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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 1, 2016
Here we go again with North Korea
The international community should agree upon the consequences of the next North Korean provocation, so that the next action brings it together rather than provides yet another opportunity for Pyongyang to divide and conquer.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 1, 2016
China says U.S. seeks 'hegemony' after South China Sea sailing
China accused the United States on Monday of seeking maritime hegemony in the name of freedom of navigation after a U.S. Navy destroyer sailed within 12 nautical miles of a disputed island in the South China Sea.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 1, 2016
'China shock' for U.S. workers was avoidable
What policy steps could the U.S. and other industrialized countries have taken to blunt the worst effects of free trade with China?
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Feb 1, 2016
U.S. risks credibility gap by swatting China with international treaty it has never ratified
In the wake of Washington's second "freedom of navigation" operation near Beijing's man-made islets in the South China Sea, an often overlooked fact remains: The set of laws governing global maritime behavior that the U.S. has been touting has never been ratified by the Senate.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 31, 2016
China's new era of diplomacy: engaging in Syria
China's involvement in the Syrian peace process is based on a mix of geostrategic interests and a desire to be seen as an influential actor on the state of global diplomacy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 31, 2016
U.S. defies Chinese maritime claims after warship sails near island in disputed South China Sea
The U.S. Navy sent a Japan-based warship within 12 nautical miles (22 km) of an island in the South China Sea Saturday that is claimed by Beijing and others in an effort to challenge what the Pentagon called "excessive maritime claims."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 31, 2016
Despite military build-up, China struggles with warplane engine technology
China has built a potent military machine over the past 30 years but is struggling to develop advanced engines that would allow its warplanes to match Western fighters in combat, foreign and Chinese industry sources said.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 30, 2016
Chinese police break silence over missing Hong Kong bookseller
Chinese police have made their first statement on the fate of one of five missing Hong Kong booksellers, believed by many to have been abducted by mainland agents, acknowledging widespread concerns but offering no fresh information.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 28, 2016
Japan, U.S., South Korea brace for possible launch of North Korean long-range ballistic missile
Japan, South Korea and American military forces in the region were braced Thursday for a potential launch by North Korea of a banned long-range ballistic missile.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 28, 2016
Blue skies over Beijing? Decaying suburbs bear cost as China cuts pollution
On the outskirts of Beijing, the disused factories of Chaomidian show the impact of China's drive to shut down thousands of small firms causing big pollution. Amid scrap heaps and idle machinery, the community has clean air these days — and no jobs.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 28, 2016
Pyongyang preparing to launch long-range missile, Kyodo reports
North Korea may be preparing to launch a long-range missile as soon as in a week, Kyodo reported early on Thursday, citing an unnamed Japanese government official.
EDITORIALS
Jan 27, 2016
Troubling TV confessions in China
China's recent televised confessions are a troubling indication of how far the government will go to silence any opposition.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 27, 2016
China biting off more of Africa than it can chew
China has been flooding Africa with money, but the return probably won't be worth the cost.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 27, 2016
Implications of the U.S. Navy's FONOP program
When the U.S. last fall sent a warship on a Freedom of Navigation Operation near a Chinese-occupied reef, the message was unfortunately both confused and confusing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jan 26, 2016
Xi's visit to Iran gives insight into Beijing's aspirations in Middle East
Chinese President Xi Jinping covered a lot of ground in his first swing through the Middle East, announcing $55 billion in aid and giving a speech to the Arab League in which he vowed not to seek proxies, a thinly veiled jab at U.S. history in the region.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 25, 2016
The people of Taiwan have spoken clearly
Japan, the U.S. and other democracies should support President-elect Tsai Ing-wen in her endeavor to maintain pragmatic relations with China while advancing Taiwan's thriving democracy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 25, 2016
India to build satellite tracking station in Vietnam that offers eye on China
India will set up a satellite tracking and imaging center in southern Vietnam that will give Hanoi access to pictures from Indian Earth-observation satellites that cover the region, including China and the South China Sea, Indian officials said.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 25, 2016
Two Chinese killed in roadside blast in Laos
Two Chinese nationals were killed and another wounded in a suspected bomb blast in Laos, Chinese state media said Monday, the latest incident in which Chinese have been killed abroad as the country's economic footprint grows.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 25, 2016
China's foreign condom frenzy gives low-libido Japan an economic boost
In Japan, sex-drives have plunged so low that young, libido-challenged men are sometimes referred to as soshokukei danshi, or herbivore men.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 25, 2016
With U.S. divided, China struggling, government and business leaders fret about power vacuum
A polarized U.S. presidential race; question marks over China's economic management; and a once-dominant German chancellor suddenly under threat.
Japan stands its ground after Trump letter delivers 25% U.S. tariff shock
U.S. President Donald Trump (left) and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at Morristown Airport, New Jersey, on Sunday. Trump on Monday sent letters to 12 countries notifying them of new "reciprocal" tariff rates effective Aug. 1.
Japan to set up 'control tower' for crimes by foreign residents
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
China’s housing crisis is worse than it seems
Residential buildings under construction in Shanghai in July 2022. The Chinese government risks long-term decline by repeating Japan’s policy mistakes in handling its real estate and demographic crises.
Over 800 people found to be involved in TOEIC cheating scheme
An English conversation test paper and bubble answer sheet. A Chinese graduate student from Kyoto University is suspected of having attempted to use a small microphone under a mask to tell other takers of a popular English-language proficiency test the correct answers.
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.
From the Abes to the Ohtanis: How siblings shape athletic development
Olympic judoka Uta Abe (second from left) and Hifumi Abe (second from right) with their brother Yuichiro (center) and their parents. “I’m always consciously trying to be a good older brother,” Yuichiro said.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Scams involving police impersonation surge
A video by the National Police Agency warns about fake scams.
Lawson to let visitors use larger parking lots as paid car campsites
A Lawson convenience store in Yachiyo, Chiba Prefecture. A new service from the company comes amid the rise in inbound tourists, making hotels and inns harder to book and more expensive.
The future is bright inside the visionary mind of architect Sou Fujimoto
The exhibition of Fujimoto’s architecture surveys his career to date, as well as looks ahead as shown in his proposal of a future floating city designed in collaboration with data scientist Hiroaki Miyata.

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