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BELT AND ROAD

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 27, 2020
China Belt and Road plans for Australia face veto under new law
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is seeking new powers to veto or scrap deals that states reach with foreign powers, in a move aimed at China.
BUSINESS
Feb 5, 2020
U.S. and Japan to cooperate on energy and infrastructure investment to vie with China's Belt and Road
The United States and Japan have signed an agreement to jointly encourage more private investment in energy and infrastructure projects, the U.S. Treasury said Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 18, 2020
Myanmar and China agree to speed projects but ink no new deals
China and Myanmar inked dozens of deals on Saturday to speed up infrastructure projects as Beijing seeks to cement its hold over a neighbor increasingly isolated by the West.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 9, 2019
Japanese defense report highlights China's growing energy ties with Central Asia
China is strengthening its energy ties with Central Asian countries through its Belt and Road regional development initiative, a Japanese Defense Ministry think tank has said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 17, 2019
Kenya opens $1.5 billion Chinese-built railway linking Rift Valley town and Nairobi
Kenya opened a $1.5 billion Chinese-built railway line linking Nairobi to Naivasha on Wednesday, despite delays in building an industrial park in the Rift Valley town to encourage freight.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Aug 11, 2019
Myanmar politicians take advantage of China's junket tours
The National League for Democracy was forged in an uprising against one-party rule. Its activists spent years in jail under Myanmar's military junta. But since taking power three years ago, the party led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has found an unlikely ally — the Chinese Communist Party.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 20, 2019
China-backed Dara Sakor project in Cambodia rings alarm bells in Washington
Along pristine Cambodian beaches, past parades of elephants in its largest national park, sits an area half the size of Singapore that is raising alarm bells among military strategists in the U.S. and beyond.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / G20 Osaka
Jun 25, 2019
In blow to China, Japan's 'quality infrastructure' to get endorsement at Osaka G20
When world leaders adopt new international principles for "quality infrastructure" during the upcoming Group of 20 summit in Osaka, it will be the moment when Japan's flagship initiative will finally bear fruit after years in the making.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2019
China no match for Japan in Southeast Asia infrastructure race
Japan is still winning the Southeast Asia infrastructure race against China, with pending projects worth almost one and a half times its rival, according to the latest data from Fitch Solutions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 9, 2019
Kenya to upgrade old rail line to deliver Uganda link, shunning China-funded project
Kenya plans to modernize an old railway track to link a newer line to neighboring Uganda at a cost of $210 million, with funding from an unidentified private backer rather than building another modern one with Chinese money.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Apr 28, 2019
Xi Jinping's wins and losses at second Belt and Road Forum
Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted some 5,000 delegates from across the globe at a Belt and Road Forum in Beijing last week to discuss his signature infrastructure project, which began in 2013 to rebuild ancient trading routes across Eurasia. This year's gathering eschewed the pageantry of the inaugural...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 26, 2019
Xi tells summit that China's 'Belt and Road' initiative must be green and sustainable
China's "Belt and Road" initiative must be green and sustainable, President Xi Jinping said at the opening of a summit on his grand plan on Friday, adding that the massive infrastructure and trade plan should result in "high quality" growth for everyone.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 11, 2019
China struggles to ease concerns over 'Belt and Road' initiative as summit looms
China is struggling to ease worries about President Xi Jinping's signature plan to build a new Silk Road as it readies for a major summit in late April, especially among Western nations wary about debt, transparency and Chinese influence.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 26, 2019
France to seal billions-worth in deals with China but will push back against 'Belt and Road' project
France and China planned to sign trade deals worth billions of euros on Monday during a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping but Paris will also take the opportunity to push back against Beijing's "Belt and Road" infrastructure initiative.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 24, 2019
During Europe visit, China's Xi Jinping seeks France's participation in 'Belt and Road' project
As he prepares to begin a three-day trip to France, Chinese President Xi Jinping said he is hoping to get France's cooperation "in the framework of the 'Belt and Road' initiative."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 18, 2019
Chinese leader Xi to visit Europe in bid to boost trade amid row with U.S.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will make state visits to Europe from this week as he seeks to bolster trade relationships on the continent while trying to end a trade war with the U.S.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 11, 2019
Italy wants to sign 'Belt and Road' deal to help exports, says deputy PM
Italy wants to join China's giant "Belt and Road" infrastructure plan to boost Italian exports, not to strengthen political ties with the Asian giant, Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Sunday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 1, 2019
To challenge China's influence in Pacific, Australia turns to rugby league in soft-power offensive
Australia will direct more foreign aid to develop the sport of rugby league in the Pacific, officials say, bolstering a soft power offensive against China's growing influence in the region.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 7, 2019
Southeast Asia wary of China's Belt and Road project, skeptical of U.S. commitment: survey
Southeast Asian countries should be cautious in negotiating with China on its flagship Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to avoid being trapped in unsustainable debt, 70 percent of respondents said in a policy survey released on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 27, 2018
Alleged leader of China consulate attack in Pakistan reported killed in Afghanistan
One of the alleged masterminds of an attack by a Pakistani separatist group on the Chinese Consulate in Karachi last month has been killed in Afghanistan along with five associates, the insurgent group that claimed the attack said on Wednesday.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
China’s housing crisis is worse than it seems
Residential buildings under construction in Shanghai in July 2022. The Chinese government risks long-term decline by repeating Japan’s policy mistakes in handling its real estate and demographic crises.
Ainu land rights in crosshairs as Hokkaido communities debate nuclear waste
A street in Suttsu, Hokkaido, with a sign put up by an anti-nuclear organization. The small community is considering hosting a facility that would hold nuclear waste.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.

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