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Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2020
MSDF joins exercises with U.S. and Australia on doorstep of South China Sea
The move, the latest show of naval might in the waters, was sure to anger China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 21, 2020
'We are a battleground now': In Southeast Asia, U.S.-China tensions flare on social media
Tensions between the United States and China over the South China Sea have erupted into a war of words on social media, in what analysts see as a change in U.S. strategy amid a burgeoning superpower rivalry in Southeast Asia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 21, 2020
Tech firms start to leave Hong Kong after Beijing enacts security law
About half of U.S. business people say they plan to depart from the territory, according to a recent survey by the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 21, 2020
U.S. adds 11 companies to economic blacklist over China's treatment of Uighurs
The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday added 11 Chinese companies implicated in what it called human rights violations in connection with China's treatment of its Uighurs in Xinjiang in western China to the U.S. economic blacklist.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jul 21, 2020
China begins to dismantle democratic Taiwan’s toehold in Hong Kong
For decades, Hong Kong served as a bridge between China and Taiwan. Now, that appears to be just one more thing that’s changing in the former British colony.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jul 20, 2020
China expands amphibious forces in challenge to U.S. beyond Asia
New ships and specially trained marines will boost Beijing's firepower and political influence far from its shores, according to military analysts.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY
Jul 20, 2020
New U.S. harder line doesn’t demand a military solution in the South China Sea
Washington must provide effective backing for rival claimants — not just military support but diplomatic and economic as well.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 20, 2020
Peak China: an illusion or wishful thinking?
China is not as powerful or as vulnerable as people think.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 20, 2020
Securing Japan from Chinese ‘predatory economics’
Managing risks and fortifying national security is critical while doing business with China.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 20, 2020
China’s deepening geopolitical hole
The U.K.'s decision to ban Huawei from its 5G networks is only the latest diplomatic setback for China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 20, 2020
Democracy activist Joshua Wong launches bid for Hong Kong legislature
Prominent Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong applied on Monday to run for a seat in the Chinese-ruled city's legislature, raising the prospect of a battle with authorities after being barred from running in previous polls.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jul 20, 2020
U.K. fight with China gets ugly over Hong Kong extradition pact
If the U.K. suspends its extradition treaty with Hong Kong, it would mark a further escalation in a fray already strained by the 5G exclusion of Huawei Technologies Co.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 19, 2020
‘Ugly face’: U.S. and China trade barbs in Myanmar as South China Sea rift deepens
China's Embassy in Myanmar on Sunday accused the United States of "outrageously smearing” the country and driving a wedge with its Southeast Asian neighbors over the contested South China Sea and Hong Kong, as tensions mount between the superpowers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 19, 2020
Hong Kong tightens coronavirus restrictions as cases hit record
Hong Kong tightened coronavirus restrictions on Sunday, with nonessential civil servants told to work from home from this week, as the global financial hub reported a record number of daily cases.
JAPAN
Jul 18, 2020
Chinese survey vessel spotted in Okinotorishima EEZ for over a week
The Chinese survey ship has been conducting activities for more than a week, the longest time spent in the waters without permission in a decade.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jul 18, 2020
Hong Kong’s yawning wealth gap grows wider amid pandemic
Hong Kong is emerging as a case study of how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting vulnerable members of society, as tens of thousands have been thrown out of work with little social safety net to support them in one of the world’s most unequal and expensive cities.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 17, 2020
Piracy in Asian waters rises to highest in five years, data show
Piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asian waters in the first half of 2020 shot up to its highest level in five years and nearly double the number recorded in the same period a year earlier.
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.
Success of Chinese-made fighter jets against India raises alarm in Asia
Chinese J-10 fighter jets from the People's Liberation Army Air Force August 1st Aerobatics Team perform during a media demonstration at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, in November 2015.
One month on, Osaka Expo urged to boost heat and crowd control measures
A gate to the Osaka Expo site is crowded with visitors on Monday.
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.
Japanese retailers turn to California rice for cheaper alternative
U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass eats California rice at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Tuesday along with Mitsuko Tsuchiya, vice president of retailer Aeon.
Sumo title contenders already emerging in early stages of Tokyo meet
Onosato (left) battles Abi on Day 3 of the Summer Basho in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Harmfully hot days for pregnant women in Japan nearly doubled over past five years
New research by a U.S. climate scientists’ group reveals that extreme heat has increased the risks of preterm births and other pregnancy complications in Japan, nearly doubling the number of days that are harmfully hot for pregnant women over the past five years.
Japanese automakers looking at a ¥1 trillion hit from Trump tariffs 
Cars on display at Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama on Tuesday. The automaker posted a massive annual net loss and confirmed that it plans to cut thousands of jobs worldwide.
Tokyo Stock Exchange wants stocks to be affordable for the average investor
The Tokyo Stock Exchange building in Nihonbashi. The exchange wants companies to lower the entry cost of investing in their shares.
Consumption tax set to dominate Upper House election debate
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Tuesday.

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