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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 27, 2022

Protests spread across China as anger mounts over 'COVID-zero' policy

A fire in Xinjiang, and a denial that COVID-19 measures had hampered escape and rescue, has fueled a wave of civil disobedience unseen since Xi Jinping assumed power a decade ago.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 25, 2022

In a challenge to Beijing, unrest over COVID lockdowns spreads

Protests have broken out in Guangzhou and at an iPhone factory in central China, while online many have raged at authorities after the death of a girl was blamed on COVID-19 restrictions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 25, 2022

Under missile strikes, Ukrainians haul water, while surgeons work in the dark

Ukraine's engineers and emergency crews work desperately to restore services through snow, freezing rain and blackout conditions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 23, 2022

Beijing is fixing its foul air. Why can’t New Delhi?

The return of smog season in India's capital has again left residents asking why nothing has changed. The answer may be largely political.
JAPAN
Nov 22, 2022

Japan ramps up Unification Church scrutiny with management and adoption probes

The inquiry into the church's management and financial status is another step toward stripping it of its 'religious corporation' status.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 22, 2022

Taiwan's Kuomintang finds new star in great grandson of Chinese nationalist leader

Chiang Wan-an was a teenager when his father sat him down to tell him he is the great-grandson of Chiang Kai-shek, the Chinese nationalist leader who fought Mao Zedong's Communists forces.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Nov 22, 2022

In male-dominated North Korea, leadership prospects of Kim's daughter uncertain

Some analysts argue that despite North Korea's deeply patriarchal society, gender may not disqualify a daughter or another woman from taking the reins.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Nov 21, 2022

Prized marbled wagyu at crossroads as industry shifts focus to fat quality

With the graying of the population and increasing health consciousness, a growing number of consumers are preferring lean meat.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Nov 20, 2022

North Korea's Kim has revealed he has a daughter. Why now?

The first public appearance of an heir to the isolated country's leader may offer clues into plans for his regime and its nuclear arsenal.
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 18, 2022

World Cup mired in controversy set to kick off in Qatar

This edition of the tournament has generated far more headlines about what's taken place off the pitch than what's expected to take place on it.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 18, 2022

Tips on getting the most out of living in Japan

The third Expat Expo Tokyo is taking place on Nov. 25 (Fri.) and 26 (Sat.) at the Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center’s Hamamatsucho-Kan. All international residents are welcome as there’s something for everyone.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 18, 2022

Nancy Pelosi to exit as top House Democrat, ending historic era

Pelosi, 82, is leaving the post as Republicans are set to take control of the House in January after winning the majority in the midterm election.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 18, 2022

In China’s Xinjiang, 'COVID zero' lockdown hits 100 days

Residents in the country's dry and mountainous far west have just marked 100 days of living under some of the toughest, and most strictly enforced pandemic measures in the world.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 16, 2022

The world finds itself on the cusp of a new era

The world has entered a new period of turbulence, and it remains to be seen what new rules and institutions will emerge from it.
JAPAN
Nov 15, 2022

Justice Ministry panel puts forward option of joint custody for divorced parents

The proposal could see Japan move into line with international standards, but has been criticized by supporters of domestic violence victims.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 14, 2022

Biden and Xi clash on Taiwan but find common ground on Ukraine

The two leaders sought to lower the temperature as they met for around three hours, with the presidents both saying they wanted to prevent high tensions from spilling over into conflict.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Nov 14, 2022

Tohoku fruit producers look to overseas markets for growth

With Aomori marketing its apples in India, and Yamagata pears breaking into East Asia, the products are seen as being key to increased exports.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 12, 2022

China says it’s refining COVID-19 rules, not relaxing control

Officials said a strict attitude toward stamping out infections remains China's guiding principle.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Nov 12, 2022

Dying lands: Farmers fight to save the 'skin of the Earth'

In America's dusty Corn Belt this spring, the land was drowning. In China's Yangtze River basin, it's bone dry. Farmers in both are fighting a losing battle to save the soil.
JAPAN
Nov 11, 2022

Japan to allow prefectures to declare medical state of emergency if COVID cases hit records

The government announced it will let prefectures enact stronger measures if infections soar above the level of the last wave and their health care system is threatened.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 11, 2022

G20 leaders set for high-stakes summit amid war, rivalries and food insecurity

From food and energy insecurity to the Sino-U.S. rivalry and the war in Ukraine, Group of Twenty leaders will have their work cut out for them when they meet next week in Indonesia.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 11, 2022

Weed is now legal in Thailand. How long will the high times last?

Cannabis shops have multiplied since the drug was decriminalized, with caveats, in June. But some lawmakers are pushing for tighter regulation.
JAPAN
Nov 9, 2022

Japan has no plans to impose restrictions as COVID-19 cases rise

After a lull in infections, numbers have rebounded again, with the nationwide daily tally reaching 87,410 on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 5, 2022

Climate change eclipsed by inflation, crime and abortion in U.S. midterms

Even as the Mississippi River withers from drought and Floridians struggle to recover from Hurricane Ian, the climate crisis is not a deciding issue.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 5, 2022

G7 urges China to abstain from threats and use of force

The U.S. touted the countries' increasingly aligned approach toward dealing with Beijing, but a mildly worded communique was the best the grouping could muster at the end of their meeting.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 28, 2022

Amid Unification Church controversy, church members' kin seek law to protect children

In a written request, the former members stressed that coercing children into religious activities amounts to psychological abuse.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 28, 2022

Japan Series poised to go down to wire — and possibly beyond

This year's Japan Series is as tight as can be and on course for a finish that has only been seen once in NPB history.

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