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HONG KONG

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 13, 2015
Beijing says Hong Kong's top leader is above legislature, judiciary
Hong Kong's leader enjoys a special legal position that puts him above the legislature and judiciary, China's top official in the city said, raising some politicians' concerns about Beijing's expanding influence there.
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2015
Bottle of Japanese whisky fetches record $118,500 at auction in Hong Kong
A bottle of 1960 Karuizawa whisky sold for 918,750 Hong Kong dollars ($118,500) at Bonhams in Hong Kong on Friday, setting an auction record for a Japanese whisky.
WORLD
Aug 19, 2015
Key Hong Kong pro-democracy students charged after Occupy protests
Two key figures in Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement have been charged with illegal assembly almost a year after students stormed government headquarters at the height of huge protests against Chinese rule, one of the activists said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 17, 2015
Disillusioned Hong Kong youths eye separatism
On a recent Sunday night in the working-class Hong Kong district of Mong Kok, a group of radical young activists swore through loudspeakers and gestured rudely as they denounced mainland Chinese as "prostitutes" and "barbarians."
EDITORIALS
Jul 2, 2015
Hong Kong's road to true suffrage
Despite facing gargantuan odds, pro-democracy legislators and citizens in Hong Kong must persevere in their drive to chose their own leader.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 21, 2015
China extends reach into Hong Kong to thwart democrats
Hong Kong's democrats have won their battle to veto a Beijing-backed electoral reform package, but they now face an increasingly organized campaign by pro-Chinese government movements in the longer war over the democratic future of the former British colony.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 18, 2015
Hong Kong vetoes China-backed electoral reform proposal
Hong Kong's legislature on Thursday vetoed a China-vetted electoral reform package that had been criticized by opposition prodemocracy lawmakers and activists as undemocratic, potentially easing the prospect of fresh mass protests.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 16, 2015
Hong Kong on high alert as new democracy showdown looms
Hong Kong's leader warned Tuesday that violence will not be tolerated, a day after authorities arrested 10 people and seized suspected explosives ahead of a crucial vote on a China-backed electoral reform package this week.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 15, 2015
Hong Kong arrests bomb-making suspects ahead of electoral reform vote
Hong Kong police arrested nine people and seized suspected explosives, authorities said Monday as the city went on high alert ahead of a crucial vote on a China-backed electoral reform package that sparked widespread protests last year.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 10, 2015
New twist in Hong Kong's democracy movement
Not only do many young people in Hong Kong no longer care about building democracy in China, they don't even care about China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 5, 2015
Tiananmen massacre victims commemorated by tens of thousands in H.K. but key youth figures absent
Tens of thousands of people lit candles in Hong Kong's Victoria Park on Thursday night to mark the 26th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre in which a student-led pro-democracy demonstration ended in bloodshed.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 1, 2015
Hong Kong protesters commemorate Tiananmen Square massacre
Up to 3,000 people marched in Hong Kong on Sunday to commemorate the victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre 26 years ago, the organizer said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 15, 2015
Japanese man gets 17 years in H.K. for drug smuggling
A Hong Kong court on Thursday sentenced a Japanese man to 17 years and four months in prison for trafficking illicit drugs, local media reported.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 22, 2015
Hong Kong toes China line with reform package, stoking talks of more protests
The Hong Kong government published a long-awaited electoral blueprint for selecting the city's next leader on Wednesday, a plan enshrining China's desire for a tightly controlled poll that has angered activists and stoked talk of fresh protests.
Japan Times
Rugby
Mar 29, 2015
Fiji triumphs at Hong Kong Sevens
Fiji produced a trademark flair-filled display to beat holders New Zealand 33-19 and win the 40th edition of the Hong Kong Sevens in front of a packed celebratory crowd on Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2015
Chinese flee H.K. to shop in Japan and South Korea
Chinese tourists are rapidly deserting Hong Kong, leaving retailers who built businesses around once insatiable demand from mainland neighbors with bigger but emptier stores and squeezing the whole city's visitor-dependent economy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 20, 2015
Japan's tax agency, Hong Kong join FBI in scrutinizing casino developer
Japan's tax authorities have begun a review of how slot machine maker and casino developer Universal Entertainment accounted for $40 million in payments made in 2010 to an associate of the Philippines' top gambling regulator at that time, sources told Reuters.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 12, 2015
China to 'refresh' policy on visitors to Hong Kong
The Chinese government will "refresh" its policy on granting entry permits to its citizens wishing to visit the separately administered territory of Hong Kong, a state-run paper said Thursday, amid mounting anger at hordes of mainland shoppers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 10, 2015
Hong Kong lawyers 'edit out' criticism of China in electoral reform report
The Law Society in Hong Kong edited out criticism of Beijing in its report to the government on electoral reform, one member said Tuesday, adding that he was "embarrassed" by its silence.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 9, 2015
Why Beijing is giving Hong Kong less respect
The crux of Beijing's declining respect for Hong Kong is Britain's apparent efforts to enhance its economic relationship with China amid U.S. hegemonic decline.
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.
Rare sequel to 'My Neighbor Totoro' to play at Cannes
A screening of "Mei and the Baby Cat Bus," which is being billed as a "mini-sequel" to the Studio Ghibli classic "My Neighbor Totoro," is set to take place at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday.
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.
Saudi crown prince seeks soft power in game hub Japan
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last July.
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.
Seoul's eclectic Art OnO shines light on Japan's artists and galleries
Art OnO, which took place from April 19 to 21 in Seoul, featured a modest number of 36 participating galleries from 15 countries.
Want to be a voice actor? Stay 'true to the character'
SungWon Cho is a veteran with more than 10 years of experience portraying characters in anime, cartoons and video games.
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.

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