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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 27, 2020
The end of Europe's Chinese dream
Three developments have led the EU to abandon its goal of closer economic ties.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 27, 2020
Taiwan president pledges humanitarian relief for Hong Kongers
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday pledged to draw up a plan to give humanitarian relief to people involved in pro-democracy protests in Taiwan's most concrete intervention since a renewal of unrest in Chinese-ruled Hong Kong.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 27, 2020
China expands scope of Hong Kong security legislation, media reports
The law was being revised to cover not just behavior or acts that endanger national security, but also activities, according to reports.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 26, 2020
Rich Chinese snapping up luxury homes from Singapore to Sydney
Rich Chinese investors are finding luxury real estate is a good hiding place from the economic fallout of the coronavirus.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2020
China is its own worst enemy
Beijing's response to pandemic-related criticism has undermined the country's interests.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2020
How the Hong Kong calamity will play out
The worst is yet to come, as Chinese leaders' efforts to enforce full political control over the city meet fierce local resistance.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY
May 26, 2020
Hong Kong: What went wrong
Hong Kong retains a residual value for Beijing, but it shouldn't push its luck.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 26, 2020
Macao gambling king Stanley Ho dies aged 98
Macao gambling king Stanley Ho, who built a business empire from scratch in the former Portuguese colony and became one of Asia's richest men, died on Tuesday at the age of 98, state broadcaster China Central Television reported.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
May 26, 2020
High-stakes power play: Xi moves to subdue Hong Kong
In the aftermath of last year's protests, Beijing appears determined to stamp out any renewed rebellion against the Communist Party's authority.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 26, 2020
Hong Kong's leader denies security laws will hurt city's rights and freedoms
Beijing unveiled plans last week for national security legislation for Hong Kong that aims to tackle secession, subversion and terrorist activities.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 26, 2020
Hong Kong demand for VPNs surges on heels of China's security laws plan
Demand for virtual private networks in Hong Kong surged more than sixfold last Thursday as Beijing proposed tough new national security laws for the financial hub, reflecting concerns over internet privacy, according to a VPN provider.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 26, 2020
China on the sideline as Japan plays bigger role in Kosovo
Advertisements for Huawei are ubiquitous in Europe. In Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, a massive electronic sign for Huawei towers above the central square. A similarly large Coca-Cola sign looms over a statue of what any local will tell you is Alexander the Great that dominates the square. Officially...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 25, 2020
Beijing draws the line with Hong Kong
The world can't afford to be indifferent to Chinese behavior that flouts international norms and ignores obligations that Beijing has accepted.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 25, 2020
Japan must start drafting an Indo-Pacific charter
After watching dozens of webinars, including one co-hosted by the Canon Institute for Global Studies and the Stimson Center, it seems clear that no one knows what will happen to the international order in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 25, 2020
China tests global diplomacy and economy
The country risks nations' pushback as it moves ahead with its ambitions under the cover of COVID-19.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 25, 2020
Hong Kong security chief warns of 'terrorism' as government backs new security laws
Hong Kong's security chief said "terrorism" was growing in the city, as government departments rallied on Monday behind Beijing's plans to introduce national security laws and after thousands took to the streets to protest against the move.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 25, 2020
Taiwan promises 'necessary assistance' to Hong Kong's people as protests reignite
Taiwan will provide the people of Hong Kong with "necessary assistance," President Tsai Ing-wen has said, after a resurgence in protests in the Chinese ruled territory against newly proposed national security legislation from Beijing.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 25, 2020
Emerging get-tough consensus among Trump's China advisers tested by Hong Kong debate
As Trump seeks re-election in November, his advisers have become more in sync on the need to pressure China.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 24, 2020
A cold war is heating up in the South China Sea
U.S.-China tensions over trade and the coronavirus epidemic are playing out dangerously in contested waters.
Success of Chinese-made fighter jets against India raises alarm in Asia
Chinese J-10 fighter jets from the People's Liberation Army Air Force August 1st Aerobatics Team perform during a media demonstration at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, in November 2015.
Japan to recognize Taiwan as place of origin in family registration system
Masataka Yuhara, secretary-general of the Friends of Lee Teng Hui Association in Japan, which has been calling for "Taiwan" to be permitted as a place of origin in family registers.
Japanese retailers turn to California rice for cheaper alternative
U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass eats California rice at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Tuesday along with Mitsuko Tsuchiya, vice president of retailer Aeon.
Japanese automakers looking at a ¥1 trillion hit from Trump tariffs 
Cars on display at Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama on Tuesday. The automaker posted a massive annual net loss and confirmed that it plans to cut thousands of jobs worldwide.
Two crew feared dead after ASDF training jet crashes in Aichi
Self-Defense Forces personnel collect apparent parts of an Air Self-Defense Force T-4 training jet from a reservoir in Inuyama, Aichi Prefeture, on Thursday. The jet crashed shortly after takeoff a day earlier.
Sumo title contenders already emerging in early stages of Tokyo meet
Onosato (left) battles Abi on Day 3 of the Summer Basho in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Harmfully hot days for pregnant women in Japan nearly doubled over past five years
New research by a U.S. climate scientists’ group reveals that extreme heat has increased the risks of preterm births and other pregnancy complications in Japan, nearly doubling the number of days that are harmfully hot for pregnant women over the past five years.
Japanese automakers looking at a ¥1 trillion hit from Trump tariffs 
Cars on display at Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama on Tuesday. The automaker posted a massive annual net loss and confirmed that it plans to cut thousands of jobs worldwide.
Tokyo Stock Exchange wants stocks to be affordable for the average investor
The Tokyo Stock Exchange building in Nihonbashi. The exchange wants companies to lower the entry cost of investing in their shares.
Consumption tax set to dominate Upper House election debate
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Tuesday.

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