuber GaaSyy is the first Japanese lawmaker to be expelled from the legislature in more than 70 years.


Elizabeth Beattie is a journalist based in Tokyo

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