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CHINA

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 30, 2021
China's vaccine diplomacy drive falters as recipients turn to western shots
In the early days of COVID-19 vaccine rollouts, Chinese shots saved countless lives. But as the Western stranglehold on mRNA supplies loosens, a clear preference has emerged.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 30, 2021
The U.S. cooperates with Russia in space. Why not China?
Decades of Russo-U.S. cooperation has proved that cooperation in specific fields can be conducted in spite of tense bilateral relations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 30, 2021
BOJ's Haruhiko Kuroda rejects China bubble risk as unlike 1980s Japan
He added that China's issues aren't like the subprime U.S. mortgage meltdown that spurred turmoil across the world in 2008.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 29, 2021
Japan faces a rapidly changing Indo-Pacific strategic environment
Tokyo has witnessed several significant political, economic and military developments over the past month following the full withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 29, 2021
COVID-19 pandemic pushes Chinese tech giants to roll out more courier robots
More than a thousand courier robots are set to join the delivery personnel ranks over the next year as the pandemic fuels demand for contactless services.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 29, 2021
Even the People’s Bank of China can’t kill Bitcoin's appeal
The bulls reckon the latest attempt by Beijing to crack down on crypto — the seventh — will fail to throttle an asset that bypasses borders and banking systems.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 29, 2021
China targets Evergrande risks with $1.55 billion bank deal
The bank stake transaction underscores the mounting pressure on billionaire Hui Ka Yan to spin off and sell assets to pay down a mountain of debt.
BUSINESS
Sep 29, 2021
Japan's GPIF, world’s top pension fund, won’t invest in China’s sovereign debt
As Chinese debt is being added to the FTSE Russell global bond index, the Japanese fund will instead use a version of the World Government Bond Index that excludes Chinese government bonds.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Sep 29, 2021
Huawei CFO's admissions likely won't help U.S. in case against company
Huawei would likely say what she admitted was the result of extortion, or even a fabrication.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 29, 2021
Coal prices rising worldwide as China struggles to meet its growing demand
The dirtiest fossil fuel, which was struggling against cleaner energy sources, is now seeing its biggest comeback ever, complicating climate talks just weeks away.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 28, 2021
The right war for the U.S. and China
Unlike the U.S., China is not initiating futile arms races, which will increase environmental damage and divert funding away from climate change mitigation efforts.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 28, 2021
Japan prime minister hopeful charts collision course with China
If China has a favorite in the battle to be Japan's next prime minister, it's probably not Sanae Takaichi, who has taken hawkish stances toward her country's powerful neighbor.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 28, 2021
Ties strained for Evergrande founder as poker pal he relied on reduces stake
Whenever trouble struck, Hui Ka Yan could count on the deep pockets of a small group of property billionaires who regularly played card games together — but not this time.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 27, 2021
China’s humbled tech tycoons pledge allegiance to Xi’s vision
The top tech bosses vowed to support the leader's 'common prosperity” policy and market-roiling regulatory onslaught on the digital sector, at the country's annual internet conference.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2021
China’s power crisis moves from the factory floor to homes
China's energy crisis is beginning to hit people where they live, adding the risk of social instability to an economic slowdown and global supply chain disruptions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 27, 2021
Taiwan says it needs long-range weapons to deter China
Taiwan needs to have long-range, accurate weapons in order to properly deter a China that is rapidly developing its systems to attack the island, Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng said Monday.
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
Dollar’s decline is fueling dislocations across Asian currencies
A worker counts U.S. dollar banknotes at a currency exchange office in Jakarta, Indonesia, in 2022.
Tariff talks with U.S. seen influencing Japan's Upper House election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to reporters about Japan-U.S. tariff negotiations at his official residence on Saturday.
Japan, India to set up new consultation defense cooperation framework
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (right) stands alongside his Indian counterpart, Rajnath Singh, during a ceremonial reception in New Delhi on Monday.
About 30% of those in de facto marriages refuse to marry over surname change
A survey by a private group found that 30% of people in de facto marriages in Japan have not filed for marriage registration because they or their partners do not want to change their surnames.
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
Plug and Play wants to help Japanese startups go global
Phillip Vincent (right), Japan CEO of Plug and Play, and Ma Jingqian, head of ventures, at Plug and Play's Tokyo office, last month
Kotomi Li: 'I refuse to choose death'
Since 2017, Kotomi Li has won some of Japan’s top literary awards and built a formidable career in the face of persistent online harassment. “Authors are tenacious creatures to begin with,” she says.
Want to see the future at the Osaka Expo? Get in line.
“‘Future of life,’ by Ishiguro,” the World Expo pavilion by roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro, displays humanlike androids.
Despite shifts in Japan's political landscape, constitutional revision still far off
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has been a staunch advocate for constitutional reform.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan
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