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  Inside Beijing's bid to tame the global iron ore market Workers are seen on the top of an iron ore pile as a machine works on blending the iron ore, at Dalian Port, Liaoning province, China September 21, 2018. Picture taken September 21, 2018.... Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab Read more Dec 29 (Reuters) - China's state iron ore buyer is using increasingly hardball tactics against mining giants such as BHP to tighten its grip on the $132 billion seaborne market and extract better terms for steel mills, just as a giant new source of supply is set to strengthen its hand. China Mineral Resources Group (CMRG) in November asked its steel mills and traders not to buy  spot cargoes  of a second BHP  (BHP.AX) product, months after it  blacklisted  a first that drew  concern  from top supplier Australia's prime minister. The Reuters Daily Briefing newsletter provides all the news you need to start your day. Sign up  here. The standoff over...
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  Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to footer Help using this website - Accessibility statement Today's Paper Menu Advertisement World Asia Tourism Foreigners in Japan are treading carefully as tensions rise Jessica Sier North Asia correspondent Dec 28, 2025 – 12.47pm Save Share Gift this article Listen to this article 5 min Tokyo  | On Tokyo trains and in rural streets, long-term foreign residents are keeping their elbows in and their voices low as they try to avoid disrupting everyday Japanese life. Tensions about immigration, overtourism and rising prices have sharpened over the past year in the country they have long called home. As a result, residents say they are changing their behaviour in small but deliberate ways. Australians who have lived in Japan for decades told  The Australian Financial Review  they now feel a heightened need to signal that they belong. They are keen not to be branded tourists or newcomers, as the government’s tough-on-foreigner r...
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