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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 19, 2020
Japan lawmakers call for military drills with U.S. around Senkakus
Japanese lawmakers have compiled a draft proposal urging the government to hold joint military drills with the United States around a group of East China Sea islands administered by Japan but claimed by China to fortify Tokyo's control over them.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 19, 2020
Japan’s geopolitical balancing act just got harder
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s unexpected resignation last month for health reasons has raised many questions about the legacy of the country’s longest-serving premier. One of them is whether his successor, Yoshihide Suga, will be able to continue Abe’s geopolitical balancing act as tensions...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 19, 2020
Oracle’s TikTok deal pours Trump toxin into capitalism
The idea a country's leader decides which deals get done — and that it's contingent on how friendly the company is with the leader — is how it works in Putin's Russia.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Sep 18, 2020
Are China's Senkaku intrusions being played up for political ends?
According to a senior coast guard official, the announcement of intrusions in May was urged by the Prime Minister's Office and Foreign Ministry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 18, 2020
TikTok’s owner gaining confidence that Beijing will OK U.S. deal
The proposal calls for ByteDance to own most of TikTok, with Oracle, Walmart Inc. and venture capital investors holding a minority.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 18, 2020
Singapore worried about growing U.S.-China divide even beyond Trump
U.S. political and economic interests in Southeast Asia will not change regardless of who wins the presidential election in November, Singapore Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing said Thursday evening.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 18, 2020
China is becoming loss-making Nissan’s last line of defense
Thanks to an early mover advantage and strategic partnership with Dongfeng Motor Group Co., the firm is one of the strongest Japanese passenger carmakers in the country.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 17, 2020
Singapore wants cold war’s casualties, not cash
Amid the drumbeats of a U.S.-China cold war, the Southeast Asian island-state is often talked about as a sanctuary for capital looking to flee the clash of superpowers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 17, 2020
Nobuo Kishi, Abe's younger brother, seeks to carve out new role as Japan's defense chief
Past statements suggest the 61-year-old is aligned with his brother ideologically, having spent his career championing hawkish attitudes in defense and diplomacy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 17, 2020
Pandemic sharpens 'battle for the soul' of United Nations between U.S. and China
The tension between the United Nations' two biggest financial contributors is front of mind for many diplomats at the world body.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 17, 2020
U.S. pushes arms sales surge to Taiwan, needling China
The Trump administration has become more aggressive with China, and the sales would land as Beijing-Washington relations are at their lowest point in decades.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 17, 2020
Trump raises questions about TikTok-Oracle deal if ByteDance ties remain
U.S. President Donald Trump raised questions on Wednesday about plans by China's ByteDance to keep a majority stake in the U.S. operations of popular social media platform TikTok after six Republican lawmakers urged him to reject the proposal.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 16, 2020
Suga expected to take back seat in shaping Japan's foreign policy
A dearth of diplomatic experience means he'll be relying heavily on key Cabinet ministers and his predecessor's playbook.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health / FOCUS
Sep 16, 2020
In coronavirus vaccine race, China inoculates thousands before trials are completed
Beijing has engaged a public, top-down approach to endorse the experimental vaccines and foster community support.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 16, 2020
China’s Nobel Peace Prize problem
The Chinese government reportedly wants Oslo to guarantee that a Chinese dissident would never again win the Nobel Prize as a precondition for re-normalized relations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Sep 16, 2020
Secret Tibetan military force raises stakes in India-China clash
The rare recognition of a secretive Indian military unit with Tibetan soldiers threatened to escalate a border dispute that has killed dozens since May.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 15, 2020
Abe’s last national security legacy for Suga to complete
Tokyo is contemplating setting a new direction for national security policy to cope with missiles targeting Japan.

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