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CHINA

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Mar 29, 2023
China tackles chip talent shortage with new courses and higher pay
Enrollments for undergraduate and post-graduate courses have surged over the past five years thanks to new funds for top universities.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 29, 2023
Biden aide speaks with China counterpart as tension spikes
The previously unreported call took place before a stop in the U.S. by Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen en route to Central America, a trip that’s likely to further inflame Beijing’s ire.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 29, 2023
Sam Bankman-Fried charged in U.S. with bribing Chinese officials
The FTX chief is accused of authorizing the payment of $40 million to Chinese officials in an attempt to unfreeze accounts at Alameda Research, a Hong Kong-based affiliate.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 28, 2023
As ties crumble, Chinese spy law could see more Japanese citizens detained
Since China passed its counterespionage law in 2014, 17 Japanese nationals have been detained in the country for allegedly engaging in spy-related activities.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 28, 2023
AI and social media are a dangerous combination
The TikTok feeding frenzy reflects genuine fear about social media influence and AI, but a solution is elusive.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 28, 2023
'We are all Chinese,' former Taiwan president says while visiting China
Taiwan's ruling party has asked why Ma Ying-jeou is visiting China just after Beijing took away diplomatic ally Honduras on Sunday, leaving the island with ties to just 13 countries.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 28, 2023
Putin’s Belarus nuclear move is at odds with China pledge
Russia and China declared that 'all nuclear weapons states should refrain from deploying nuclear weapons abroad” in a joint statement at the end of Xi’s visit to Moscow.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 28, 2023
China spent $240 billion bailing out 'Belt & Road' countries, study says
China has lent hundreds of billions of dollars to build infrastructure in developing countries, but lending has tailed off since 2016 as many projects fail to pay the expected dividends.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 28, 2023
Intriguing moon water source found in glass beads from space rock impacts
Scientists say the beads are a potential reservoir of this precious resource for future human activities on the moon.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 27, 2023
U.S. envoy to Japan calls for ‘anti-coercion coalition’ against China
“If the world does not organize against economic coercion, Beijing will continue to prey on other countries and their economies,' Rahm Emanuel said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 27, 2023
It’s in America’s interest to end the Ukraine crisis
A negotiated cease-fire is the only way out of the current military deadlock in Ukraine, and it must happen before Russia and China cement a strategic axis that weakens the West.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2023
Shanghai expat exodus shows 'zero-COVID's' enduring scars
Shanghai has seen an exodus since the brutal two-month lockdown that crippled the city of 25 million from late last March.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 26, 2023
Russia and China are not creating military alliance, Putin says
China and Russia signed a 'no limits' partnership accord in early 2022, just weeks before Putin sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 26, 2023
Hong Kong police keep tight tabs on first authorized protest in years
Hong Kong police permitted a small protest march in one of the first demonstrations to be approved since the enactment of a sweeping national security law in 2020.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 26, 2023
An anxious Asia arms for a war it hopes to prevent
Doubts about both China and the United States are driving an arms race in the Indo-Pacific with echoes of World War II and new levels of risk.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 26, 2023
What it will take to reshape the global monetary order
Why isn't diversification from the U.S. dollar toward the Chinese yuan visible in data on foreign reserves and international payments?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 26, 2023
With U.S. trip, Taiwan leader may be aiming to temper China's ire, ex-diplomat says
William Stanton, former head of the American Institute of Taiwan, says President Tsai Ing-wen may see visit as way of avoiding increased tensions with Beijing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 26, 2023
Honduras ends decadeslong Taiwan ties as Taipei decries monetary demands
Taiwan's foreign minister accused the Central American country of demanding exorbitant amounts of money and being lured by Beijing.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 26, 2023
From rockets to ball bearings, Pentagon struggles to feed war machine
The Navy admiral had a blunt message for the military contractors building precision-guided missiles for his warships, submarines and planes at a moment when the United States is dispatching arms to Ukraine and preparing for the possibility of conflict with China.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 25, 2023
Taiwan vice president calls for military dialogue with Japan
Lai Ching-te, who will be the ruling party's candidate in next year's presidential elections, has said that Taiwan and Japan need to establish a military dialogue mechanism.
Why I chose Japanese citizenship over permanent residency
Jon Heese (second left) takes part in a 2024 New Year's nihonshu barrel opening ceremony.
Doctrine forms the core of Sanseito’s strategy, with some caveats
Crowds attend a Sanseito rally in the city of Saitama during the Upper House election.
Former PM Tomiichi Murayama dies at age 101
Former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama speaks during an interview in Tokyo in March 2007.
LDP and Nippon Ishin fine-tuning deal to form coalition
Liberal Democratic Party head Sanae Takaichi (second from right) and Nippon Ishin no Kai co-leader Fumitake Fujita (second from left) meet in Tokyo on Thursday.
Tokyo homebuyers split on purchase plans as living costs soar, survey shows
A survey showed that some potential homebuyers in Tokyo are delaying purchases while others are wary of missing out on opportunities posed by rising home prices.
What does Jimbocho think of its unexpected ‘cool’ status?
Tokyo's Jimbocho neighborhood is a haven for book lovers, its rows of secondhand bookstores spilling over with printed materials.
What you need to see at this year's Tokyo film festival
Chloe Zhao’s "Hamnet"
New film explores how Japan and the U.S. found common ground through baseball
Masanori Murakami became the first MLB player from Japan when he made his debut with the Giants on Sept 1, 1964.
As they wrestle for power, Japan’s political parties must remember their base
Rengo's head Tomoko Yoshino speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Oct. 8.
Sumo is about to hit London and the West with a force previously unseen
Preparations advance on Monday for the Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

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