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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 17, 2019
Beijing goes unconventional in South China Sea's escalating confrontation
Beijing is becoming much more assertive right up to territory held by other nations, both with military force and 'civilian' vessels.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 17, 2019
Top U.S. envoy for North Korea heads to Moscow as speculation about Kim-Putin summit gains steam
The top U.S. envoy for North Korea will travel to Moscow this week for talks on dismantling North Korea's nuclear weapons program, the State Department said Tuesday — a sign that a meeting between leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin in the near future could be imminent.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 16, 2019
Asian Development Bank chief says Japan-backed lender will continue loans to China
The bank will keep lending billions of dollars to the world's second-biggest economy, taking a different stance from the World Bank and its plans to reduce loans to China.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 16, 2019
The Chinese have landed in Europe
The China presence in Europe seems far more complicated, extensive and insidious than that of Japan during its economic heyday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 16, 2019
Foxconn's Terry Gou eyes run for Taiwan presidency after stepping back from daily business
Foxconn's Chairman Terry Gou said Tuesday he is considering whether to run for Taiwan's 2020 presidential election, a day after Reuters reported the tycoon planned to step down from the world's largest contract manufacturer.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 16, 2019
U.S. waiver concern sees Iranian oil buyers put imports on hold
The biggest buyers of Iranian oil are reportedly putting their purchases on hold as they wait to see whether the White House will extend waivers allowing them to keep buying the crude.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 16, 2019
Kim-Putin summit rumors heat up as Kremlin says preparations underway
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could hold his first meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin as early as next week amid stalled nuclear talks with the United States, media reports have said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 15, 2019
Resolution to U.S.-China trade war not too far away, GE boss Larry Culp says
U.S.-China relations will continue to evolve as negotiations stretch over the decades, but a resolution to the current trade dispute will likely happen in the "not too distant future," General Electric Co.'s Chief Executive Officer Larry Culp said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 15, 2019
U.S. backing off demand for China to ax state subsidies, sources say
U.S. negotiators have tempered demands that China curb industrial subsidies as a condition for a trade deal after strong resistance from Beijing, according to two sources briefed on discussions, marking a retreat on a core U.S. objective for the trade talks.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Apr 15, 2019
China tech giant Jack Ma encourages workers to rack up overtime hours
Billionaire Jack Ma again encouraged tech workers to embrace the industry's extreme-overtime culture, defying a growing social media backlash.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Apr 15, 2019
In ideological battle with U.S., China wins over allies with its censored vision of the internet
A swath of the world is adopting China's vision for a tightly controlled internet over the unfettered American approach, a stunning ideological coup for Beijing that would have been unthinkable less than a decade ago.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 15, 2019
VW to take on Tesla X in China from 2021 with electric SUV
Volkswagen plans to build a fully electric sports utility vehicle (SUV) for China from 2021, taking on the Chinese market leader Tesla's Model X as the German carmaker ramps up production of zero emissions vehicles.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 13, 2019
LDP Secretary-General Toshihiro Nikai to visit China in late April
Toshihiro Nikai, secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, has said he will visit China from April 24 to 29 as a special envoy of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 12, 2019
Foreign student numbers don't tell whole tale
The government's goal of strategically attracting outstanding students from abroad under its plan to accept 300,000 foreign students is far from accomplished.

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A sinkhole in Yashio, which emerged in January, was triggered by a ruptured, aging sewer pipe. Authorities worry that similar sections of infrastructure across the country are also at risk of corrosion.
That sinking feeling: Japan’s aging sewers are an infrastructure time bomb