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EDITORIALS
Sep 29, 2015
Modest progress in U.S.-China ties
While there were no gaffes during Chinese President Xi Jinping's recent visit to the U.S., his summit with President Obama was a missed opportunity for significant progress.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 29, 2015
China punishes 249 'lazy' officials for unspent funds
China has punished 249 officials for laziness, exemplified by failure to spend government funds, delays to projects and sitting on land earmarked for development, as the government wages a war on graft, state news agency Xinhua said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 28, 2015
Xi Jinping's high-stakes visit to Washington
The visit to Washington by President Xi Jinping illustrated the old saying that politicians need to be able to 'walk and chew gum at the same time.'
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 28, 2015
China had better avoid global debt-deflation trap
China now faces the same debt-deflation challenge that much of the rest of the world must address. The question, of course, is how.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 28, 2015
China's Japan-bashing: Is there any hope for goodwill?
As China regularly whips itself up into frenzy over Japan, it is easy to forget that the anti-Japanese sentiment is only a recent phenomenon.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 28, 2015
China's culture chief says sites being plundered, bulldozed
The treasures of China's thousands of years of culture face being plundered, sometimes violently, or disappearing under bulldozers as authorities either do not care or do not have the resources to look after them, China's culture chief said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Sep 28, 2015
At U.N., Xi boasts women's rights but critics quick to note China's jailing of female activists
China's President Xi Jinping told the United Nations on Sunday that all Chinese women have the opportunity to excel, touting his government's record on women's rights as the United States slammed Beijing and others for jailing women for their views.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 27, 2015
Containing the inevitable Chinese slowdown
China's economy is heading for a slowdown, but it doesn't have to be dire.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 27, 2015
Celebrated in China, Xi's U.S. profile dims in shadow of pope
On Friday morning, Chinese President Xi Jinping enjoyed the symbolic high point of his first state visit to the United States — a 21-gun salute as he stood with President Barack Obama outside the White House.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 26, 2015
China's climate actions turn the tables on American deniers
Donald Trump was succinct when asked how the United States should respond to climate change. "It's not a big problem at all," the leader in opinion polls for the Republican presidential nomination told a radio talk show host on Monday. "If you look at China, they're doing nothing about it."
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 25, 2015
China angered by Japan visit of Taiwan opposition leader
China's expressed anger on Friday about a visit next month to Japan by Taiwan opposition leader and presidential frontrunner Tsai Ing-wen, saying Japan should not give anyone a platform to promote Taiwan independence views.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 24, 2015
Trump slams Boeing plan for new China facility, saying it will hurt American workers
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump bashed Boeing Co. on Wednesday over its plans to open a new facility in China that the company's largest union says could hurt American workers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 24, 2015
Boeing lands $38 billion in China orders, commitments, irks ranks with 737 plant plan
Boeing Co said on Wednesday it had won orders and commitments from China for 250 narrowbody 737 aircraft and 50 widebody aircraft, valued at about $38 billion at list prices.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 23, 2015
Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders shut out during Xi's U.S. visit
Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders in the United States on Tuesday shadowed the start of Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit, but they failed to secure top White House meetings as they seek to pressure Beijing to honor governance agreements.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 23, 2015
Chinese interceptor performed unsafe maneuver near spy plane, U.S. says
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SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Final weeks of World Expo in Osaka likely to see large crowds
With one month left to go, crowds are expected to swell at the World Expo in Osaka during its final weeks.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
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