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CHINA

ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 29, 2018
China plans to develop top-class anti-terrorism force to protect its overseas interests: intelligence official
China is working to develop a first-class, crack anti-terrorism force that can operate at home and abroad and protect the country's overseas interests, a senior Chinese officer said in comments carried by state media Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 29, 2018
Chinese warplanes hold live-fire drills in South China Sea days after U.S. bomber flights
The Chinese military has sent fighter planes and bombers to conduct live-fire exercises at a range in the disputed South China Sea, state broadcaster CCTV reported Saturday, just days after the U.S. sent heavy bombers through the strategic waterway twice during the past week.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Sep 28, 2018
China school sued by fired gay teacher in potential landmark case
A gay kindergarten teacher in China is suing his former school after being fired last month, in what his lawyer called a landmark case to test China's protection of minority groups.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 28, 2018
U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber sent over East China Sea and Sea of Japan in training with ASDF
The U.S. Air Force has sent a B-52 bomber over the East China Sea and Sea of Japan for a large-scale training mission involving 16 Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets, both countries' militaries said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 27, 2018
'Summer Davos' in China casts spotlight on technological advances beyond Silicon Valley
The award-winning virtual reality film "Tree" offers a rare multisensory experience of becoming a rainforest tree from a seedling in just 15 minutes. Reading a short speech into a microphone analyzes your voice and tells who you are — your sex, height, skull type, personality and emotional state. A...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 27, 2018
U.S. flies B-52s over South China Sea as tensions with Beijing worsen
The U.S. military flew B-52 bombers in the vicinity of the South China Sea this week, U.S. officials told Reuters, a move that is likely to cause anger in Beijing amid heightened tensions between the two countries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Sep 27, 2018
From chat room to courtroom: China's #MeToo movement takes legal turn with case involving TV star
When a former intern at China's state broadcaster wrote in July about being groped and forcibly kissed by one of the country's most recognizable television stars, her story ignited a social media firestorm in a country where a backlash against sexual harassment was growing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2018
As China builds biotech sector, cash floods U.S. startups
For three whirlwind days in June, U.S. scientist Zhi Hong went shopping at the Boston Bio Conference to find drugs to fill the pipeline of his 2-week-old drug company.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Sep 27, 2018
Scientists look to Chinese soup ingredients to treat dementia
The ingredients in this experimental brain treatment may be better known to enhance cooking, not cognition.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 27, 2018
Trump accuses China of meddling in midterm polls, offers no proof
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused China of seeking to meddle in the Nov. 6 U.S. congressional elections, saying Beijing did not want his Republican Party to do well because of his pugnacious stance on trade.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 26, 2018
China senior diplomat says Beijing and Washington must avoid Cold War mentality
China and the United States can compete but should not view each other with a Cold War mentality and should avoid falling into a zero-sum game trap, the Chinese government's top diplomat said, amid deteriorating ties between the superpowers.
EDITORIALS
Sep 25, 2018
Trump ups the ante in trade war
A trade fight between the world's two largest economies will be titanic, with spillover effects no matter how it is resolved.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 25, 2018
Thucydides's fallacy, not a trap
The real question is not whether China poses a strategic threat to the United States, but whether Washington has a consistent and realistic strategy to deal with Beijing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 25, 2018
How China is losing the world
Beijing's overreach risks creating a well-spring of resistance to its global ambitions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 25, 2018
New U.S.-South Korean free trade pact raises hopes for NAFTA, China deals
The signing of a renegotiated free-trade agreement between the U.S. and South Korea is spurring optimism that export markets for American farm goods won't shut down and may even expand.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 25, 2018
400-year-old spice-laden shipwreck 'discovery of decade' for Portugal
Archaeologists searching Portugal's coast have found a 400-year-old shipwreck believed to have sunk near Lisbon after returning from India laden with spices, specialists said on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 24, 2018
China reports new African swine fever outbreak in Inner Mongolia
China's northern region of Inner Mongolia has reported a new outbreak of African swine fever, the agriculture ministry said Monday, as authorities struggle to contain the highly contagious disease.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 24, 2018
China accuses U.S. of 'trade bullyism' as both sides impose fresh tariffs
The United States and China imposed fresh tariffs on each other's goods Monday as the world's biggest economies showed no signs of backing down from an increasingly bitter trade dispute that is expected to knock global economic growth.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 24, 2018
How Tokyo can deal with Trump unilateralism
Abe needs to highlight how Japan can help the U.S. resolve the region's most pressing issues.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 24, 2018
The night a Chinese billionaire was accused of rape in Minnesota
With the Chinese billionaire Richard Liu at her Minneapolis area apartment, a 21-year-old University of Minnesota student sent a WeChat message to a friend in the middle of the night. She wrote that Liu had forced her to have sex with him.
Bear kills another person in Japan in record year for fatal attacks
Police investigate the scene of a bear attack that killed one person and injured three others on Friday in the village of Higashinaruse in Akita Prefecture.
Tokyo launches English-language international school database
A screenshot of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's international schools portal site
Strong quake shakes Hokkaido as authorities urge vigilance
Kunashiri Island is seen across the Nemuro Strait, just before sunrise from Rausu, Hokkaido. A strong earthquake struck the area at a depth of about 40 kilometers early Saturday.
New tourism minister calls concentration of tourists in certain areas 'very serious'
Tourism minister Yasushi Kaneko holds a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Florian Wiltschko: ‘Shinto helps me understand and live within Japanese culture’
Florian Wiltschko’s interest in Shintoism began with a trip to Japan in his teens. He now serves as the supplicant priest at the 355-year-old Hisai Hachiman Shrine in Mie Prefecture.
Loss to Wallabies doesn't dampen Japan’s optimism
Japan's Michael Leitch controls the ball during the match against Australia on Saturday.
Stars align for Kim-Trump meeting — but any talks will be on N.K. leader’s terms
A South Korean soldier stands next to a TV broadcasting a news report about a possible summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump, at the main railway station in Seoul on Wednesday.
New ‘immigration minister’ post signals Takaichi Cabinet’s priorities
Kimi Onoda, economic security minister and minister for harmonious coexistence with foreign nationals, arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Number of suicide cases among students in Japan hits record high in 2024
The health ministry's Suicide White Paper for 2024 has found that numbers for both men and women peak at age 21, with “concerns over future career paths” being identified as the most likely cause.
The newly formed LDP-JIP coalition may not be as solid as it seems
Ruling Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi and Japan Innovation Party leader Hirofumi Yoshimura sign a policy agreement between the two parties at the Diet in Tokyo on Monday.

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