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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 14, 2021
Architect of U.S. pivot picked to be Biden's 'Asia czar'
The appointment of former Obama administration official Kurt Campbell will 'supercharge' Biden's standing in Asia, experts said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 13, 2021
Last trains in Tokyo area to leave earlier amid virus resurgence
JR East will bring forward the departure times of the last trains by 8 to 32 minutes.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 13, 2021
Defend, dominate, deny: Declassified U.S. strategy shows vision for Indo-Pacific
The document appears to highlight the large role Japan played in its formation and after, touting the “strategic resonance” of Tokyo's “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” concept.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 11, 2021
'Big thing': Taiwan praises U.S. move to lift curbs on ties
On Wednesday, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Kelly Craft, will arrive in Taipei for a three-day visit, which China has denounced.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 8, 2021
National-treasure Yakushiji pagoda in Nara to open to public from March
The temple decided to open the three-story pagoda to partial viewing in response to requests from members of the public to be able to pray there.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 8, 2021
Mike Pompeo angers China with Hong Kong threat and plan to send envoy to Taiwan
Hong Kong police arrested 53 democracy activists in dawn raids Wednesday in the biggest crackdown since China imposed a law last year opponents say aims to crush dissent.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jan 5, 2021
As pandemic persists, Asia's hot spots simmer on
While the region continues to focus on battling COVID-19, long-running tensions around North Korea, the South China Sea, Taiwan and others have not gone away.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 5, 2021
Iran seizes South Korean tanker and ramps up enrichment as tensions mount
The developments unfolded against a broader backdrop of rising anxiety in the Middle East as the Trump administration has extended its offensive to weaken Iran.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Jan 1, 2021
Japan to play placeholder role in Asia as Biden gets his house in order
Tokyo will be particularly interested to see how the next U.S. president tackles China, trade, regional security as well as its relationships with Southeast Asia and the two Koreas.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 31, 2020
U.S. warships transit Taiwan Strait; China denounces 'provocation'
Two U.S. warships sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Thursday, drawing protest from Beijing, the second such mission this month and coming almost two weeks after a Chinese aircraft carrier group used the same waterway.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 25, 2020
Japan official, calling Taiwan 'red line,' urges Biden to 'be strong'
In an interview, Yasuhide Nakayama, the state minister for defense, urged Biden to take a similar line on Taiwan as outgoing President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 25, 2020
Junichi Hanzawa, MUFG’s next banking unit chief, targets Asia for growth
Japan's biggest bank has been aggressively expanding in Asia, where it has spent about $15 billion buying stakes in lenders in Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 24, 2020
China trade with North Korea hits record low for second month
The total volume of trade between the two nations dropped 23% from a month earlier to $1.27 million in November.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Dec 24, 2020
Ezra Vogel always believed in Japan’s potential
Vogel's passing leaves a great void and his death — like his life — should occasion reflection and action in Japan to honor and continue his efforts.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 21, 2020
Ezra Vogel saw the good in every person and every nation
Ezra F. Vogel, one of the country's leading experts on East Asia, whose scholarship spanned from family issues to social welfare, industrial policy, international relations and history, passed away on Sunday at age 90.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 21, 2020
Ezra Vogel, Harvard professor and author of 'Japan as Number One,' dies at 90
In Japan and among international scholars of the country, the 1979 text penned by the U.S. expert on Japan and China became one of the late 20th century's most influential works.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 20, 2020
Taiwan sends ships and aircraft as Chinese carrier passes island
On Saturday, a U.S. warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait, the 12th such mission by the U.S. Navy this year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 19, 2020
An epic year of market events shook China, Hong Kong and Taiwan
China, Hong Kong and Taiwan's economies were among the first to suffer from the virus pandemic. They were also home to some of the most dramatic events in global financial markets this year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 19, 2020
'Quad' officials reaffirm need to advance 'Free and Open Indo-Pacific'
Senior officials from the United States, Australia, India and Japan on Friday reaffirmed the need to advance a "Free and Open Indo-Pacific" region and agreed to coordinate the next "Quad" foreign ministers' meeting next year, the U.S. and Japanese governments said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 19, 2020
China eyes new goal of military parity with U.S. in Asia by 2027
Recent ramped-up military activities may be part of its efforts to achieve the goal for the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the country's armed forces.
J-pop act Mrs. Green Apple spikes ‘Columbus’ video after viewer backlash
Mrs. Green Apple has posted an apology on its official website after backlash over a music video that portrayed explorer Christopher Columbus in a charming way.
Rare tissue-damaging bacteria spreads in Japan
Group A Streptococcus typically causes swelling and sore throat in children, but some types of the bacteria can lead to symptoms developing rapidly.
North Korea building roads and walls inside DMZ, report says
What's believed to be loudspeakers at the top of a hill on the North Korean side of the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas, on Tuesday.
U.S. ran secret anti-vaccine campaign to undermine China during pandemic
A health worker puts on an adhesive bandage after inoculating a man with a booster shot of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine in Manila in January 2022.
The evolving nature of fatherhood in Japan
Father's Day is said to have come to Japan around 1950, shortly after the establishment of Mother's Day.
G7 leaders unite to hammer China over trade and Russian lifeline
U.S. President Joe Biden joins other world leaders, including Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, as they watch a skydiving demonstration at the annual Group of Seven summit in Savelletri, Italy, on Thursday.
Calls for Kishida to step down growing among local LDP chapters
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida listens to voters in the city of Kumamoto in April. Liberal Democratic Party politicians are afraid that Kishida's unpopularity could seal their own fates when they stand for local elections.
Renho, the liberal politician who might dethrone Tokyo's Koike
Renho speaks to reporters on Wednesday in Tokyo.
Despite its hardworking image, Japan might be No. 1 in quiet quitting
Only 6% of the Japanese workforce is engaged while a third of the workforce is job hunting or looking out for new opportunities, according to a Gallup report.
In Japan, a legal fight for the right to sterilization surgery
Kazane Kajiya, 27, (second from left) and others filed a lawsuit against the state, arguing that the Maternal Health Law infringes upon their constitutional rights by restricting women's ability to make decisions about their own bodies.

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Father's Day is said to have come to Japan around 1950, shortly after the establishment of Mother's Day.
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