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U S CHINA

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 23, 2022
The gap between Japan’s parties and voters on national security is widening
According to recent polls, national security is the second most important issue for Japanese voters in the upcoming Upper House elections.
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2022
Xi reaffirms growth target that analysts say is out of reach
Pandemic lockdowns since March in places like technology hub Shenzhen, car manufacturing center Jilin and financial metropolis Shanghai have disrupted business and consumer activity.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 23, 2022
First pineapples, now fish: To pressure Taiwan, China flexes economic muscle
As Beijing has ramped up pressure on the island, Taiwan has moved to strengthen economic and diplomatic ties with friendlier countries, such as United States, the European Union and Japan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 23, 2022
China’s Xi stresses 'deep affection' for Hong Kong in state media
Hong Kong officials are preparing to celebrate 25 years of Chinese rule in the former British colony and speculation is building that Xi will attend.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 22, 2022
Ant and Alibaba plan for less intertwined future after China crackdown
The two are trying to recover from a sweeping technology sector clampdown that has sliced hundreds of billions of dollars off their value and shrunk revenue.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 22, 2022
Hong Kong is unrecognizable after two years under new security law
The landscape for free expression in Hong Kong after Beijing enacted the National Security Law has become increasingly desolate, and conditions are set to worsen.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 22, 2022
Taiwan scrambles jets to warn away Chinese planes in its air defense zone
Taiwan calls China's repeated nearby military activities 'gray zone' warfare, designed to both wear out Taiwanese forces by making them repeatedly scramble.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 21, 2022
China probes police over attack on women that stunned nation
The ruling party has repeatedly suppressed China's nascent #MeToo movement, viewing it as a vehicle for spreading liberal Western values.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 21, 2022
Foreign policy and security top Japan election agenda. But for how long?
With voters expressing worries over inflation and less than three weeks to go before the Upper House poll, there's plenty of time for the political winds to shift.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 21, 2022
Red flags for forced labor found in China’s car battery supply chain
The previously unreported connection between critical minerals and forced labor in Xinjiang could prove trouble for industries like the global auto sector, which relies heavily on China.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 21, 2022
Ukraine war shows us the enemies of our friends are not always our enemies
It is impossible to cast the war in Ukraine as a black-and-white struggle between democracy and despotism.
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jun 21, 2022
As China's nuclear weapons multiply, U.S. and Japan work on deterrence
Washington, together with Tokyo, has been urging Beijing to halt its arms ambitions, while at the same time boosting its nuclear umbrella in the region.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 21, 2022
U.S. sanctions helped China supercharge its chipmaking industry
Nineteen of the world's 20 fastest-growing chip industry firms over the past four quarters, on average, hail from the world's No. 2 economy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 21, 2022
EU and China aim for talks in next few weeks, ambassador says
Relations between the two sides have soured since they signed a long-awaited investment treaty at the end of 2020.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 21, 2022
China faces power supply risk despite surge in coal output
Much of the new supply is of lower quality than before and burns more quickly in power stations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 21, 2022
Nearly 1 in 4 European firms considering shifting out of China
The number of European firms reassessing their options was the highest proportion in the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China's survey in a decade.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japan dispatches five language education 'partners' to India
Five members of the Japan Foundation's Nihongo Partners program (front) gather at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Monday.
Struggling train firm in Chiba Prefecture turns to self-deprecating humor
"Laughter is important when you're in a difficult situation," said Katsunori Takemoto, president of Choshi Electric Railway, on Aug. 5 in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture.
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.
Japan’s front-line researchers see bright path ahead for dementia treatment
A scientist looks at scans of grains at the Memory Centre at the Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics of the University Hospital (HUG) in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 6, 2023.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
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.

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