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CHINA

Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 30, 2022
Putin and Xi hold talks as Russia struggles with war in Ukraine
Their end-of-year video call, the first talks since Xi and Putin met in person in Uzbekistan in September, underscores Moscow's deepening dependence on Beijing.
EDITORIALS
Dec 30, 2022
A year of war and intensifying competition
It would be right to say 2022 was a year in which violence — from the assassination of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to the war in Ukraine — dominated public discourse.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 30, 2022
China's COVID wave sparks scramble for vital drugs across Asia
Beijing's decision to abruptly remove most pandemic restrictions with little preparation is driving an unprecedented number of cases, leaving hospitals and funeral homes overwhelmed.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 30, 2022
How bad is China’s COVID outbreak? It’s a scientific guessing game.
In the absence of credible information from the Chinese government, researchers around the world are looking for any clues to determine the size and severity of the COVID-19 surge.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 30, 2022
Chinese fighter jet came within three meters of U.S. spy plane
The U.S. military said the latest incident over the South China Sea reflects 'a concerning trend of unsafe and dangerous' intercepts by China's People's Liberation Army.
JAPAN
Dec 30, 2022
Diplomacy between Japanese and Chinese lawmakers has dwindled in recent years
There were few visits to each other's countries by lawmakers in 2022, the 50th year since the normalization of diplomatic relations between the two sides.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 30, 2022
U.S. considers airline wastewater testing as COVID surges in China
Some experts say such a policy would offer a better solution to tracking the virus and slowing its entry into the U.S. than new travel restrictions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 30, 2022
European health officials oppose restrictions on travel from China
Europeans have high levels of protection against COVID-19, and health systems on the continent can handle the current load of infections, authorities have said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / The Year Ahead
Dec 30, 2022
The road to fascism
Across every dimension, including the economy, the greatest threat to well-being today is political.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 29, 2022
'Darkness before dawn’: Tourism sector in China eyes slow but sure recovery
Travel agents across China don't expect demand to immediately surge following the lifting of pandemic-related travel restrictions, due to various factors.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 29, 2022
Are Putin and Xi in decline? Populism and autocracy still have deep resources.
Liberal democracy is still imperiled, despite all the recent cheerfulness from enemies of authoritarianism.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 29, 2022
U.K.-Japan relations grow stronger amid these trying times
U.K. and Japanese relations grow stronger amid trying times marred by war and rising inflation.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Dec 29, 2022
Soaring China COVID cases increase risk of new variants, experts say
With the virus now able to circulate among nearly one-fifth of the world's population, other nations and experts fear China will become fertile ground for new variants.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Dec 29, 2022
Chinese women found their voice in 2022, but is anyone listening?
Strains between China's estimated 690 million women and the Communist Party's male-dominated leadership rippled through the year's political debates.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 29, 2022
U.S. to impose China COVID testing as virus surge jangles global nerves
Beijing's sudden abandonment of tough measures to contain the coronavirus — and surge in virus cases — has caused jitters around the world.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 28, 2022
Images of 2022: World news
One event stood over all else this year: Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The conflict ushered in rapid shifts on defense, energy and business.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 28, 2022
India’s looming demographic divide
As it prepares to overtake China as the world's most populous country, India is struggling to harness the economic benefits of its declining mortality and fertility rates.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 28, 2022
How China’s ‘zero-COVID’ reversal is playing out on the ground
The change has brought an explosive surge of infections, drug shortages, and confusion and frustration among the population.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 28, 2022
India makes inroads into Sri Lanka under China's long shadow
Taking advantage of northern Sri Lanka's proximity to India, new endeavors could help New Delhi balance China's infrastructure projects in the south of the island.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 28, 2022
U.S. considers COVID-prevention measures for travelers from China
U.S. officials said the government is concerned about the surge of cases in China, and has raised questions about the transparency of data the country is reporting about the virus.
Top Japan trade negotiator canceled U.S. trip over rice, report says
Ryosei Akazawa
‘Mount Fuji Lawson’ becomes a symbol of Japan’s overtourism problem
A couple poses for a wedding photo in front of a Lawson in the town of Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 25.
Philippine bid to acquire used Japanese warships gains steam
Tokyo is looking to transfer Abukuma-class vessels to the Philippines as part of broader efforts to boost the defense capabilities of like-minded neighbors amid growing Chinese military assertiveness in the region.
Japan to launch broad review of immigration policies amid rise in foreign nationals
Foreign tourists at Narita Airport in June. A report released Friday stresses that Japan is at a turning point and that current ad-hoc measures on immigration are no longer sufficient.
The Nobel Prize and a testy phone call: How the Trump-Modi relationship unraveled
U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greet one another at the start of a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington in February.
Japan to launch broad review of immigration policies amid rise in foreign nationals
Foreign tourists at Narita Airport in June. A report released Friday stresses that Japan is at a turning point and that current ad-hoc measures on immigration are no longer sufficient.
Japan is warming up to tattoos — just not permanent ones
Tattoos have a complex history in Japan, but new types of temporary ink are letting locals curious about body art experiment without the commitment.
YouTube Music Weekend is where Japan’s internet-born performers go global
Headlining the second day of YouTube Music Weekend is Vocaloid artist Kikuo, who, with 1.46 million YouTube subscribers, is one of the most popular artists in the genre.
Japan looks to build drone ‘shield’ in record defense budget request
A group of Ground Self-Defense Force service members discuss drone operations and capabilities at a joint static display during the Orient Shield 24 opening ceremony at the Yausubetsu Training Area in Hokkaido in July last year.
Can anime carry the memories of World War II?
Many schools in Japan show "Grave of the Fireflies" as educational material to tell the emotionally grueling story of a boy who has no means to prevent his sister from starving to death.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
By Alex K.T. Martin

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