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CHINA

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 17, 2021
The U.S. can’t keep dodging the trade issue in Asia
China trades nearly three times as much with the rest of the region as the U.S. does and far outpaces Washington in economic diplomacy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 17, 2021
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy activists are running out of options
Most of the groups advocating for meaningful elections and freedom of expression have disbanded. China's crackdown 'exceeded the threshold of what we can bear.”
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 17, 2021
Pork referendum poses test for strengthening U.S. and Taiwan ties
Taiwanese citizens will vote Saturday on four questions, but it's a potential pork ban that has Washington worried.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 16, 2021
Gaming controllers hit bumps on way to U.S. consumers
The global supply chain breakdown during the pandemic has overwhelmed ports and left manufacturers, retailers, railroads and truckers scrambling to get goods to shelves.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 16, 2021
Should Tokyo boycott the Beijing Olympic Games?
The Japanese government reportedly will refrain from sending a Cabinet minister to the Winter Olympics in Beijing. But that decision has yet to be reached.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Dec 16, 2021
Hong Kong's jailed and exiled democrats lament Sunday election
While there is little that can be done now, the jailed democrats have called on the people of Hong Kong to avoid letting the 'external environment corrode you.'
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 16, 2021
Putin and Xi show united front amid rising tensions with U.S.
The leaders' meeting seemed intended as a riposte to the 'Summit for Democracy” that Biden hosted last week.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 15, 2021
Beijing turns to hybrid 'lawfare' to expand its borders
China has become quite adept at waging “lawfare” — the misuse and abuse of law for political and strategic ends.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2021
Biden team weighs new clampdown on China’s largest chipmaker
The Biden administration is considering imposing tougher sanctions on China's largest chipmaker, building on an effort to limit the country's access to advanced technology.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Dec 15, 2021
Hong Kong’s property tycoons sacrifice profit to appease Beijing
Two years after protests rocked the city and Chinese authorities pointed a finger of blame at sky-high home prices, developers are under pressure to help ease its housing crisis.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 14, 2021
Singapore releases citizen who spied for China in the U.S.
Dickson Yeo was arrested in Singapore in December last year and later detained under security laws for acting as a paid agent of a foreign state.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 14, 2021
South Korea has long wanted nuclear submarines. A new reactor could open a door.
The reactor project comes amid fears of an arms race in the Indo-Pacific region, driven by the conflict between China and the United States.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 14, 2021
Top U.S. diplomat rallies Asian allies in face of 'aggressive' China
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington doesn't want conflict in Asia, and would ensure competition with China doesn't veer into a 'catastrophic” war.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 13, 2021
What could possibly go wrong? These are the biggest economic risks for 2022
Governments spent heavily to support workers and businesses in the pandemic. Many now want to tighten their belts.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY
Dec 13, 2021
Xi's absence provides Japan with a diplomatic window of opportunity
Xi's diplomatic absence is Kishida's opportunity to shift the diplomatic dynamics in the Indo-Pacific region to favor Japan and like-minded countries' interest.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Dec 13, 2021
Abandoned projects shatter confidence in China’s home market
Across China, scores of unfinished apartment buildings — the legacy of a real estate boom gone awry in 2021 — are derailing countless dreams of owning a home.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 13, 2021
The curious case of a map and a disappearing Taiwan minister at U.S. democracy summit
A video feed of Taiwanese Digital Minister Audrey Tang was cut during the summit after a map in her slide presentation showed Taiwan in a different color to China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 13, 2021
Taiwan threat assessment says Chinese invasion would be very difficult
A full invasion with troops landed and ports and airports seized would be very difficult to achieve due to problems in landing and supplying troops, Taiwan's Defense Ministry said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 13, 2021
Australia to buy South Korean weapons in boost for defense ties
Australia agreed to buy K9 Thunder artillery from South Korea and increase defense industry ties amid increasing tensions with China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 13, 2021
Billionaire’s bet on Pfizer vaccine for China fails to pay off
Xi Jinping's administration has backed a nationalist agenda on all fronts, including in the fight against the virus.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
Tokyo and Kyoto feature among top ‘noctourism’ destinations
Tokyo ranked second after New York and ahead of Dubai and Singapore in a ranking of the top global cities for nighttime tourism.
Global matcha 'obsession' drinks Japan's tea farms dry
Matcha is added to beverages on offer at Kettl Tea in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles on May 20.
Ainu land rights in crosshairs as Hokkaido communities debate nuclear waste
A street in Suttsu, Hokkaido, with a sign put up by an anti-nuclear organization. The small community is considering hosting a facility that would hold nuclear waste.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.

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