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ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 13, 2020

White House moves forward on three arms sales to Taiwan

The move in the run-up to the Nov. 3 U.S. election is likely to anger China, which considers Taiwan a wayward province.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Oct 10, 2020

Virtual YouTubers get caught in the middle of a diplomatic spat

It’s relatively easy for those involved in the entertainment industry in Asia to get caught up in geopolitical scuffles, with social media accelerating and magnifying any faux pas. Put on an ill-advised shirt or get the wrong tattoo and suddenly you’ve raised diplomatic tensions tenfold.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 10, 2020

Trump to resume campaigning as second debate canceled

The U.S. leader refused to participate in the debate after a nonpartisan commission switched it to a virtual contest in the wake of Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Oct 8, 2020

Can K-pop superstars be exempt from military service?

Calls are mounting within South Korea for members of megaband BTS to be granted alternatives or delays to mandatory military service, with some lawmakers and fans arguing they are doing plenty for their country without wearing a soldier's uniform.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 5, 2020

As Trump seeks to project strength, doctors disclose alarming episodes

New details raised questions about the credibility of the information provided about the president during hospitalization for COVID-19.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 29, 2020

SMIC joins the growing list of China security threats

U.S. export restrictions mean American companies will have to apply for a license to sell some products to the Shanghai-based chipmaker.
BUSINESS / EXPLAINER
Sep 25, 2020

How to steal ¥28 million: Lessons learned from the Docomo swindle

Japan's largest mobile phone carrier made headlines after its e-money service was used to defraud people who weren't NTT Docomo customers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 25, 2020

A Hong Kong protester's farewell note and failed escape

Wong Wai-yin's wife feared the worst after reading his short farewell letter.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 24, 2020

China accuses foreign correspondents of meddling in Hong Kong

Beijing warned Hong Kong’s foreign correspondents to stop interfering in the city’s affairs under the guise of press freedom, piling further pressure on media organizations in the financial hub.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 23, 2020

Suga and Xi set for talks Friday, a day after Japan PM's call with Moon

Talks are aimed at expanding ties between Japan and China. The leaders are also expected to discuss Xi's state visit to Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 23, 2020

Coal’s last refuge crumbles with China’s renewables plan

If Asia — and in particular China, which accounts for about half the world's coal consumption — can't break the habit, devastating climate change will be unavoidable.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 21, 2020

Meet Japan's new top government spokesman, same as the last one

Some believe what appealed most to Yoshihide Suga about Katsunobu Kato, the new chief Cabinet secretary, is how much he resembles the new prime minister.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Sep 17, 2020

What will 'Suganomics' look like?

Drastic reforms tend to draw fierce opposition. But Suga's administration may be able to take advantage of the pandemic to drive forward challenging policies.
Japan Times
CULTURE
Sep 12, 2020

COVID-19 pandemic, and local politics, threaten the future of anime conventions

The coronavirus outbreak has altered the reality of mass gatherings worldwide, but canceling an event isn't something all organizers are in a position to do.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 8, 2020

Suga, Kishida and Ishiba hold first public faceoff as LDP race officially begins

The leadership election will be held next Monday, with the new prime minister expected to be named at an extraordinary Diet session set to be convened on Sept. 16.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 7, 2020

There's a better TikTok deal out there and SoftBank is eyeing it

SoftBank is putting together a coalition to bid for the company's business in India, Bloomberg News reported late Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 4, 2020

Shigeru Ishiba offers raft of fresh policy ideas ahead of LDP election

The former defense minister pledged to retain the best of Abe's legacy, addressing wealth gaps while adopting a clear-eyed but hawkish stance on regional security.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 2, 2020

U.S. expats can’t renounce their citizenship fast enough

The swearing in of new citizens often makes news in the U.S., especially if it happens in unusual circumstances such as one party’s national convention. Much less reported are the many citizenship renunciations by Americans, and the travails leading up to these life decisions. Almost all those giving...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 23, 2020

Threatened by Facebook disinformation, a Buddhist monk flees Cambodia

The case shows how repressive governments can move with stunning speed to disgrace opponents, using social media and technology to amplify their divisive campaigns.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 21, 2020

Steve Bannon, who rocketed to power alongside Trump, is charged in U.S. border wall scam

After Steve Bannon joined the online campaign We Build the Wall to raise private funds for the construction of a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border, he made it clear there'd be “no deals I don't approve.”
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Aug 18, 2020

Trump as a candidate: Racist attacks, conspiracy theories, war on the post office

How many ways are there to say that this is not normal?
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 16, 2020

Donald Trump's younger brother, Robert, dies at 71

Robert Trump, the younger brother of President Donald Trump, died Saturday night at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan. He was 71.
SOCCER / J. League
Aug 13, 2020

Sagan Tosu suspends season after coronavirus cluster within organization

Initial results from Sagan's PCR tests resulted in the J. League's decision to cancel Wednesday night's Levain Cup match between Sagan and Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
SOCCER / J. League
Aug 12, 2020

Levain Cup match postponed after Tosu members test positive for virus

A J. League YBC Levain Cup match between Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Sagan Tosu was canceled on Wednesday just hours before kickoff after Sagan reported that a player and team staffer had tested positive for the new coronavirus, with tests later confirming six more players and three more staffers infected....
Japan on Friday announced that it will deploy for the first time its domestically made, extended-range Type-12 surface-to-ship missiles in March next year.
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2025

With eye on China, Japan to deploy longer-range missiles for first time

Japan will send its extended-range Type-12 missiles to a GSDF base in Kumamoto Prefecture from next March and to another base in Shizuoka Prefecture in fiscal 2027.
Takeshi Niinami, the former chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings, at a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / EXPLAINER
Sep 4, 2025

What we know about the supplements scandal linked to Suntory’s ex-CEO

The ex-Suntory CEO’s side of the story offered some clarity, but much remains unknown.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announces his decision to step down, at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 7, 2025

Ishiba to quit as prime minister amid LDP discontent

The move comes amid growing calls from within the LDP for the prime minister to step aside after a poor showing in July’s Upper House election.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrives at Tiananmen Square for a military parade in Beijing on Sept. 3, accompanied by his Russian and North Korean counterparts, Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un, in a scene that fueled perfunctory claims of U.S. dominance coming to an end.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 10, 2025

International relations analysis needs to grow up

We need commentators who understand budgets as well as body language, who track institutional evolution alongside summit declarations.

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