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HONG KONG

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 12, 2017
Pro-independence posters appearing on Hong Kong campuses stoke new tension
Thirteen Hong Kong universities and academic institutions accused the Chinese-ruled city's leader of undermining freedom of expression amid a row over pro-independence banners appearing on campuses.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 4, 2017
Hong Kong broadcaster scraps 24-hour BBC World Service radio channel
Hong Kong's main public broadcaster, Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), dropped a 24-hour BBC World Service channel from its airwaves Monday, replacing it with state radio from China in what critics say is a sign of encroaching Chinese control in the former British colony.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 27, 2017
Powerful storm hits still-recovering Hong Kong and Macau
Tropical Storm Pakhar brought strong winds and heavy rain to Hong Kong and Macau on Sunday, just four days after one of the strongest typhoons on record, Hato, caused serious flooding and damage in the territories and killed at least 10 people in the gaming hub.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 25, 2017
Hong Kong pro-independence duo lose appeal over council seats
Hong Kong's highest court dismissed an appeal by two pro-independence lawmakers contesting their disqualification from the legislature last year on Friday, effectively ruling out their return to the political fold in the Chinese-ruled city.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 20, 2017
Thousands join protest in Hong Kong over jailing of young democracy activists
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday to protest against the jailing of three young democracy activists, with many questioning the independence of the Chinese-ruled city's judiciary.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 17, 2017
Critics cry foul as Joshua Wong and other young Hong Kong democracy leaders get jail
A Hong Kong appeals court jailed three leaders of the Chinese-ruled city's democracy movement for six to eight months on Thursday, dealing a blow to the youth-led push for universal suffrage and prompting accusations of political interference.
EDITORIALS
Jul 20, 2017
Another nail in Hong Kong's coffin
Hong Kong democracy is on its death bed.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 10, 2017
Hello Hong Kong: China's army turns on charm with weekend shows
From 700 sailors spelling out "Hello Hong Kong" on the deck to youthful soldiers singing about iPads and smartphones, China's People's Liberation Army used the first port call in Hong Kong by its aircraft carrier to turn on the charm.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 2, 2017
Taiwan scrambles jets as Chinese aircraft carrier passes through strait en route to Hong Kong
Taiwan scrambled military jets Sunday as China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, passed through the 180-km-wide strait separating the two rivals while en route to Hong Kong to mark the 20th anniversary of the former British colony's return to Beijing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jul 2, 2017
China dismissal of U.K. treaty on Hong Kong renews doubts about its word
China's dismissive critique of the U.K. treaty governing the return of Hong Kong raised new doubts about its commitment to the city's autonomy and other international agreements.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 1, 2017
Xi swears in Hong Kong's new leader, calls any challege to Beijing 'impermissible'
Chinese President Xi Jinping swore in Hong Kong's new leader on Saturday with a stark warning that Beijing will not tolerate any challenge to its authority in the divided city as it marked the 20th anniversary of its return from Britain to China.
EDITORIALS
Jun 27, 2017
A bittersweet two decades for Hong Kong
While Chinese are immensely proud of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, there is no missing the widespread disappointment among Chinese and native Hong Kong residents as they assess the evolution of the special administrative region.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 25, 2017
Two decades after handover, scant love for China among Hong Kong youth
Hong Kong student activist Chau Ho-oi, born in the year the Asian financial hub returned to Chinese rule 20 years ago, recalls the sense of pride she once felt toward mainland China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 25, 2017
China's Xi to visit Hong Kong for 20th anniversary of handover
Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Hong Kong from June 29 to July 1 to mark the 20th anniversary of the handover of the Asian financial hub from British colonial rule to the mainland, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported Sunday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jun 24, 2017
Entrepreneur seeks to wean Hong Kongers off eating meat
David Yeung believes that meat is the new tobacco. But the longtime vegetarian and practicing Buddhist won't try to get you to stop eating meat. He just wants you to consider eating less of it.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 21, 2017
Upcoming China-Hong Kong bridge: unifying link, or tentacle of Beijing control?
As a 30-km (19-mile) bridge between Hong Kong and China across the Pearl River estuary nears completion, Chinese officials are hoping it will bring more than economic integration at a time of growing tension between the two sides.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 4, 2017
Hong Kong's restive youth prepare for long struggle with Beijing
With China's preferred candidate selected as Hong Kong's next chief executive, another blow to the morale of the city's democracy activists, their young leaders are taking a page from Beijing's playbook and preparing for a long battle.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 27, 2017
Three years after street demonstrations, Hong Kong protest leaders hit with criminal charges
Hong Kong protest leaders said Monday that police intend to charge at least nine activists, including students and academics, who helped organize or lead Hong Kong's prodemocracy protests in 2014.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 26, 2017
Beijing-backed Carrie Lam wins election, becomes Hong Kong's first female leader
Carrie Lam, who won an election to become Hong Kong's first female chief executive Sunday, is a former student activist who climbed the rungs of the civil service over 36 years, and a tough, capable and possibly divisive Beijing-backed leader.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 7, 2017
Top China official says Beijing has right to 'step in' to Hong Kong election
China's third most powerful leader said Monday that Beijing has the right to "step in" to Hong Kong's leadership contest, according to local politicians who met him, in remarks fueling fears of meddling from Communist Party leaders.
Top Japan trade negotiator canceled U.S. trip over rice, report says
Ryosei Akazawa
‘Mount Fuji Lawson’ becomes a symbol of Japan’s overtourism problem
A couple poses for a wedding photo in front of a Lawson in the town of Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 25.
Philippine bid to acquire used Japanese warships gains steam
Tokyo is looking to transfer Abukuma-class vessels to the Philippines as part of broader efforts to boost the defense capabilities of like-minded neighbors amid growing Chinese military assertiveness in the region.
Japan to launch broad review of immigration policies amid rise in foreign nationals
Foreign tourists at Narita Airport in June. A report released Friday stresses that Japan is at a turning point and that current ad-hoc measures on immigration are no longer sufficient.
The Nobel Prize and a testy phone call: How the Trump-Modi relationship unraveled
U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greet one another at the start of a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington in February.
Japan to launch broad review of immigration policies amid rise in foreign nationals
Foreign tourists at Narita Airport in June. A report released Friday stresses that Japan is at a turning point and that current ad-hoc measures on immigration are no longer sufficient.
Sip a bespoke coffee for ¥4,000
At Kuro Mame, baristas customize the coffee according to the guest's preferences.
Japan is warming up to tattoos — just not permanent ones
Tattoos have a complex history in Japan, but new types of temporary ink are letting locals curious about body art experiment without the commitment.
YouTube Music Weekend is where Japan’s internet-born performers go global
Headlining the second day of YouTube Music Weekend is Vocaloid artist Kikuo, who, with 1.46 million YouTube subscribers, is one of the most popular artists in the genre.
Japan looks to build drone ‘shield’ in record defense budget request
A group of Ground Self-Defense Force service members discuss drone operations and capabilities at a joint static display during the Orient Shield 24 opening ceremony at the Yausubetsu Training Area in Hokkaido in July last year.

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