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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Apr 9, 2023
Opposing a larger force: What Taiwan's military is learning from Ukraine
Despite differences, Taiwan's military has been drawing valuable lessons from the war in Ukraine, including the effectiveness of asymmetric defense and the need to stockpile munitions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Apr 9, 2023
The Taiwan Strait: A history of crises
On Saturday, Beijing began three days of military drills in response to this week's visit by Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen to the United States.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 8, 2023
China sends 71 warplanes near Taiwan as military drills kick off
China kicked off three days of military drills and 'combat readiness patrols' around the island on Saturday, just days after the Taiwanese president met the U.S. House speaker.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 7, 2023
Ma Ying-jeou’s historic trip: Can former Taiwan president help ease cross-strait tensions?
Despite being the first former Taiwanese president to set foot on mainland soil, the impact of this landmark trip on cross-strait relationships might be limited.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 6, 2023
Tsai and McCarthy vow closer U.S.-Taiwan ties, despite China’s ire
Washington and Taipei seem keen to deepen ties and normalize high-level bilateral interactions despite threats of retaliation and scathing criticism from China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 6, 2023
Taiwan resigned to diplomatic losses in Latin America, observers say
U.S. officials and other sources see limited options available to the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden for halting the gradual drift toward China in Washington’s neighborhood.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 5, 2023
China sends carrier group off Taiwan coast ahead of U.S. meeting
Taiwan said a Chinese aircraft carrier group was in the waters off the island's southeast coast, the same day its president was due to meet the U.S. House speaker in Los Angeles.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 4, 2023
Philippines reveals locations of four new strategic sites for U.S. military pact
Marcos' office said the four locations should 'boost the disaster response' and help humanitarian and relief operations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 4, 2023
Taiwan defends plans to meet U.S. lawmakers as China threatens response
U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy confirmed that the expected meeting with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen will take place at the Reagan Presidential Library in Southern California.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 3, 2023
‘On a tightrope’: How Taiwan’s president navigated the U.S. and China
Known for her quiet pragmatism, Tsai Ing-wen has ushered in a new era of American cooperation as worries about Chinese aggression rise.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 3, 2023
U.S. military aid policies leave Taiwan in a bind, business council chief says
“I am concerned that U.S. security assistance is creating new issues that will have to be dealt with in the coming years,” said Rupert Hammond-Chambers.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 2, 2023
China draws lessons from Russia’s losses in Ukraine, and its gains
The war is a 'proving ground,” that gives Beijing a chance to learn from successes and failures on both sides.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 2, 2023
At Mayan ruins, leaders of Taiwan and Guatemala reaffirm ties
Tsai's visit, which will also take her to Belize, comes days after neighboring Honduras broke diplomatic relations with Taipei to link up with Beijing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 1, 2023
In Taiwan’s waters, a hunt for tiny, wriggling ‘gold’
In the 1980s and ’90s, Taiwan’s eel industry was thriving, fueled by Japan’s appetite for unagi. But those days are gone.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 1, 2023
How the White House tried to keep China calm during Taiwan leader's U.S. visit
Although China already has protested the visit, several people familiar with the matter say they believe China’s response may be more muted than earlier feared.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 31, 2023
U.S. and Taiwan are 'closer than ever,' Tsai says in New York
The visit comes at a time when U.S. relations with China are at what some analysts see as their worst level since Washington normalized ties with Beijing in 1979.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Mar 31, 2023
China’s hospitality may not be what it seems
The day before Jack Ma resurfaced in China, former Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou arrived for an unprecedented and unofficial 12-day visit.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 30, 2023
'We are not ready': An interview with Taiwan's former military chief
Beijing says it wants a peaceful unification but refuses to rule out force, prompting Taiwan to ramp up defenses and fortify alliances with the democratic leaders around the world.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 30, 2023
'We need a more effective way to defend ourselves,' says Taiwan's former military chief
Speaking to the Japan Times in Taipei, retired Adm. Lee Hsi-min called for called for a pivot in the island's approach to warfare, as well as its related purchases.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 30, 2023
Taiwan is pushing Biden for a tax deal that could infuriate China
Taiwanese officials are pushing hard for an agreement to eliminate the burden of double taxation, but the U.S. can't sign a treaty to do so amid concerns of angering Beijing.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
U.S. envoy to Japan makes landmark visit to front-line island near Taiwan
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel meets with members of the Self-Defense Forces stationed on Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, on Friday.
Japan passes bill to introduce 'blue ticket' fines for cyclists
A new system under which bicycle riders pay fines for minor traffic violations to escape criminal punishment is expected to be introduced in Japan no later than 2026.
Japan survey finds 30% of student interns experience sexual harassment
The proportion of recent graduates in Japan who have worked as interns have experienced sexual harassment during their internship was 30.1%, according to a labor ministry survey, up 4.6 percentage points from the previous survey in fiscal 2020.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.
Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”
Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
The Tokyo court's ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
Massimo Bottura: 'The Japanese let ingredients express themselves'
Italian chef and restaurateur Massimo Bottura is increasingly focusing on passing on his knowledge to chefs such as Antonio Iacoviello.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.

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