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COMMENTARY / World
Mar 30, 2016
South Korean lessons for a slowing China
No major economy has tried to change growth engines mid-flight, but South Korea provides a template for China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 30, 2016
China considers banning all unapproved Internet domains
China's government is moving to tighten its grip over the Internet as it rolls out draft rules that will effectively ban Web domains not approved by local authorities, including possibly the most widely used .com and .org addresses.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Mar 30, 2016
Japan-China tensions simmer as Xi, Abe remain cool on talks in U.S.
Chinese and Japanese leaders have a chance this week to sit down in Washington and discuss ways to stop simmering tensions from once again damaging business ties between Asia's two largest economies. They may pass on the opportunity.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 29, 2016
Amid South China Sea dispute, Beijing calls for deeper defense ties with Hanoi
The militaries of China and Vietnam should deepen their exchanges, communication and friendship, China's defense minister said during a visit to Hanoi, amid a festering territorial dispute in the South China Sea.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 29, 2016
China security push should match economic model: Singapore official
As Chinese President Xi Jinping heads to Washington this week to meet with some of the world's biggest powers, one of Asia's smallest countries is urging him to match China's economic clout with better leadership on the security front.
JAPAN
Mar 28, 2016
GSDF brings Yonaguni radar station online to keep closer eye on China
In a move expected to raise tensions further with Beijing, Tokyo brings a new radar station online right next to Taiwan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 27, 2016
China tries to ease worries about overseas military bases
China has launched an unusual charm offensive to explain its first overseas naval base in Djibouti, seeking to assuage global concerns about military expansionism by portraying the move as Beijing's contribution to regional security and development.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 26, 2016
Nearly 100 Chinese boats detected in Malaysian waters, officials say
About 100 Chinese fishing boats have been detected encroaching in Malaysia's waters in the disputed South China Sea, Malaysia's state news agency and a coast guard official said Friday.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 25, 2016
Dangers of Facebook cozying up to Beijing
Mark Zuckerberg's China ambitions are a no-brainer but he risks being a pawn in Beijing's censorship push.
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2016
Islamic State a growing threat to East Asia, including Japan: defense review
A defense review released Friday said the threat was highlighted by the kidnapping and killing of Japanese nationals.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 25, 2016
Diplomat Yutaka Yokoi named new ambassador to China
The Foreign Ministry on Friday tapped "China school" diplomat Yutaka Yokoi as Japan's new ambassador to China, underscoring its resolve to move bilateral relations forward at a time when tensions are building over territorial issues.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 23, 2016
Australia's Turnbull calls Beijing's moves in South China Sea 'counterproductive'
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Wednesday called China's military deployments on the South China Sea "counterproductive," an unusually forceful rebuke against the country's biggest trading partner.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 23, 2016
China detains 37 people linked to illegal vaccines
Chinese police have detained 37 people linked to a vaccine scandal and are investigating three pharmaceutical companies, state news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 23, 2016
U.S. hopes to talk with China about possible THAAD move to South Korea
The United States hopes to talk with China and address its concerns about the possible deployment of the THAAD missile defense system that Washington is discussing with Seoul, a senior State Department official said Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 22, 2016
China says Philippine fishermen used firebombs in South China Sea
Philippine fishermen threw fire bombs at Chinese law enforcement vessels in the South China Sea, China's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday, after Philippine media said fishermen had been struck by bottles hurled from Chinese coast guard ships.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 22, 2016
U.N. lifts sanctions on four ships linked to North Korea following Chinese request
The U.N. Security Council agreed Monday to a Chinese request to remove sanctions on four ships the United Nations had blacklisted for ties to Pyongyang's arms trade. The agreement came after China secured assurances the vessels will not use North Korean crews, a U.S. official said.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 21, 2016
Beijing says U.S.-Philippines base deal raises questions over who is militarizing South China Sea
China said on Monday agreements like the one reached last week by the United States and the Philippines allowing for a U.S. military presence at five Philippine bases raised questions about militarization in the South China Sea.
Australian firm produces heavy rare earth, in first outside China
The Lynas Rare Earths processing plant in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Random stabbing cases in Japan raise fears: Could the next victim be me?
Police officers stand guard on May 7 outside Todaimae Station in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward after a random stabbing that injured a University of Tokyo student.
Nissan to solicit early retirements while eyeing plant closures in Japan
Nissan's Oppama plant in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, may be closed as part of the struggling carmaker's streamlining efforts.
Man falls to his death from Osaka condo, killing cyclist below
Osaka's Kita Ward. Two men died Monday morning in the ward after a man fell from a high-rise condominium and struck a passing cyclist below, according to local police.
Police arrest Chinese man in Saitama hit-and-run case
Police questioned a man who turned himself in as he closely resembled the driver recorded on the dashcam of another vehicle that happened to pass by the scene of a hit-and-run incident in Saitama Prefecture.
Agnes b. Japan CEO hopes to evolve the brand with focus on sustainability
Laurent Patouillet, the CEO and president of Agnes b. Japan, says the focus of its business is to remain independent, and evolve and adapt.
In Nintendo’s backyard, foreign indie game devs are thriving
Kyoto's gaming landscape is dominated by Nintendo's headquarters, but a contingent of foreign-born indie developers is also working in the gaming giant's shadow.
Akazawa's dilemma: no tariff deal or a half-baked deal
Chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa and his delegation in the Oval Office of the White House in April. Since then, Japan's trade negotiations with the U.S. have produced no tangible results.
For his first feature film, director Ryuya Suzuki created a masterpiece
"Jinsei," which follows its protagonist over a century, probes themes of identity and societal issues with a dark comic touch. The director, however, says he created the story without knowing where it would lead.
Historian Rob Fitts discovers earliest ever reference to baseball in Japan
Japan's Shohei Ohtani carries the Japanese flag onto the field before the start of the World Baseball Classic final against the United States in Miami on March 21, 2023.

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