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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Feb 23, 2023

New challenges have forced Japanese companies to address economic security

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the international situation surrounding Japan has changed drastically.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 6, 2023

China’s economic woes are multiplying — and Xi Jinping has no easy fix

The world's second-largest economy faces sluggish consumer spending, a crisis-ridden property market, flagging exports, record youth unemployment and towering local government debt.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 9, 2018

China's winter resorts face tougher terrain despite Olympics excitement

At its peak a decade ago, the Muchengjian mine churned out mountains of coal on the western outskirts of Beijing.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jun 12, 2023

Despite lofty hopes, global spending on nukes continues to surge

The alarming development — 2022 was the third year in a row that spending rose — deals a serious blow to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s vision of a world without nuclear weapons.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 31, 2022

Arming to disarm: North Korea’s nuclear paradox

Even as its nuclear capacity continues to advance, Pyongyang will keep its anti-nuclear doctrine in place — despite the growing contradiction.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / FOCUS
Jul 18, 2021

Has the world had enough of the Olympics?

The Olympics are an easy target for criticism, never more than now. Do they still matter? Or have they lost their way and strayed from whatever ideals they purport to embody?
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 20, 2021

LDP contenders put China in crosshairs in bid to win votes

Foreign policy has taken on increased importance in the party's presidential race, as candidates are trying to win over conservative members with a tough stance on Beijing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 21, 2023

China’s video game creators come in from the cold as crackdown eases

Beijing’s tough curbs in 2021 laid waste to the once-booming industry, shaving over half of the market value of sector leaders like Tencent Holdings and NetEase.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 23, 2022

China hangs on Xi’s every word. His silence also speaks volumes.

At the important Communist Party congress last week, the Chinese leader didn't mention two long-repeated maxims. To many, it's a warning of the turbulent times ahead.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Oct 5, 2022

China seeks to address FDI concerns as foreign investors look for alternatives

Leaders have pledged to improve supply chains and address concerns such as intellectual property and market access.
Figure Skating
Jul 19, 2022

In pictures: The brilliant competitive career of Yuzuru Hanyu

Moments from the brilliant career of figure-skating superstar Yuzuru Hanyu.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 2, 2022

What did Xi know about Ukraine, and when did he know?

Putin's declaration of military action was timed to begin just after the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. Was the Russian leader's “restraint” a way of showing respect?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jan 19, 2022

Xi Jinping’s COVID-19 defense gets weaker with every omicron case

Port disruptions and citywide shutdowns are increasingly common, and the central bank has had to cut its key interest rate.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 1, 2022

Southeast Asia the battleground for geo-economic competition between China and the U.S.

Washington has opened markets to ASEAN nations but not public investment in public goods such as infrastructure — nowhere close to the scale of Chinese investment.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 24, 2021

'Running out of time': Tibetan president-elect warns of cultural genocide

Rights groups and Tibetans in Tibet say the government has put strict controls on religion, language education and labor, while encouraging immigration by Han people.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Dec 29, 2015

Tech giants spot opportunity in forecasting China's smog

Air pollution in China could be big business.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 24, 2023

Chinese censorship is quietly rewriting the COVID-19 story

Under government pressure, Chinese scientists have retracted studies and withheld or deleted data. The censorship has stymied efforts to understand the virus.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 3, 2023

A bittersweet first year for Germany’s new chancellor

Entering office with a progressive agenda while offering Germans an air of stability, Olaf Scholz has instead been thrust into the role of a crisis chancellor.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 28, 2022

Taiwan had no greater champion than Shinzo Abe

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's mark on contemporary Japan-Taiwan relations will have lasting consequences.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 2, 2022

Inside China’s 'zero-COVID' fortress, Xi admits no doubts

As the lockdown of Shanghai and outbreaks in Beijing and elsewhere batter the economy, China's leader keeps a distance from the politically charged issue.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 17, 2021

Hong Kong’s pro-democracy activists are running out of options

Most of the groups advocating for meaningful elections and freedom of expression have disbanded. China's crackdown 'exceeded the threshold of what we can bear.”
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 5, 2021

China to delay Hong Kong elections as it looks to overhaul system

Senior lawmaker Wang Chen said China will change the size, composition and formation method of an electoral committee that chooses Hong Kong's leader.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
May 9, 2020

U.S. rearms to nullify China's missile supremacy in the western Pacific

A long-term struggle between the Beijing and Washington is at a turning point, with the United States rolling out new weapons and strategy in a bid to close a wide missile gap with China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
May 12, 2023

Vast China-Russia resources trade shifts to yuan from dollars in Ukraine fallout

The switch to yuan to pay for billions in commodities trades in the wake of the Ukraine war accelerates China's efforts to internationalize its currency.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 27, 2023

Jobless young Chinese seek solace in temples and tale of failed scholar

Despondent young worshippers crowd temples in China on weekends, as they pray to find jobs in an economy slowly clawing its way back from the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 12, 2023

Dueling trips lay bare Taiwan of tomorrow and yesterday

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen’s U.S. 'stopover' was forward-looking, while her predecessor Ma Ying-jeou focused on the past in his trip to China.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 20, 2023

Xi arrives in Moscow, giving Putin boost amid war in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin will give a detailed account of his view of the year-old invasion and discuss China’s 12-point proposal for resolving it.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 30, 2022

There is no ‘new normal’ in the Taiwan Strait — yet

While Beijing is certainly trying hard to push in the direction of a “new normal,” Taiwan and the United States are pushing back against that notion.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 22, 2022

Hong Kong is unrecognizable after two years under new security law

The landscape for free expression in Hong Kong after Beijing enacted the National Security Law has become increasingly desolate, and conditions are set to worsen.

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