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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 7, 2020
The Quad Security Dialogue in Tokyo: Who will join next?
The four foreign ministers basically echoed each other's positions and agreed to meet regularly. The real question, however, is who, if any, will join the Quad next.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 7, 2020
Suga’s national security agenda
Unfortunately for Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, there will be no honeymoon period during which he can comfortably settle into his new job.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 6, 2020
Japan records most negative view of China as unfavorable opinions surge, survey finds
The jump in negative views of China comes amid widespread criticism over Beijing's global response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 6, 2020
Suga clears first diplomatic hurdle in meeting with Pompeo
The meeting with the top U.S. diplomat at the Prime Minister's Office took place ahead of a dialogue among foreign ministers from the so-called Quad countries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 6, 2020
Half a billion travelers show China’s economy moving past COVID-19
With the pandemic largely under control, the Golden Week holiday is putting on display the country's confidence in its economic rebound and its public health measures.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 5, 2020
Taiwan hopes Trump gets better so he can keep resisting China
Taiwan hopes that U.S. President Donald Trump can get better from the coronavirus soon so that he can continue to lead the free world in resisting China's "outrages," the speaker of the island's parliament said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 5, 2020
Japan looks to balance China concerns as the 'Quad' comes to Tokyo
Trump's hospitalization and worsening presidential fortunes are likely to preclude any bold statement from the top Japanese, Australian, Indian and U.S. diplomats.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 4, 2020
India needs to copy China better
To lure manufacturers away from China, India is going to have to convince them that they'll be able to operate just as easily and efficiently.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 4, 2020
Flight of Hong Kong protesters piles pressure on Taiwan
Taiwan wants to help Hong Kong citizens who flee to the island, but it is increasingly wary of doing so in an overt way.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Oct 4, 2020
In wake of recent India-China conflict, U.S. sees opportunity
A U.S.-India military exercise in the Bay of Bengal drew attention across the region.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 3, 2020
Mike Pompeo's Asia visit and 'Quad' talks still on after Trump COVID-19 test
Top U.S. diplomat for Asia says the visit to region highlights Washington's strong commitment to the region.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 2, 2020
Hong Kong ensures ‘stable’ holiday with thousands of riot police
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam relied on thousands of riot police to enforce what she declared was a return to stability, sweeping up scores of would-be protesters before they could mobilize another mass demonstration on the anniversary of communist rule in China.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 1, 2020
Trump's trade war failed. Can Biden do better?
Despite a massive slate of tariffs that mostly began in the second half of 2018, the U.S.-China bilateral trade deficit barely budged, if at all.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 30, 2020
Tokyo must thwart Beijing's Senkaku strategy
Japan undoubtedly faces hard choices. But accommodation with an unyielding China is simply not possible.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 30, 2020
China balks at U.S. efforts for nuclear arms talks
Beijing perceives U.S. policy as being increasingly aggressive and aimed at containing China. Nuclear forces are seen as the ultimate guarantor of national security.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 30, 2020
U.S. military patch depicting drone and China stirs anger in Beijing
Chinese media reacts furiously after U.S. airmen show off patch of an MQ-9 Reaper drone superimposed over a red silhouette of China during an island assault exercise.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2020
How the world’s most expensive skyscraper deal turned sour
The background of the investors behind the record-breaking deal drew as much interest as the transaction itself.
Transport ministry issues warning to Haneda Airport operator
The operator of Tokyo's Haneda Airport has been warned by the government over its inappropriate transactions.
Xi defiance pays off as Trump meets most China trade demands
Then-Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping visits a school in South Gate, California, in February 2012. Experts say Xi won big in his standoff with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Nissan shares surge as carmaker set to cut 20,000 jobs in huge overhaul
U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on cars and car parts imported to the U.S. have been painful to most global brands, but crippling in Nissan’s case.
Japan might be playing long game in U.S. tariff talks
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the White House earlier this year. Ishiba said Monday that farmers won't be sacrificed for automakers in Japan's tariff negotiations with the U.S.
More details emerge about stabbing near Tokyo University metro station
Yoshitaka Toda, the suspect in Wednesday's knife attack at Todaimae Station on the Tokyo Metro Nanboku Line, leaves a police station in the Japanese capital the same day for a pre-detention medical examination.
Sculpted waves, sleek updos: Showa hairstyles are back in fashion
The larger-than-life hairstyles of Japan's Showa Era are unmistakable — and they're making a comeback.
Consumption tax set to dominate Upper House election debate
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan should produce its own AI defense solutions, Sakana AI CEO says
Sakana AI CEO David Ha speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Nissan gets ‘wake-up call’ with $4.5 billion annual net loss
Nissan CEO Ivan Espinosa in Tokyo as the company releases its results
Japan set for bigger role in Philippines after SDF’s debut in key drills
Philippine Army Brig. Gen. Michael Logico, who was involved in managing the latest iteration of the Balikatan U.S.-Philippine drills, told The Japan Times that he expects military ties with Japan to surge even further once Tokyo ratifies a key visiting-forces agreement with Manila.

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