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INDIA CHINA

Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Nov 15, 2021
How a dispute over coal nearly sank the Glasgow Climate Pact
As envoys prepared to take their seats to adopt the accord on Saturday night, an unresolved dispute over coal threatened to derail it, and most of the people in the room had no idea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 10, 2021
Dalai Lama says China's leaders 'don't understand variety of cultures'
Tibet's spiritual leader criticized the leaders of China on Wednesday, saying there is too much control by the main Han ethnic group.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 7, 2021
Energy crisis that revived coal in India and China is easing, for now
Officials pressed miners to rapidly boost output and lifted imports, allowing power plants and major industrial consumers to start rebuilding stockpiles.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Oct 31, 2021
COP26 aims to banish coal. Asia is building hundreds of power plants to burn it.
In Asia, home to 60% of the world's population, coal's use is growing rather than shrinking as rapidly developing countries seek to meet booming demand for power.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 29, 2021
After worst fighting in decades, India bolsters disputed China border with U.S. weapons
Chinook helicopters, ultralight towed howitzers and rifles, supersonic cruise missiles and a cutting-edge surveillance system will support troops in the Himalayas.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 25, 2021
La Nina threatens to worsen energy crisis with colder winter
Northeastern Asia is expected to be particularly hard hit, at a time when China and other nations are grappling with surging fuel prices.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 18, 2021
India and China deadlocked over troops near key Himalayan pass
The two nations have made some progress in disengagement talks, but are now stuck in a deadlock on how best to pull back troops from a strategic point in the Himalayas.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 9, 2021
Kishida and India's Modi agree to work toward free and open Indo-Pacific
The two agreed to 'elevate Japan and India's special strategic and global partnership to a new level' and plan for the Japanese leader to visit India 'at an appropriate time.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 6, 2021
Coal crisis leaves India with few options to avoid power crunch
While shortages of coal in China and their own power crunch have commanded most recent attention, it's India that's facing a potentially worsening scenario.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2021
India accelerates talks with Taiwan on chip plant and trade deal
India has sought to lure high-technology investments as it seeks to become more self-reliant on chips, while Taiwan wants to strengthen its diplomatic presence around the globe.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 22, 2021
Chinese hackers target Indian agency and media company, report says
The agency, the Unique Identification Authority of India, holds the private biometric information of more than 1 billion Indian citizens.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 5, 2021
The Olympic-size difference between India and China
Whereas China has strived for Olympic success since it re-entered global athletic competition after years of isolation, India has remained complacent about its lack of sporting prowess.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 24, 2021
China, Pakistan and India jockey for position in Afghanistan's new 'Great Game'
When the Taliban captured Kabul last week, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said Afghans had broken the 'shackles of slavery.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 4, 2021
China and India agree to pull back troops near site of deadly clash
Soldiers will move away from the vicinity of the area where at least 20 Indian and four Chinese soldiers were killed in June 2020.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 2, 2021
Xi opens a Pandora's box with antagonism of India
Chinese aggression and the breaching of border agreements has made the rise of a more antagonistic and militarily stronger India a certainty.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 28, 2021
IMF cuts Japan's growth forecast to 2.8% in 2021 as COVID-19 spreads again
Japan was the only country among the Group of Seven industrialized nations that faced a downgrade in the fund's latest World Economic Outlook report.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 24, 2021
Top U.S. diplomat to visit India with vaccines and China in focus
On the agenda will be COVID-19, Indo-Pacific engagement and Afghanistan's future after the U.S. troop pullout.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jul 15, 2021
How Japan can help tackle East Asia's coronavirus surge
By donating vaccines and sharing knowledge, Tokyo has a role to play in leading the region out of the pandemic.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 28, 2021
India moves 50,000 troops to China border in historic pivot
Although the two countries battled in the Himalayas in 1962, India's strategic focus since the British left the subcontinent has primarily been Pakistan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 22, 2021
With massive dams, China finds a weapon in water
Giant dams damage ecosystems, drive freshwater species to extinction, cause deltas to retreat and often emit more greenhouse gases than fossil-fuel power plants.
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.
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 changes law to allow joint custody after divorce
Legislation that allows the option of joint custody of children after divorce is passed at the Upper House plenary session on Friday.
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 to review romanization system for first time in 70 years
An advisory panel to the education ministry will consider how the Japanese language should be transcribed into the Latin alphabet, including unifying different romanization styles currently in use.
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.
A new initiative rethinks old Tohoku crafts
The colored patterns of Tsuguru "nuri," made in Aomori Prefecture, are achieved by applying multiple coatings of lacquer, which are later polished down to reveal layers of colors beneath.
Xi and Putin mark ‘new era’ amid efforts to counter U.S. ‘containment’
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend an event in Beijing on Thursday. During Putin's visit, the leaders showed off their growing alignment amid efforts to push back against the U.S.-led world order.
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.
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.

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