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YU ZHENGSHENG

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 8, 2015
Senior Chinese leader urges Abe to admit wartime mistakes
China's fourth highest-ranking leader, Yu Zhengsheng, said Friday that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe needs to more readily admit Tokyo's past militarism and voiced dissatisfaction with his recent remarks ahead of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 23, 2015
Chinese official says ties with Japan heading in good direction
Yu Zhengsheng, the fourth-highest-ranking official in the Chinese Communist Party, says steps toward repairing Beijing's relations with Tokyo are gradually getting a foothold.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 4, 2015
China to publish records of Japan's past militarism for WWII anniversary
The move is intended to help “keep in mind our history as a warning for the future,” said Yu Zhengsheng, the Communist Party of China's fourth-highest ranking member.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 20, 2014
China awaits Abe's stance on 70th anniverary of WWII
China warns Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that his attitude toward Japan's wartime actions on the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII will be critical in mending bilateral ties.
JAPAN / Politics
May 9, 2014
Yasukuni, Senkakus impeding better ties, top Chinese politician says
Influential Chinese politician Yu Zhengsheng lays out the conditions for mending diplomatic relations with Japan, citing Yasukuni Shrine and the row over the Senkaku Islands.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 31, 2013
High-ranking Chinese says ball in Japan's court
The fourth-highest ranking member of the Chinese Communist Party expresses hope for improved ties with Japan but says this depends on whether Tokyo will officially acknowledge that a dispute exists over the Senkaku Islands.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Japan's former PM Aso meets Trump for talks on security and economy
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Taro Aso, vice president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in New York on Tuesday. The Japanese government’s top spokesman on Wednesday played down the meeting as one conducted "in the capacity of one lawmaker" and “without the government’s involvement.”
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.

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