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CHINA

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 11, 2021
Hong Kong opens new modern art museum under national security cloud
The imposition of a sweeping national security law by China last year on its once freest city is casting a pall over the opening of Hong Kong's M+ contemporary art museum.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 11, 2021
As distrust of China grows, Europe may inch closer to Taiwan
An unusual flurry of diplomatic activity suggests a subtle shift may be underway in Europe, driven in part by the region's growing frustration over China's aggressive posture.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 11, 2021
Evergrande dodges default again with last-minute payments but concerns remain
The world's most indebted real-estate developer is grappling with more than $300 billion in liabilities, $19 billion of which are international market bonds.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 11, 2021
China’s very distressed developers are also very clever
Developers, attuned to Beijing's fast and furious credit cycles, are once again coming up with naughty if twisty ways to borrow and survive this harsh winter.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 11, 2021
China and the United States agree to work together to tackle climate change
The United States and China announced a joint agreement Wednesday to "enhance ambition” on climate change, saying they would work together to do more to cut emissions this decade while China committed for the first time to reduce methane, a potent greenhouse gas.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 11, 2021
Xi to deliver party doctrine to change course of China
Xi is set to deliver the first resolution on Communist Party history in 40 years, giving him the mandate to potentially rule for life.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 11, 2021
Xi warns against return to Cold War tensions at APEC meeting
Xi said attempts to draw ideological lines or form small circles on geopolitical grounds were bound to fail.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 10, 2021
China's Communist Party to wrap up key meeting as Xi strengthens power
The event is expected to lay the ground for what analysts widely expect to be a third term for the leader.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 10, 2021
China nears launch of first modern aircraft carrier, report says
China is three to six months from launching its third and most modern aircraft carrier, new analysis shows, in what would be a milestone in projecting power into the high seas.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 10, 2021
China looms large as South Korean presidential hopefuls meet U.S. diplomat
A senior U.S. diplomat will meet newly selected presidential candidates in South Korea this week, ahead of next year's election that will shape the future of the two allies' relations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 10, 2021
China's COVID surge could set back Kim Jong Un’s border reopening
New COVID-19 restrictions in the Chinese area bordering North Korea may have scuttled Kim Jong Un's plans to reopen a vital crossing that has been closed for almost two years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 10, 2021
Dalai Lama says China's leaders 'don't understand variety of cultures'
Tibet's spiritual leader criticized the leaders of China on Wednesday, saying there is too much control by the main Han ethnic group.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 10, 2021
Growing naval imbalance between expanding Chinese and aging American fleets
The U.S. now has with China, for the first time in at least a generation, a strategic competitor who possesses naval capabilities that rival its own.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 10, 2021
Kishida's picks for top diplomat and rights adviser hint at striking balance on China
After just over a month in office, some experts say Kishida may be looking to moderate an increasingly hawkish approach to Tokyo's relationship with Beijing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 10, 2021
Investors await Evergrande's overdue $148 million payment as debt woes grow
Despite Evergrande's debt woes, its electric vehicles unit is planning to push ahead with its plan to sell shares to fund production of new energy cars.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 10, 2021
Chinese virus expert launches scathing attack on 'COVID zero' push
The comments are a rare, high-profile criticism within China's elite of a pandemic approach that countries like Singapore and Australia have abandoned.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 10, 2021
The U.S. should be realistic about missile defense
The U.S. should be vigilant about emerging threats, but pouring more money into unproven missile-defense technologies isn't the answer.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 10, 2021
Unfortunately for North Korea, there is a new boss in the White House
Despite making economic development his domestic priority five years ago, Kim has failed to improve basic living conditions in the country.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 10, 2021
U.S. lawmakers’ visit to Taiwan furthers tensions with China
China's Defense Ministry issued a statement strongly condemning the congressional visit, which it said interfered in China's internal affairs.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 10, 2021
Coaches warn of scary times facing China's hockey team at Games
A 'group of death' featuring the United States, Canada and Germany is expected to show no mercy to the host nation, whose Olympic preparations have floundered in the wake of the pandemic.
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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