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JAPAN / Politics
Mar 16, 2021
Top U.S. and Japanese officials get tough on China in key security talks
In a joint statement singling out Beijing, the top U.S. and Japanese diplomats and defense chiefs condemned China's 'coercion and destabilizing behavior' in the region.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 16, 2021
Xi warns against tech excess in sign crackdown will widen
China’s top leader warned that Beijing will go after so-called "platform” companies that have amassed data and market power, a sign that the monthslong crackdown on the country’s internet sector is only just beginning.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 16, 2021
Never give up on the United States
Recent developments offer grounds for optimism — a genuine shift might be taking place.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 16, 2021
Britain targets influence in Indo-Pacific as counterweight to China
Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants the U.K. to be at the forefront of a reinvigorated, rules-based international order based on cooperation and free trade.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Mar 15, 2021
China's ambitious COVID-19 vaccination plan to test its production capability
Little is known about how fully the three approved domestic manufacturers are using their capacity.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 15, 2021
COVID-19 pushes Japanese firms to overhaul supply chains
Reducing dependence on China had been on companies' minds over the past few years due to the Sino-U.S. trade war, but the global health crisis served as a wake-up call.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 15, 2021
India’s smart vaccine diplomacy
India is a global pharmaceutical powerhouse, manufacturing some 20% of all generic medicines and accounting for as much as 62% of global vaccine production.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 15, 2021
China fires back at U.K. charges of Hong Kong treaty violation
The U.K.'s foreign secretary said Saturday that China is in a 'state of ongoing noncompliance” with the 1984 treaty that paved the way for Hong Kong's return to Chinese control.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 15, 2021
China’s economic activity data soars a year after lockdown
Official figures show eye-popping growth rates of more than 30% for some areas, though the data is distorted by comparisons from a year ago when the economy was virtually shut down.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 14, 2021
China and U.S.-Japan alliance to take top billing as senior Biden officials visit Tokyo
Both nations are expected to use the meeting to set the agenda for the alliance, making abundantly clear the shifting U.S. and Japanese perceptions of China.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 13, 2021
Canadian judge rejects Huawei CFO's push to use employee statements as evidence in U.S. extradition case
The Canadian judge in Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou's U.S. extradition case rejected her request to admit as evidence Huawei employee statements that contradict a U.S. claim she misled bankers about the company's business in Iran, a ruling said on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 13, 2021
Hackers rushed in as Microsoft raced to avert cyberattack
Microsoft is now investigating the possibility of a leak that may have triggered a mass compromise of its popular Exchange email system ahead of a patch release.
OLYMPICS
Mar 12, 2021
Olympic minister says Japan's athletes won't take Chinese vaccine
The announcement by IOC President Thomas Bach that the organization will purchase coronavirus vaccines from China appears to have taken Japan's Olympic officials by surprise.
Transport ministry issues warning to Haneda Airport operator
The operator of Tokyo's Haneda Airport has been warned by the government over its inappropriate transactions.
Success of Chinese-made fighter jets against India raises alarm in Asia
Chinese J-10 fighter jets from the People's Liberation Army Air Force August 1st Aerobatics Team perform during a media demonstration at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, in November 2015.
One month on, Osaka Expo urged to boost heat and crowd control measures
A gate to the Osaka Expo site is crowded with visitors on Monday.
Xi defiance pays off as Trump meets most China trade demands
Then-Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping visits a school in South Gate, California, in February 2012. Experts say Xi won big in his standoff with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Japanese retailers turn to California rice for cheaper alternative
U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass eats California rice at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Tuesday along with Mitsuko Tsuchiya, vice president of retailer Aeon.
Sumo title contenders already emerging in early stages of Tokyo meet
Onosato (left) battles Abi on Day 3 of the Summer Basho in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Harmfully hot days for pregnant women in Japan nearly doubled over past five years
New research by a U.S. climate scientists’ group reveals that extreme heat has increased the risks of preterm births and other pregnancy complications in Japan, nearly doubling the number of days that are harmfully hot for pregnant women over the past five years.
Japanese automakers looking at a ¥1 trillion hit from Trump tariffs 
Cars on display at Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama on Tuesday. The automaker posted a massive annual net loss and confirmed that it plans to cut thousands of jobs worldwide.
Tokyo Stock Exchange wants stocks to be affordable for the average investor
The Tokyo Stock Exchange building in Nihonbashi. The exchange wants companies to lower the entry cost of investing in their shares.
Consumption tax set to dominate Upper House election debate
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Tuesday.

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