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Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 30, 2020
U.S. and Oregon agree to phase out federal agents from Portland
The federal government presence in Portland drew criticism from Democrats and civil liberties groups who alleged excessive force and federal overreach.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 29, 2020
U.S. and U.K. voice new concern as Hong Kong considers election delay
The U.S and key allies Australia and the U.K. voiced new concern about Hong Kong’s upcoming elections, amid a flurry of local media reports that the government was considering postponing the vote for as long as a year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 28, 2020
Hong Kong considers postponing legislative elections, HKET reports
The Hong Kong government is considering postponing the upcoming legislative elections, the Hong Kong Economic Times reported, after a sudden surge in coronavirus cases raised new questions about the September vote.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 28, 2020
New Zealand suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong over security law
New Zealand has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong and made a number of other changes following China's decision to pass a national security law for the territory, Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters said Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 27, 2020
China questionnaires fan fears of ban on Hong Kong candidates
At least seven potential pro-democracy candidates for Hong Kong's Legislative Council elections have received questionnaires from the government.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2020
Hong Kong is losing to Singapore as a venue for arbitration
International companies are increasingly avoiding Hong Kong as a jurisdiction for settling disputes through arbitration, one of the clearest signs yet that China’s tightening grip on the financial hub has eroded trust in its legal system.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 21, 2020
Tech firms start to leave Hong Kong after Beijing enacts security law
About half of U.S. business people say they plan to depart from the territory, according to a recent survey by the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jul 21, 2020
China begins to dismantle democratic Taiwan’s toehold in Hong Kong
For decades, Hong Kong served as a bridge between China and Taiwan. Now, that appears to be just one more thing that’s changing in the former British colony.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 20, 2020
Democracy activist Joshua Wong launches bid for Hong Kong legislature
Prominent Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong applied on Monday to run for a seat in the Chinese-ruled city's legislature, raising the prospect of a battle with authorities after being barred from running in previous polls.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 20, 2020
Trump and Portland mayor clash over causes of escalating unrest
Federal law enforcement officers last week started cracking down on crowds gathering in Portland to protest police brutality and systemic racism.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 19, 2020
Hong Kong tightens coronavirus restrictions as cases hit record
Hong Kong tightened coronavirus restrictions on Sunday, with nonessential civil servants told to work from home from this week, as the global financial hub reported a record number of daily cases.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 19, 2020
Portland arrests and U.S. tactics spur lawsuits by Oregon and others
Oregon sued the U.S. over the detention of residents during anti-racism protests in Portland, shortly after a judge ruled that journalists alleging local police had assaulted them could add federal agents to their own lawsuit.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 16, 2020
Hong Kong ceases to be safe haven in gathering China-U.S. storm
Hong Kong, until recently an oasis of political stability in Asia, is now gripped with unprecedented regulatory and legal uncertainty that threatens its position as one of the world’s top financial hubs.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 15, 2020
Trump offers misleading data on Black people’s risk from police
U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday more white people die at the hands of police than Black people, comments likely to further stoke racial tensions amid nationwide protests over racism and police brutality.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 15, 2020
Trump ends Hong Kong's preferential status over new security laws
Citing China's new national security law for Hong Kong, Trump said he signed an executive order that will end the preferential economic treatment enjoyed by Hong Kong.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 14, 2020
Beijing claims Hong Kong pro-democracy primaries were backed by 'foreign forces'
China condemned Hong Kong’s pro-democracy opposition for holding a primary contest ahead of key elections, saying the exercise was supported by "foreign forces” and may violate the city’s new national security law.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 13, 2020
Half of U.S. firms in Hong Kong feel 'less safe' under new security law, survey finds
Nearly half said the possibility of extradition to the mainland for trial was a 'game changer” for the city's position as a trusted international financial center.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 13, 2020
Hong Kong pro-opposition primary voters defy threats with high turnout
More than half a million residents cast their ballots in the unofficial poll.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 11, 2020
Toyota says staffers shown mocking George Floyd's death no longer employed
Two employees, including a supervisor, were fired over a video showing the supervisor kneeling on a file binder and saying 'that will keep them down.”
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 11, 2020
Here’s how China’s security law is already changing the face of Hong Kong
When China passed its new Hong Kong security law on June 30, officials said it would only affect "extremely few criminals.” Less than two weeks later, it’s clear Beijing is trying to wipe away signs of the city’s protest movement from the streets.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
The 'outsiders' creating some of Japan's greenest spaces
Rows of irises resemble a rice field at the Peter Walker-designed Toyota Municipal Museum of Art.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Traders spooked by intervention risk trim record yen shorts
Traders edged back from record bets on yen weakness this past week, in a period that included a likely bout of intervention by Japan to prop up the currency.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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