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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Regional voices: Chubu
Dec 25, 2020
Hot spring resorts in Aichi struggling to stay afloat
The government's Go To Travel subsidy campaign offers only temporary aid for hotels that had difficulty attracting domestic visitors even before the pandemic.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 25, 2020
Influencers may face fines as China tackles obesity and food waste
More than half of China's adult population is either overweight or obese, according to a new government report released Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 24, 2020
What is driving Asia’s technological rise?
India alone produced three-quarters of the world's science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) graduates between 2016 and 2018.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 24, 2020
China looks to cut inequality in order to boost the economy
Although China is the only major economy set to grow this year due to its effective control of the pandemic, a new slogan signals that the ruling party is worried about an uneven recovery.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 24, 2020
China targets Jack Ma’s Alibaba empire in monopoly probe
China has begun an investigation into alleged monopolistic practices at Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and summoned affiliate Ant Group Co. to a high-level meeting over financial regulations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Dec 23, 2020
Hong Kong’s courts are the last check on Beijing’s growing power
The courts are on the front lines of a clash between two very different legal systems.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 23, 2020
These two jailed Canadians deserve your Christmas wishes
Hopefully, the buildup of publicity of people sending Christmas cards to the imprisoned Canadians will put moral pressure on China, causing it to abandon its practice of hostage diplomacy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 23, 2020
Biden camp adds pressure on EU to hit brakes on China deal
The European Union came under mounting pressure to slow down its push for a major investment deal with China, as opposition grew to any agreement with Beijing that fails to tackle forced labor.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 23, 2020
Trudeau shuts out China again by rejecting Arctic gold deal
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government rejected a plan by China’s Shandong Gold Mining Co. to acquire a gold miner that operates in the Canadian Arctic, potentially inflaming a diplomatic feud.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 22, 2020
Dear Canberra, you are not alone
What Australia's prime minister said about a COVID-19 inquiry was appropriate and the international community must remain united and push China to do what is right during these trying times.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 22, 2020
Leaving Hong Kong: A family makes a wrenching decision
Hundreds of thousands of Hong Kongers are expected to emigrate as Beijing tightens its grip over its most restive city.
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Dec 22, 2020
Beijing’s strong sense of crisis in Ant IPO postponement
Amid the rapid growth of the nation's digital economy, Jack Ma's dream was very different from China's.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 22, 2020
‘The whole city was dark’: China rations electricity for millions
The drastic measures point to potential longer-term problems in China's energy universe, as leaders juggle competing priorities.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 22, 2020
Nomura’s China venture is winning more clients than expected
The company's majority-owned securities joint venture in Shanghai has won more than 300 customers for services including wealth management.
JAPAN
Dec 21, 2020
Ezra Vogel saw the good in every person and every nation
Ezra F. Vogel, one of the country's leading experts on East Asia, whose scholarship spanned from family issues to social welfare, industrial policy, international relations and history, passed away on Sunday at age 90.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 21, 2020
Asian security rests on forging closer U.S.-Japan science and technology cooperation
The U.S. C&ET strategy identifies a list of 20 priority areas of which Japanese firms have some of the leading technologies, such as advanced manufacturing and space technologies.
Japan unveils new overtourism countermeasures
The majority of tourists in Japan tend to stay in Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto, resulting in overcrowding in popular tourist spots and a strain on transportation systems.
South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood
South Korean lesbian couple Kim Kyu-jin (left) and her wife, Kim Sae-yeon, pose with a "pregnant woman" badge during an interview in Seoul last month.
Toyoko Kids: The lonely street children of Tokyo
Many young people who feel neglected at home flock to the Toyoko area to find a community where they can fit in.
Opportunities await the bold in the Year of the Wood Dragon
2024 marks the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, with the year predicted to be a good time for fresh starts.
Don’t worry about global population collapse
Most projections show the world will hit peak humanity in the 21st century as people choose to have smaller families and women gain power over their own reproduction.
Sculpted waves, sleek updos: Showa hairstyles are back in fashion
The larger-than-life hairstyles of Japan's Showa Era are unmistakable — and they're making a comeback.
Consumption tax set to dominate Upper House election debate
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan should produce its own AI defense solutions, Sakana AI CEO says
Sakana AI CEO David Ha speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Nissan gets ‘wake-up call’ with $4.5 billion annual net loss
Nissan CEO Ivan Espinosa in Tokyo as the company releases its results
Japan set for bigger role in Philippines after SDF’s debut in key drills
Philippine Army Brig. Gen. Michael Logico, who was involved in managing the latest iteration of the Balikatan U.S.-Philippine drills, told The Japan Times that he expects military ties with Japan to surge even further once Tokyo ratifies a key visiting-forces agreement with Manila.

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