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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 7, 2022
Japan to have challenges in ASEAN ties as tensions over Taiwan grow
Southeast Asia is regarded as being at the forefront of the rivalry between Japan and China and recent tensions over Taiwan are expected to create greater diplomatic challenges.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 6, 2022
Japan's top envoy promises Tokyo will help ASEAN with Myanmar issue
During a meeting with Cambodia's prime minister, Yoshimasa Hayashi expressed 'serious concern' about executions of four Myanmar people, including two pro-democracy activists.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 5, 2022
Japan and China lock horns over Pelosi's Taiwan visit and Chinese drills
At an ASEAN meeting involving Japan, China and South Korea, Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi expressed 'grave concern' over the ongoing large-scale drills in the Taiwan Strait.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 4, 2022
China skips foreign minister talks with Japan at ASEAN-linked Cambodia meet
A spokesperson for Beijing said Japan and other G7 countries had unreasonably blamed China for its actions around Taiwan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 2, 2022
Foreign minister Yoshimasa Hayashi to attend ASEAN talks in Phnom Penh
While in Cambodia, the minister is also arranging to have bilateral meetings with the Chinese and South Korean foreign ministers and trilateral talks with U.S. and Australian counterparts.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 27, 2022
The challenges facing Washington’s Indo-Pacific economic policy
Holding face-to-face meetings with Asian leaders won't gloss over the shortcomings of any initiatives offered by U.S. trade officials.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 11, 2022
China warns Asian nations to avoid being used as 'chess pieces' by big powers
Speaking at the ASEAN secretariat in Jakarta, China's foreign minister Wang Yi said many countries in the region were under pressure to take sides.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 10, 2022
Top U.S. diplomat vows to heap pressure on Myanmar junta during visit to Thailand
The top U.S. diplomat praised Thailand's role in a renewed push in Southeast Asia — a key area of competition between China and the United States.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 23, 2022
Japan’s assertive foreign policy can start in Southeast Asia
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has been a wake-up call, even for Japan's hawks. Now strong talk needs to be matched with action — at home and abroad.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2022
Rules-based order key to Indo-Pacific security, Japan defense chief tells ASEAN
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Beijing are currently crafting a code of conduct to defuse tensions in disputed areas in the region.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2022
Japan-developed liver cancer screening system to be introduced in Thailand
Fujifilm has been working toward introducing the system with the Thai Association for the Study of the Liver and the country's health ministry.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2022
Japan and U.S. hold first strategic talks on ASEAN, with China in sight
The new dialogue focused on how the two allies can bring ASEAN member states closer to a U.S.-led group of free and democratic countries.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 13, 2022
U.S. to invest $150 million in ASEAN infrastructure and security amid China's rise
China is the largest trade partner for ASEAN, but its assertive behavior, including its expansive territorial claims in the South China Sea, has strained relations with some members.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 12, 2022
Biden’s fear of free-trade deals risks isolating friends in Asia
Southeast Asian nations are increasingly disappointed with the U.S. over a lack of progress on trade issues, undermining Biden's efforts to strengthen ties with the region's leaders.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 12, 2022
U.S. to convey importance of Taiwan stability to ASEAN, official says
U.S. President Joe Biden's meeting with ASEAN leaders will mark the start of a series of diplomatic engagements related to the Indo-Pacific region this month.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 7, 2022
Biden should give ASEAN leaders face time to improve ties, says Cambodian minister
No individual meetings are currently planned between the U.S. President and Southeast Asian leaders when they gather in Washington for talks on May 12 and 13.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 30, 2022
Rules-based order crucial amid Ukraine crisis, Kishida tells Indonesian leader
Kishida is on an eight-day tour that will also take him to Vietnam and Thailand as he attempts to gain cooperation in opposing Russia's war in Ukraine.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 21, 2022
Kishida and Cambodia's Hun Sen slam violence in Ukraine and Myanmar
Two leaders call for end to “aggression” in Ukraine, without singling out Russia, and the restoration of democracy in Myanmar.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 11, 2022
Ukraine crisis should be of concern in the Indo-Pacific
Much like Russia and Europe, the world sees China trying to recreate its own hegemonic position within the Indo-Pacific region.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 10, 2022
Cambodia says ASEAN-U.S. summit has been postponed
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen suggested this week that the March 28-29 meeting should be delayed after some ASEAN countries had asked for it to be held two days earlier.
South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood
South Korean lesbian couple Kim Kyu-jin (left) and her wife, Kim Sae-yeon, pose with a "pregnant woman" badge during an interview in Seoul last month.
Japan unveils new overtourism countermeasures
The majority of tourists in Japan tend to stay in Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto, resulting in overcrowding in popular tourist spots and a strain on transportation systems.
Opportunities await the bold in the Year of the Wood Dragon
2024 marks the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, with the year predicted to be a good time for fresh starts.
Don’t worry about global population collapse
Most projections show the world will hit peak humanity in the 21st century as people choose to have smaller families and women gain power over their own reproduction.
Japan pharma startup developing world-first drug to grow new teeth
A new tooth is seen in a ferret's mouth after it was administered a drug to stimulate the growth of tooth buds.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.

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