John Aglionby
@johnaglionby.bsky.social
FT journalist on secondment to Nikkei Asia as Southeast Asia editor. Tokyo based. Interests inc Arsenal, running, marmalade, allotments
Anyone intterested in following the impact of the devastating floods in Sumatra, here is the Indonesian government's website with the casualty figures. With so many areas cut off, the toll is likely to rise, alas. gis.bnpb.go.id/bansorsumate...
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November 30, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Anyone intterested in following the impact of the devastating floods in Sumatra, here is the Indonesian government's website with the casualty figures. With so many areas cut off, the toll is likely to rise, alas. gis.bnpb.go.id/bansorsumate...
The sunset in Tokyo today (yes that's Mt Fuji you can see in the background) was mind-blowingly stunning today. The joy of having an office on the 25th floor!
October 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The sunset in Tokyo today (yes that's Mt Fuji you can see in the background) was mind-blowingly stunning today. The joy of having an office on the 25th floor!
"We're professional catfishers, but we all need the paycheck." Filipino OnlyFans 'chatters' explain to @asia.nikkei.com
how tens of thousands in SE Asia work long hours impersonating content creators on the site to help them make millions of dollars asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/so...
how tens of thousands in SE Asia work long hours impersonating content creators on the site to help them make millions of dollars asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/so...
Filipino OnlyFans 'chatters' struggle with mental health, job security
Unrelenting, desensitizing work, lack of protections among biggest complaints
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October 21, 2025 at 2:49 AM
"We're professional catfishers, but we all need the paycheck." Filipino OnlyFans 'chatters' explain to @asia.nikkei.com
how tens of thousands in SE Asia work long hours impersonating content creators on the site to help them make millions of dollars asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/so...
how tens of thousands in SE Asia work long hours impersonating content creators on the site to help them make millions of dollars asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/so...
The line: "This undercurrent of 18th-century agrarian romanticism reinforces the image of a leader drifting out of touch," is wonderful....
How south-east Asia lost its way - Ruchir Sharma column here. He argues Indonesia is just the worst of the worst in the world’s weakest regional market. Includes this striking anecdote www.ft.com/content/4f07....
September 22, 2025 at 7:41 AM
The line: "This undercurrent of 18th-century agrarian romanticism reinforces the image of a leader drifting out of touch," is wonderful....
Great @asia.nikkei.com scoop - analysis of Facebook posts suggests that Cambodia's military death toll in the July conflict with Thailand was 10 times what the authorities announced. asia.nikkei.com/politics/int...
Cambodian military families mourn as nation's Thai conflict toll exceeds 50
Nikkei Asia analysis of Facebook posts indicates there were dozens more deaths than stated
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September 16, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Great @asia.nikkei.com scoop - analysis of Facebook posts suggests that Cambodia's military death toll in the July conflict with Thailand was 10 times what the authorities announced. asia.nikkei.com/politics/int...
There are plenty of senseless conflicts in the world but the Thai-Cambodian clashes are up there among the most senseless of the lot.
@asia.nikkei.com www.youtube.com/embed/XGX0n7...
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August 6, 2025 at 12:45 AM
There are plenty of senseless conflicts in the world but the Thai-Cambodian clashes are up there among the most senseless of the lot.
@asia.nikkei.com www.youtube.com/embed/XGX0n7...
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Thailand and Cambodia have accused each other of escalating the cross-border conflict as fighting spreads to area near Gulf of Thailand @asia.nikkei.com asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Int...
Thai-Cambodian clashes spread to new area near Gulf of Thailand
Both countries accuse each other of escalating the conflict
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July 26, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Thailand and Cambodia have accused each other of escalating the cross-border conflict as fighting spreads to area near Gulf of Thailand @asia.nikkei.com asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Int...
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NEW VISUAL INVESTIGATION: Inside America’s booming immigration detention industry
Our analysis has identified a number of facilities housing hundreds more people than they are designed to hold. Lawyers and detainees told the FT people have been sleeping on the floor.
👉 ig.ft.com/us-immigrati...
Our analysis has identified a number of facilities housing hundreds more people than they are designed to hold. Lawyers and detainees told the FT people have been sleeping on the floor.
👉 ig.ft.com/us-immigrati...
July 18, 2025 at 8:06 AM
NEW VISUAL INVESTIGATION: Inside America’s booming immigration detention industry
Our analysis has identified a number of facilities housing hundreds more people than they are designed to hold. Lawyers and detainees told the FT people have been sleeping on the floor.
👉 ig.ft.com/us-immigrati...
Our analysis has identified a number of facilities housing hundreds more people than they are designed to hold. Lawyers and detainees told the FT people have been sleeping on the floor.
👉 ig.ft.com/us-immigrati...
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Populism has caught up with Japan and found fertile soil - column here from @urbandirt.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/ab62...
A weak yen is the root of Japan’s lurch to the right
Populism has caught up with the country and found fertile soil
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July 17, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Populism has caught up with Japan and found fertile soil - column here from @urbandirt.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/ab62...
I've just listened to this series and it's both powerful and shocking - the "normalisation of deviance". But at least the situaiton appears to be changing. Well worth 3.5 hours of your life. @susannastanford.bsky.social
After Season 1 of "The Retrievals," hundreds of listeners wrote to us saying they "felt everything" during their C-sections.
Season 2 investigates how this happens—and who is trying to fix it.
Subscribe now to get the first episode on July 10. lnk.to/akQAPD
Season 2 investigates how this happens—and who is trying to fix it.
Subscribe now to get the first episode on July 10. lnk.to/akQAPD
The Retrievals
C-sections are the most frequently performed major surgeries in the world. So why do so many patients feel severe pain during them? Season 2 of the award-winning podcast “The Retrievals” is an investi...
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July 15, 2025 at 5:11 AM
I've just listened to this series and it's both powerful and shocking - the "normalisation of deviance". But at least the situaiton appears to be changing. Well worth 3.5 hours of your life. @susannastanford.bsky.social
Thinking of going to the Expo in Osaka? Here are my tips for what to see (Japan and France), avoid (India) and how to get best bang for buck (plan as much as possible in advance) #osakaexpo #expo asia.nikkei.com/Life-Arts/Li...
Osaka Expo: Tips and tricks for a next-level experience
Long lines and sore feet? Yes, but still totally worth it
asia.nikkei.com
June 15, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Thinking of going to the Expo in Osaka? Here are my tips for what to see (Japan and France), avoid (India) and how to get best bang for buck (plan as much as possible in advance) #osakaexpo #expo asia.nikkei.com/Life-Arts/Li...
It seems the Trump administration doesn't know what it wants from the tariff negotiations with Japan, let alone how to get there. I pity the negotiators from all governments queuing up to meet officials in DC... @asia.nikkei.com asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Trad...
Bessent, Lutnick and Greer keep Japan guessing in US tariff talks
Differing views on trade by Trump's negotiating team frustrate Tokyo
asia.nikkei.com
June 6, 2025 at 4:59 AM
It seems the Trump administration doesn't know what it wants from the tariff negotiations with Japan, let alone how to get there. I pity the negotiators from all governments queuing up to meet officials in DC... @asia.nikkei.com asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Trad...
Am thinking about the late-night scenes in the @matinastevis.bsky.social - Ilya Gridneff household right now. One writing the splash for the @nytimes.com, the other for the @financialtimes.com. Are they in different rooms? Are they talking....?
April 29, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Am thinking about the late-night scenes in the @matinastevis.bsky.social - Ilya Gridneff household right now. One writing the splash for the @nytimes.com, the other for the @financialtimes.com. Are they in different rooms? Are they talking....?
Anyone thinking Thailand is a fun, free, fearless place to live and work should think again.... asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Tur...
Thailand detains well-regarded U.S. academic for alleged lese-majeste
Paul Chambers is first foreign scholar charged under kingdom's draconian law
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April 9, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Anyone thinking Thailand is a fun, free, fearless place to live and work should think again.... asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Tur...
Perhaps least surprising news of the day: Myanmar bans foreign journos because of blackouts and a water shortage, MRTV quotes Maj Gen Zaw Min Tun as saying. asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Natu...
Myanmar aid groups face major hurdles to delivering quake relief
Damaged airports and roads hinder operations in civil war-blighted nation
asia.nikkei.com
March 31, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Perhaps least surprising news of the day: Myanmar bans foreign journos because of blackouts and a water shortage, MRTV quotes Maj Gen Zaw Min Tun as saying. asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Natu...
Wonderful obit of 'walking internet router' Gwen Robinson - Nikkei Asia and ex-FT journalist, and tour de force across Southeast Asia. Gwen, you will be sorely missed. asia.nikkei.com/Life-Arts/Ob...
Gwen Robinson, a driving force in Asia journalism, dies at 65
Trailblazing correspondent and mentor instrumental in shaping Nikkei Asia's global presence
asia.nikkei.com
March 31, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Wonderful obit of 'walking internet router' Gwen Robinson - Nikkei Asia and ex-FT journalist, and tour de force across Southeast Asia. Gwen, you will be sorely missed. asia.nikkei.com/Life-Arts/Ob...
It was a privilege to see Paula Radcliffe running the Tokyo Marathon today - such an inspiration for those of us “of a certain age”. Here she is at 37.5km, still looking v strong
March 2, 2025 at 11:29 AM
It was a privilege to see Paula Radcliffe running the Tokyo Marathon today - such an inspiration for those of us “of a certain age”. Here she is at 37.5km, still looking v strong
Surely the Arsenal headlines should be along the lines of: Jesus reborn in Palace in early Christmas delivery or 'Angel' Gabriel delivers three early Christmas gifts to Arsenal faithful
December 19, 2024 at 12:53 AM
Surely the Arsenal headlines should be along the lines of: Jesus reborn in Palace in early Christmas delivery or 'Angel' Gabriel delivers three early Christmas gifts to Arsenal faithful
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The FT is hiring a Chief UK Business Correspondent. Come work with good people and me! Apply by Monday!
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Chief UK Business Correspondent
London
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December 12, 2024 at 11:33 PM
The FT is hiring a Chief UK Business Correspondent. Come work with good people and me! Apply by Monday!
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Big day in Indonesia today - they say all politics is local but the results will be a sign of how popular new president Prabowo Subianto is... @nikkeiasia.bsky.social asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Ind...
Indonesians head to polls for country's biggest regional elections
Tight races in Jakarta and Central Java, a proxy fight between Jokowi and his former party
asia.nikkei.com
November 27, 2024 at 12:35 AM
Big day in Indonesia today - they say all politics is local but the results will be a sign of how popular new president Prabowo Subianto is... @nikkeiasia.bsky.social asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Ind...
"It suddenly becomes real -- it took me six years to realize this is real." Caecilia Chu, CEO of Singaporean FX digital wallet YouTrip, lays out her path to an IPO for the start-up @nikkeiasia.bsky.social asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/AS...
Singapore's YouTrip CEO unveils route to IPO for FX digital wallet
Harvard alum Caecilia Chu wants profitable startup to grow from ASEAN to APAC
asia.nikkei.com
November 26, 2024 at 2:26 AM
"It suddenly becomes real -- it took me six years to realize this is real." Caecilia Chu, CEO of Singaporean FX digital wallet YouTrip, lays out her path to an IPO for the start-up @nikkeiasia.bsky.social asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/AS...
