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SENKAKUS

JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Sep 6, 2021
U.S.-Japan alliance to take hit from Suga’s decision to step down
While the overall direction in the two countries' relations is unlikely to shift, progress is likely to be stymied by the change in Japanese leadership.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 12, 2021
Shimoji Island's airport takes on new importance amid China threat
Clearly, circumstances are different today compared to 1971. So the outdated Yara memo preventing Okinawa's Shimoji Airport from being used for military purposes needs to be reconsidered.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 14, 2021
Fifty years since Kissinger's secret visit, Sino-U.S. ties now fraying fast
The downward trajectory is unlikely to be altered any time soon, experts say, as top officials in both countries are buckling down for a long-haul competition.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2021
New U.S. Indo-Pacom chief makes Japan first stop overseas
In a veiled reference to China's ramped-up pressure on democratic Taiwan, Adm. John Aquilino and Suga agreed on the “importance of peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 22, 2021
In preparing Taiwan contingency, Tokyo must remain discreet
Experts are divided on the question of China's ability to launch an invasion of Taiwan and the merits of its strategy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
May 18, 2021
As Europe's interest in the Indo-Pacific grows, is Japan ready to lead the way?
As countries such as France and Britain dispatch ships to the region, the onus is now on Tokyo to show leadership by setting out a long-term, detailed roadmap for cooperation.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Japan must correct Trump’s false data for trade talks, says Kono
Former Foreign Minister Taro Kono
Japan wants to 'separate' tariff and security issues. That may be tough.
Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, poses with a "Make America Great Again" cap at the White House in Washington on April 16.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Japan set to fine cyclists on the spot for rule violations from 2026
Under new rules, those who use smartphones while riding a bicycle would be subject to the maximum fine of ¥12,000.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.

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