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U S CHINA

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 14, 2015
Detained Chinese lawyer 'blabbered' about rule of law, human rights
China's state media last month accused Wang Yu, the country's most prominent female human rights lawyer, of "blabbering about the rule of law and human rights."
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jul 14, 2015
Poor intelligence, porous borders stymie Chinese control of Uighurs
Poor intelligence and porous borders with Southeast Asia are stymieing China's efforts to stop the flow of ethnic minority Uighur Muslims heading to Turkey, where China says many of them end up fighting for Islamists in Syria and Iraq.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 13, 2015
'Island of sanity' lures funds amid Greece, China woes
Van Biema Value Partners LLC, a New York-based fund of hedge funds with $600 million, is looking to increase allocations to Japan because it is a haven from the Greek crisis and China's share-market rout.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 13, 2015
Pagasa Filipinos feel threatened as Beijing grows more aggressive
On a clear night, the Filipinos who live on Pagasa Island — a speck in the vast South China Sea — can see the floodlights from giant Chinese cranes working around the clock, dredging sand to build up a nearby reef.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 13, 2015
China targets rights lawyers as crackdown on activists widens
Chinese authorities have widened a crackdown on human rights groups, detaining or questioning more than 50 lawyers and activists in a sweep over the past few days, rights groups say.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 11, 2015
China says Uighurs being sold as 'cannon fodder' for extremist groups
Uighurs from China's Xinjiang are being given Turkish identity papers in Southeast Asia by Turkish diplomats and then taken to Turkey where some are sold to fight for groups such as the Islamic State as "cannon fodder," a senior Chinese official said Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 11, 2015
U.S. personnel agency chief resigns over massive data breach
The chief of the U.S. federal hiring office resigned on Friday after massive computer hacks at the agency that put the personal data of more than 22 million Americans at risk, including people seeking sensitive security clearances.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 10, 2015
Beware the perils of a 'Little Britain' and a 'Little Japan'
If Japan does not join the AIIB, it will inevitably give the impression that it has turned its back on the rest of Asia.
EDITORIALS
Jul 10, 2015
Alarm bells in China
China's plunging stock markets place the credibility and legitimacy of the Communist Party at risk.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 10, 2015
China's lack of transparency leaves Asia guessing
As China's coughing fit grows, countries in the region are wondering whether its illness will prove contagious.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 10, 2015
Why Russia's swing toward China is a mirage
Russia and China have made little progress in the bilateral economic and financial projects that they've announced with considerable fanfare.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 10, 2015
U.S. OPM: Hackers got sensitive data on over 25 million who had background checks
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management said on Thursday that hackers had stolen sensitive information — including Social Security numbers — of about 21.5 million people who have undergone background checks for security clearances since 2000.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 8, 2015
Security interests draw Japan, Australia and India closer
A growing alignment of interests, values and concerns is emerging among Australia, Japan and India to counter an increasingly assertive China.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 8, 2015
China tries Japan's approach to stock bubble
The longer Xi Jinping delays weaning China's economy off excessive investment, the more Lehman-like the fallout will be.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 8, 2015
China stocks nosedive as regulator warns of 'panic'
Chinese stocks dived on Wednesday, as the country's securities regulator warned investors were in the grip of "panic sentiment" and the market showed signs of freezing up as companies scrambled to escape the rout by having their shares suspended.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 8, 2015
Court begins hearing Philippines, China dispute over South China Sea
The Philippines argued at a closed hearing Tuesday that an international court should intervene in its dispute with China over the right to exploit natural resources and fish in the South China Sea.
WORLD
Jul 8, 2015
Chinese parliament publishes draft cybersecurity law
China's rubber-stamp parliament has published a draft cybersecurity law that consolidates Beijing's control over data, with potentially significant consequences for internet service providers and multinational firms doing business in the country.
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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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
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