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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 20, 2016
Election won't affect pivot to Asia, Biden tells Australians
United States Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday assured key ally Australia there would be no retreat from Washington's pivot to the Asia-Pacific region regardless of who wins November's presidential election.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 19, 2016
Choice of history in China will guide sea dispute
The 'victim' historical narrative propagated by Beijing may be politically convenient at the moment, but it ultimately threatens to undermine China's rise.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 19, 2016
Japan confident of China, South Korea summit despite tensions
Japan remains eager to host Chinese Premier Li Keqiang before the year is out, even as territorial tensions flare in the East China Sea with a pick up in military ships and planes traversing the area.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 19, 2016
China flies nuclear-capable bomber near Scarborough Shoal, vows to make South China Sea patrols 'regular practice'
China's air force has announced that it recently flew long-range, nuclear-capable aircraft over the South China Sea, including near the flash point Scarborough Shoal, and that the patrols would become a "regular practice."
EDITORIALS
Jul 15, 2016
Ruling on South China Sea disputes
Now more than ever, all parties in the South China Sea disputes need to take a cool-headed approach.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 15, 2016
Japan steps up rhetoric over Okinotorishima in wake of Hague ruling
Tokyo doubles down on its claims that Okinotorishima is an island and not rocks under international law.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 14, 2016
China protests Australia's South China Sea freedom of navigation comment
China said on Thursday it had issued a formal protest after Australia announced it would continue to exercise its right to freedom of navigation and overflight in the South China Sea following a court ruling against China's claims.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 14, 2016
China's 'might makes right' strategy vs. international law
Unless China is made to realize that its future lies in cooperation and not confrontation, a systemic risk to Asian stability and prosperity is bound to arise, with far-reaching implications for the world.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 14, 2016
China shouldn't court 'rogue nation' status
Beijing risks its long term economic interests with its aggressive posturing in the South China Sea.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 14, 2016
The South China Sea is not a Chinese lake
If China takes a hardline path or fails to significantly moderate its behavior in the months ahead, the case for further international pushback will become compelling.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2016
After South China Sea ruling, could tiny Okinotorishima be the next flash point?
After an international court issued a stinging rebuke of Beijing's expansive claims in the South China Sea on Tuesday, the next flash point to emerge could be a bit closer to home — but just a bit.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 13, 2016
Tensions ratchet up in Asia
If peace is based around consensus, the direction of travel in Asia this year seems to be entirely the wrong way.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 13, 2016
China keeps upper hand in geostrategic arena
Beijing's shrill rejection of an international tribunal's ruling should induce grave pessimism among those who wish to contain China's march toward hegemony in Southeast Asia.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 13, 2016
Five ways China lost in tribunal ruling on South China Sea
The most striking thing about the international court ruling on the South China Sea on Tuesday was how completely it quashed China's arguments.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 13, 2016
Biden to meet Tokyo, Seoul officials in Hawaii before heading Down Under
Vice President Joe Biden will begin a trip to the Pacific region on Wednesday that will include meetings with Japanese and South Korean officials in Hawaii and visits to Australia and New Zealand, officials said on Tuesday.
Haneda Airport security staff arrested over theft
Tokyo police have arrested a 21-year-old security inspector at Haneda Airport after he allegedly stole cash from a passenger during a baggage inspection.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
White House threatens broad crackdown on liberal groups
FBI Director Kash Patel (right) listens to senior White House adviser Stephen Miller speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.

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