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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 10, 2015
Leaders of China and Taiwan set a precedent
The Singapore summit set a precedent for leaders in China and Taiwan to meet as equals as far as protocol is concerned, regardless of which party is in power in Taiwan.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 10, 2015
The 'postwar period' isn't over
The 'history war' between Japan and China will continue as long as the two countries are unable to resolve the gap in their interests in international political terms and address the contradictions between their national interests and strategies.
EDITORIALS
Nov 10, 2015
A historic meeting in Singapore
Cross-strait relations took a welcome step forward last week when the leaders of China and Taiwan met in Singapore.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 10, 2015
Big science now faces big problems in China
Under the government's heavy hand, the Chinese scientific establishment has long suffered from cronyism, corruption and pervasive fraud.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 10, 2015
With handshake, China's Xi seeks influence in Taiwan ahead of January vote
The scene is March of 2000: Taiwan appears set to elect an opposition leader as president in a move that is sure to upset its relationship with Beijing.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 9, 2015
China says graft fight in Tibet also aimed at religion
The Chinese Communist Party's fight against corruption is also being applied in Tibet to officials who secretly believe in religion and try to make pilgrimages to the Dalai Lama, China's top official in the region said on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 9, 2015
Xi to attend Asia-Pacific summit amid sea disputes
Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend a summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) group next week, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday, amid tensions between China and the Philippines over the disputed South China Sea.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 9, 2015
Weighing Japan's options in the South China Sea
Rather than send Japanese ships to conduct freedom of navigation patrols in the South China Sea, Japan should continue to focus its efforts on maritime capacity building in Southeast Asia.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 9, 2015
Senior Chinese officer in Djibouti following base rumors
A senior Chinese military officer is visiting the Horn of Africa country Djibouti, where he inspected a Chinese warship participating in anti-piracy patrols, China's Defence Ministry said.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Nov 9, 2015
China faces raft of obstacles as it tries to calculate correct greenhouse gas emissions figures
To get a sense of how hard it is to measure greenhouse gas emissions in China, it pays to visit the Deqingyuan poultry farm on the outskirts of Beijing, where streams of chicken manure are piped from wooden sheds to an industrial gas digester that rises above the ground like a tethered balloon.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 7, 2015
Xi says Beijing wants South China Sea issue resolved peacefully
China has always insisted the dispute in the South China Sea should be resolved peacefully through talks, but the government has a responsibility to protect the country's sovereignty and maritime rights, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Saturday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Nov 7, 2015
Confusion over U.S. patrol in South China Sea may undermine Washington's goal
The U.S. Navy deliberately avoided military drills or other actions that could have further inflamed tensions with Beijing during a patrol last week near islands China has built in the South China Sea, U.S. officials said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 6, 2015
Japan weighs course of action in disputed South China Sea
As tension mounts in the South China Sea over the U.S. military's recent patrol challenging China's territorial claims there, speculation has centered on what action Japan may take in the region.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 6, 2015
China's one-child calamity
The abolition of China's 35-year-old one-child policy closes one of the darkest chapters in the country's history.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 6, 2015
Beijing needs to start talking about sex now
With China ending its one-child policy, the government needs to prepare for broad public health consequences.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 6, 2015
China-Taiwan summit was two years in the making as leaders eye legacies
Saturday's historic summit in Singapore between the presidents of China and Taiwan may have surprised many, but the sides first broached the subject about two years ago, and the leaders had their legacies very much in mind.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 6, 2015
After South China Sea patrol, Chinese warship tells U.S. destroyer: 'Hope to see you again'
As soon as the guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen breached 12-nautical-mile (22-km) territorial limits around one of China's man-made islands in the disputed South China Sea last week, a Chinese warship shadowing its movements began demanding answers.
BUSINESS
Nov 5, 2015
Honda profit falls short of estimates amid Takata-related outlays, domestic demand slump
Honda Motor Co. reported quarterly profit that missed analysts' estimates on quality-related expenses and slumping demand in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 4, 2015
Beijing's pragmatic Taiwan-China summit has implications for Japan
Some observers see the announcement of the first talks in 66 years between China's president and the leader of Taiwan as a further sign of Beijing's readiness to take risks.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 4, 2015
China's five-year plan shows Xi's influence in promoting 'Chinese dream,' pledging to 'purify' Internet
The details of China's new development blueprint, which was officially handed down Tuesday by the Communist Party's Central Committee, leave little doubt as to President Xi Jinping's role in crafting the document.

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