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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 3, 2016
North Korea party congress set to be Kim's coronation
As its "70-day campaign of loyalty" wraps up, North Korea on Friday will hold its first Workers' Party Congress in nearly 40 years, with young Kim Jong Un looking to cement his position as the country's supreme leader — showing his people and the world who's in charge.
COMMENTARY / World
May 2, 2016
China's water hegemony
China's control of several international rivers, through its huge number of dams, gives it power over the nations downstream.
COMMENTARY / World
May 2, 2016
Managing debt in our overleveraged world
Since the 2008 global financial crisis, austerity and balance-sheet repair have been the watchwords of the global economy. And yet today, more than ever, debt is fueling concern about growth.
COMMENTARY / World
May 2, 2016
Playing by the rules in the South China Sea
In making maintenance of a 'rules-based global order' a core strategic priority, Australia's new defense white paper adopts language not often found at the heart of national defense charters.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 2, 2016
Wary of China's Indian Ocean activities, U.S., India discuss anti-submarine warfare
India and the United States are in talks to help each other track submarines in the Indian Ocean, military officials say, a move that could further tighten defense ties between New Delhi and Washington as China steps up its undersea activities.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 2, 2016
China airs two more confessions by Taiwan fraud suspects
Confessions by two more Taiwanese telecoms fraud suspects, from among dozens deported from Kenya to China last month, were aired by Chinese state television on Monday, appearing to back China's contention that such crimes are lightly dealt with in Taiwan.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 2, 2016
Philippine front-runner open to talks with China on sea dispute
Rodrigo Duterte, the tough-talking Davao City mayor who is leading Philippine presidential polls, said he will hold bilateral talks with China to resolve a territorial dispute in the South China Sea if the current multilateral discussions do not bear fruit within two years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 2, 2016
Food security fears resurface in Asian as nations face rice shortage due to drought
Nearly a decade after a spike in global food prices sent shock waves around the world, Asia's top rice producers are suffering from a blistering drought that threatens to cut output and boost prices of a staple for half the world's population.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 1, 2016
China's new tactic in disputed waters: playing by the rules
The professionalism displayed by China's navy in some of the world's most contested seas is masking an underlying challenge to the existing order in the East China Sea and South China Sea that must be resisted, according to a report by an Australian security think tank.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 1, 2016
Beijing launches charm offensive ahead of South China Sea court ruling
Beijing has launched a charm offensive to shore up its position in the South China Sea ahead of a key international court decision widely expected to rule against its claims to the disputed waters.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 1, 2016
China trains 'fishing militia' to sail into disputed waters
The fishing fleet based in this tiny port town on Hainan Island is getting everything from military training and subsidies to even fuel and ice as China creates an increasingly sophisticated fishing militia to sail into the disputed South China Sea.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 30, 2016
How France sank Japan's $40 billion Australian submarine dream
In 2014, a blossoming friendship between Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe looked to have all but sewn up a $40 billion submarine deal. Then French naval contractor DCNS hatched a bold and seemingly hopeless plan to crash the party.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 30, 2016
China denies Hong Kong port call request by U.S. carrier group
China has denied a request by a U.S. aircraft carrier strike group to make a port call in Hong Kong, the U.S. State Department said Saturday, as tensions continue to rise over the disputed South China Sea.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 30, 2016
U.S. puts China, Japan and Germany on new watch list over foreign exchange practices
The U.S. has put nations including China, Japan and Germany on a new currency watch list, saying their foreign exchange practices need close monitoring to gauge whether they provide an unfair trade advantage over America.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 28, 2016
China prompts criticism with tough curbs on foreign NGOs
China's parliament passed a controversial law governing foreign nongovernment organizations, the Xinhua News Agency said on Thursday, giving wide powers to the domestic security authority and prompting criticism from Amnesty International.

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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