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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 16, 2015
Indonesia looks to boost defenses around Natuna Islands in South China Sea
Indonesia plans to strengthen its capability to defend its land and waters in the South China Sea, namely the Natuna Islands around which the country has declared an exclusive economic zone that overlaps with China's "nine-dash line" maritime claim, its defense minister said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 8, 2015
China overtakes Japan as Asia's top technology exporter
China has brought to an end Japan's dominance of Asia's high-technology exports, according to the Asian Development Bank.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 20, 2015
Japan, Philippines strike broad accord on defense equipment transfer
Japan and the Philippines on Thursday broadly agreed on a pact for the transfer of defense equipment and technology, as they step up their cooperation over China's muscle-flexing in regional waters.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 10, 2015
The 'postwar period' isn't over
The 'history war' between Japan and China will continue as long as the two countries are unable to resolve the gap in their interests in international political terms and address the contradictions between their national interests and strategies.
BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2015
Japan business lobbies send joint delegation to Beijing to beef up ties
A joint Japanese business delegation, including the country's largest business lobby, arrived in Beijing on Sunday to hold talks with senior Chinese government officials and company executives to strengthen bilateral economic ties.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 28, 2015
South Korea's Park to play balancing act between China and Japan
President Park Geun-hye aims to balance her country's ties with Beijing and U.S. pressure to mend relations with Tokyo ahead of a three-way summit with China and Japan.
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2015
Competitiveness list keeps Japan at sixth, Switzerland on top
Japan retained sixth place in this year's global competitiveness rankings, with Switzerland remaining at the top for the seventh consecutive year, the World Economic Forum said in its report Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 14, 2015
China plans meeting in bid to revive stalled six-party North Korea nuclear talks
A Chinese government-backed think tank will host a forum with officials from the six countries involved in stalled talks on North Korea's banned nuclear weapons program, the Foreign Ministry said Monday, in China's latest push to resume discussions.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 8, 2015
Troubling Sino-Japanese ties
The animus between China and Japan should scare the rest of the world — especially the U.S., which could get dragged into war with a nuclear power.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 30, 2015
The Bank of Japan is China's biggest cheerleader
Unless Japan tends to its own economic problems, it will inevitably get dragged ever deeper into China's.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / ANALYSIS
Aug 30, 2015
China's financial woes draw parallels with Japan's crash in late 1990s
As China's stock markets have lurched wildly, seeding dramatic falls around the world, some have drawn parallels with the global financial crisis of 2008 or the Asian version a decade earlier. They are weak comparisons.
EDITORIALS
Aug 12, 2015
ASEAN's relations with China
Japan and the U.S. should explore ways to defuse tensions in the South China Sea through dialogue with Beijing rather than trying to encircle China through closer ties with ASEAN members.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 6, 2015
Tokyo, Beijing will get torched by the Olympics
There's a good chance hosting the Olympic Games will actually do more harm than good to the trajectories of Asia's two biggest economies.
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Jul 29, 2015
U.S. Congress' egocentric strategem in the TPP talks
With the passage of the Trade Promotion Authority Act, the U.S. will become increasingly self-centered in pursuit of its national interests in international trade negotiations, including the TPP.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 28, 2015
The South China Sea spats: an alternative point of view
In the eyes of other countries, China has behaved badly in the South China Sea. In China's view so have other claimants — and the U.S. and now Japan.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 23, 2015
U.S.: No comment on Tokyo-Beijing tiff over East China Sea gas project
The U.S. State Department refrained Wednesday from commenting in detail on a fresh dispute between Japan and China over their agreed joint project of exploring gas fields in the East China Sea.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 8, 2015
China tries Japan's approach to stock bubble
The longer Xi Jinping delays weaning China's economy off excessive investment, the more Lehman-like the fallout will be.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 28, 2015
At last, Japan stands up
Japan no longer intends to stand on the world's diplomatic sidelines.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 21, 2015
China's the reason why U.S. needs the TPP
The Trans-Pacific Partnership will make the U.S. stronger in the cool war it's waging with China.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 3, 2015
Tiananmen group to China: Atone for own historical crimes, as demanded of Japan
A group of families demanding justice for victims of China's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown declared that the government must bear responsibility for historical crimes in the same way it has called on Japan to do so for its wartime past.
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.
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.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japan’s economy contracts as consumers and firms cut spending
Japan's gross domestic product shrank at an annualized pace of 2% in the three months through March.
Toshiba takes advantage of private status to chart new course
Toshiba announced on Thursday that it would cut up to 4,000 jobs as part of a restructuring plan.
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.
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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