Taylor Swift’s Asia Tour Stirs Some Bad Blood

SINGAPORE—Asia’s mightiest economies are vying for a piece of one of the world’s proven economic-growth engines: Taylor Swift. Only a lucky few countries are cashing in. The losers are struggling to shake it off.

Instead of holding concerts throughout the region, the American pop star is performing in just two East Asian countries—Japan and Singapore. Swift is perhaps expecting—not unreasonably—that her devoted fans will be willing to travel any distance necessary.