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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 21, 2018
Top CIA official says China waging 'cold war' to replace U.S. as leading global power
A top CIA official for Asia said Friday that Beijing is waging a "cold war" against Washington and seeking "to replace the United States as the leading power in the world."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 18, 2018
China to begin large-scale military exercise 'tailored for Taiwan separatists' in East China Sea
China reportedly began a six-day, large-scale, live-fire military drill in an area of the East China Sea "similar in size to the island of Taiwan" on Wednesday, according to state-run media, amid growing friction between Taipei and Beijing.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 17, 2018
Construction on track as two-year mark approaches for 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Just 105 weeks away from the Opening Ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, the newly constructed venues are about 20~40 percent completed and just about on schedule, Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials insisted on Tuesday during a media tour for the venues in the Tokyo Bay Area.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 14, 2018
Pentagon says Chinese spy ship is watching massive U.S.-led military exercises
A Chinese surveillance ship is currently operating off the coast of Hawaii, keeping tabs on the U.S.-led Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise that it was disinvited to over Beijing's moves in the disputed South China Sea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 9, 2018
New Zealand to buy Boeing P-8 patrol planes to boost South Pacific surveillance
New Zealand has agreed to buy four Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol planes, Defense Minister Ron Mark said Monday, strengthening surveillance capabilities as it works to counter the rise of new powers, such as China.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 9, 2018
The Quad isn't a knight in shining armor to slay the dragon
Instead of trying to counterbalance China through a collective defense pact, the Quad four should build an informal security architecture.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 7, 2018
China's Hainan province invites 'individuals' to develop uninhabited islands in South China Sea
China's southern Hainan province, which administers the country's claimed islands and waters in the contested South China Sea, is allowing individuals to use uninhabited islets for tourism and construction purposes for up to 50 years, state-run media has reported, citing an official document.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 4, 2018
Japanese helicopter carrier Kaga to embark on two-month tour of South China Sea and Indian Ocean
Japan will send a large helicopter carrier to the South China Sea and Indian Ocean for a second straight year as it looks to bolster its presence in the strategic maritime region with annual tours, two Japanese officials said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 2, 2018
Two years of Rodrigo Duterte: A mixed picture of drug war and economic boom
President Rodrigo Duterte's two years in office in the Philippines have been marred by controversy, but with one big success: A booming economy. The jury is still out if that's because, or in spite, of him.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2018
As squid season peaks, Japanese fishermen fear confrontation with North Korean boats
Fishing crews are growing more concerned about the shadowy North Korean boats because they are getting close enough to see their crews' faces.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 28, 2018
Xi warns Mattis China won't surrender 'one inch' of territory
President Xi Jinping told U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis he wouldn't give up any territory that China considered its own, an unusually blunt warning as security disputes simmer below a fight over trade.
WORLD
Jun 26, 2018
Mattis becomes first U.S. defense chief to visit China under Trump
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Tuesday became the first Pentagon chief to visit China since 2014, starting a three-day trip with a goal of improving security dialogue with Beijing despite increasingly fraught Sino-U.S. relations.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 22, 2018
Toward a new strategy in the South China Sea
How the U.S. can reformulate its approach to China in the maritime domain.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 22, 2018
U.S. military pilots in East China Sea targeted in laser attacks
U.S. military pilots flying aircraft over the East China Sea have been targeted by blinding laser attacks more than 20 times over the last 10 months, U.S. officials told The Japan Times, after a number of similar attacks in East Africa that the Pentagon has said Chinese military personnel were behind....
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 22, 2018
Thaw of Antarctic ice lifts up land by up to 4 cm a year, might slow sea level rise: scientists
Antarctica's bedrock is rising surprisingly fast as a vast mass of ice melts into the oceans, a trend that might slow an ascent in sea levels caused by global warming, scientists said on Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 19, 2018
Trump is losing the South China Sea
Unless the U.S. adopts a stronger policy to contain Chinese expansionism there, the widely shared vision of a free, open, and democratic-led Indo-Pacific will give way to an illiberal, repressive regional order.
BUSINESS
Jun 18, 2018
China seen flexing loan muscle as it pushes further into Pacific
In the gritty, steamy streets of Papua New Guinea's capital Port Moresby, signs of China's push into the Pacific island nation are inescapable.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 16, 2018
Japan and U.S. to conduct first joint anti-ship drills
Over 600 Japanese troops, including the MSDF's version of the U.S. Marines, will join the RIMPAC naval exercises to coordinate a defense of Japan's Nansei islands.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 15, 2018
China carries out missile drills in South China Sea amid heightened tensions
China's navy carried out drills in the South China Sea to simulate fending off an aerial attack, state media said on Friday, as China and the United States trade barbs over who is responsible for heightened tensions in the disputed waterways.
Global militaries to study India-Pakistan fighter jet battle
The Indian Air Force's Rafale fighter jets. India and Pakistan aircraft engaged in a dogfight on Wednesday.
Escalation fears rise in Japan following Chinese moves near Senkakus
A Japan Coast Guard vessel sails in front of Uotsuri island, one of the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands. Concerns are growing in Tokyo after a Chinese government helicopter violated Japan's airspace around the uninhabited islets.
Ishiba vows Japan will stand its ground, demanding U.S. lift auto tariffs
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a Lower House committee meeting on Friday.
As prices soar, Zen-Noh ships just 32% of government-stockpiled rice
A customer walks past a display of rice, with a sign apologizing to shoppers they must be limited to one bag each due to market conditions, at a branch of Japanese discount retailer Don Quijote in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on April 21.
Emperor emeritus diagnosed with silent myocardial ischemia
Emperor Emeritus Akihito, 91, rides in a car with Empress Emerita Michiko, 90, after he was discharged from the University of Tokyo Hospital on Saturday following an examination for suspected myocardial ischemia.
Who could become Japan's next prime minister?
Clockwise from top left: Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi
With a new Shibuya studio, Apple Music bets big on Japan
Apple Music personalities (from left) Ebro Darden, Kentaro Ochiai, Zane Lowe and Mino came together for a special recording in late April to discuss music and celebrate the newly opened Apple Music studio in Tokyo.
Kazuki Nagasawa's sustainable designs are rooted in tradition
For centuries, artisans have unraveled strands of the fibrous bark of "shuro" trees to create a medley of everyday objects. Designer Kazuki Nagasawa is now transforming the traditional material into ethereal contemporary pieces.
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025 expands to become one of Asia's largest startup events
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025 was bustling with participants of various nationalities Thursday, and multiple languages could be heard around the room as many engaged in conversations throughout the day.
Celebrating Japan’s defeat at Shimoda’s Black Ship Festival
Tatsumi Onose (right), who plays the part of Commodore Matthew Perry in Shimoda's Black Ship Festival, says the historical episode the event is based on should be remembered for its positives more than its negatives.

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