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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 2, 2016
China's Xi, Taiwan opposition leader voice concern over tensions
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Taiwan's opposition chief expressed shared concern about souring relations between the two sides in the wake of the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party's rise to power on the island.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 1, 2016
China debuts J-20 stealth fighter in show of military clout
China showed its Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter in public for the first time on Tuesday, opening the country's biggest meeting of aircraft makers and buyers with a show of its military clout.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 1, 2016
In oblique reference to Xi, top Chinese official says party has no set retirement age for leaders
A senior Communist Party policy official dismissed as "pure folklore" a retirement rule widely used to predict Chinese leadership changes, calling into question key assumptions about who will step down after President Xi Jinping's reshuffle next year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 1, 2016
Billionaire Huang and his rehab centers strengthen Philippines and Chinese ties
At the end of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's landmark visit to China last month, he held a brief, private meeting with a businessman who may have played a crucial role in improving ties between the two nations.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 30, 2016
Behind Manila's pivot to China
America's colonial rule still casts a long shadow over the Philippines and its relationship with the U.S.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 30, 2016
China applies 'divide and rule' concept to Taiwan by favoring pro-Beijing towns
China is embarking on a divide-and-rule campaign on self-ruled Taiwan, offering to boost tourism to pro-Beijing towns and counties while giving the new pro-independence government the cold shoulder, government officials and politicians say.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 29, 2016
U.S. challenges China's imports of North Korean coal amid U.N. sanctions
China's imports of North Korean coal run counter to global sanctions, a senior U.S. official said Saturday, adding that a U.S. missile system deployed in South Korea should "motivate" Beijing to pressure Pyongyang over its nuclear program.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 29, 2016
China to unveil its J-20 stealth fighter at air show
China will unveil its new generation J-20 stealth fighter jet at an air show next week, the air force said Friday, the first public showing of a warplane China hopes will narrow the military gap with the United States.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 29, 2016
In blow to U.S., Malaysia announces it will buy navy patrol vessels from China
Malaysia will sign a contract to purchase Littoral Mission Ships from China when Prime Minister Najib Razak visits Beijing next week, according to a Facebook posting by the country's Ministry of Defense.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 29, 2016
Philippines says Chinese vessels have left disputed South China Sea shoal
Chinese ships are no longer at the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea and Philippine boats can resume fishing, the Philippine defense minister said Friday, calling the Chinese departure a "welcome development."
JAPAN / FOCUS
Oct 28, 2016
China accuses Japan of endangering its military aircraft
China has accused Japan of "unprofessional and dangerous" provocations — including radar lock-ons of military aircraft — amid a record spike in scrambles by the Air Self-Defense Force.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 28, 2016
China eyes biggest opening for private business in decades
After weak first-quarter investment figures added to concerns about the outlook for China's economy, one of the government's most powerful policymaking bodies commissioned a study of private businesses to discover how to turn it around.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 27, 2016
China's Xi anointed 'core' leader, on par with Mao, Deng
China's Communist Party gave President Xi Jinping the title of "core" leader on Thursday, putting him on par with past strongmen like Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping, but it signaled his power would not be absolute.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 26, 2016
Duterte vows not to abandon Japan on security matters as he takes more jabs as U.S.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in his role as the chief ally of the United States, on Wednesday pressed Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on the importance of the alliance with the U.S. in terms of securing the region.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 26, 2016
China set to conduct military drills in South China Sea less than a week after U.S. patrol
China has announced that it will hold military exercises in the South China Sea all day Thursday, the country's Maritime Safety Administration said in a short statement on its website.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 26, 2016
Firm that helped build South China Sea islands wins Philippine contract
A Chinese state-owned firm that helped build man-made islands in a disputed area of the South China Sea has clinched a big-ticket infrastructure deal with the Philippines, a rival claimant to the strategic waters, amid Manila's newfound detente with Beijing, a report has said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 26, 2016
North Korea giving up nuclear weapons is 'lost cause,' top U.S. official says
A top adviser to the U.S. president on national security issues said Tuesday that persuading North Korea to get rid of its nuclear weapons "is probably a lost cause" and the best Washington can hope for is to cap the capabilities.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 26, 2016
San Diego to South China Sea: U.S. Navy tested new command in latest challenge to China
The U.S. Navy destroyer that sailed near Chinese-claimed islands in the South China Sea last week was under orders from the Third Fleet headquarters in San Diego, a first aimed at bolstering U.S. maritime power in the region, two sources said.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 26, 2016
China working with U.S. on returning corrupt fugitives and their assets, paper says
China and the United States are in "advanced negotiations" on returning to China five of its most wanted corruption suspects who have fled to the United States, a state-run newspaper said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 26, 2016
North Korea stresses security fears in informal talks with former U.S. negotiators
North Korea appears unwilling to hold formal talks with the U.S. on its nuclear program anytime soon, said a former American official who met senior Pyongyang diplomats in Malaysia last week.
Takaichi buys time and builds trust with ‘near-perfect’ Trump summit
U.S. President Donald Trump walks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi aboard the USS George Washington aircraft carrier during a visit to the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Tuesday.
Trump trims fentanyl-linked China tariffs after 'amazing' Xi meeting
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping greet each other as they arrive for talks at the Gimhae Air Base, next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday.
Inside Tokyo's 'phantom' stations — and the stories they tell
Mamoru Iwai, stationmaster of Keisei Ueno Station, says that, other than earthquake-proofing, the former Hakubutsukan-Dobutsuen (Museum-Zoo) Station has remained untouched.
Kyushu banzuke sets the stage to cement 2025’s sumo narratives
Onosato ahead of his bout against Aonishiki at The Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Oct. 18
Takaichi pushed back on U.S. request to ban Russian gas imports, sources say
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reportedly turned down a request from the U.S. to cease imports of liquefied natural gas from Russia.
At Japan Mobility Show, BYD gears up to conquer Japan's EV market
BYD Auto Japan President Atsuki Tofukuji unveils the Racco at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Oasis returns to Tokyo: Rain, rapture and rock
Fans wait to get into the Oasis show at Tokyo Dome on Saturday. While lining up in the rain, some broke into impromptu versions of the British rock group's hits.
Kyushu banzuke sets the stage to cement 2025’s sumo narratives
Onosato ahead of his bout against Aonishiki at The Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Oct. 18
Tokyo Film Festival opens with global stars and a spotlight on Asian storytelling
Director Junji Sakamoto (left) walked the Tokyo International Film Festival red carpet with Sayuri Yoshinaga (center) and Non (right), who both play mountaineer Junko Tabei, the first woman to summit Mount Everest, in the biopic "Climbing for Life."
Spanish artist and Japanese writer duos diversify the manga talent pool in Japan
"Menheim” is a dark fantasy manga with a story that centers on a girl’s quest to find a cure for her ill brother.

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