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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 16, 2020
It's time for the middle powers to step in
Japan and other middle powers need to come together to provide critical life support for the international order.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 16, 2020
Good news: China is growing again; just don't ask how
Old drivers such as exports and infrastructure helped the recovery, but that challenges a long-sought shift toward consumers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 16, 2020
From Hong Kong to Australia, COVID-19 spreads in unexplained ways
As countries across the Asia-Pacific region struggle with resurgences of the coronavirus, one data point is steering government responses: the share of cases with no clear indication of how infection occurred.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 16, 2020
China's economy rebounds in second quarter after steep slump
Authorities are widely expected to maintain policy support in the second half to bolster the revival, despite concerns over rising debt risks.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 16, 2020
Trump stands against sanctions on Chinese officials for now
U.S. President Donald Trump has indicated to aides that he doesn’t want to further escalate tensions with Beijing, and has ruled out additional sanctions on top officials for now, according to people familiar with the matter.
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
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jul 16, 2020
China is forcing the world to find new ways to deal with it
The leadership under Xi Jinping believes China is now strong enough that it can forcefully assert its agenda both at home and abroad.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 15, 2020
China expert Hideo Tarumi under consideration as envoy to Beijing
The government is considering appointing Hideo Tarumi, a senior Foreign Ministry official known to be an expert on China, as the new ambassador to Beijing, sources with knowledge of the matter said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 15, 2020
Social media rumors prompt spate of bank runs in China
Social media-fueled rumors about banks collapsing are popping up at an unprecedented frequency in China, forcing regulators and even the police to step in to calm depositors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 15, 2020
China set to return to growth after easing virus lockdowns
Positive economic indicators offer hope to other nations looking to bolster damaged markets as they ease pandemic restrictions.
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
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 14, 2020
The upside of a new cold war with China
Competition with the Soviet Union brought out the best in American democracy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 14, 2020
Huawei faces ban from U.K. 5G networks by 2027 in crackdown plan
The U.K. is poised to ban Huawei Technologies Co. from its next generation mobile networks under a two-step plan designed to protect critical communication systems from potential security threats, a person familiar with the matter said.
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
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 13, 2020
The political logic of China’s strategic mistakes
The Chinese Communist Party is firmly convinced that the world is a Hobbesian place where long-term survival depends solely on raw power.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 13, 2020
Taiwan to enhance scrutiny of Hong Kong and mainland Chinese investment
Taiwan plans to enhance scrutiny over investment from Hong Kong to prevent illicit money from mainland China "infiltrating" its economy, after Beijing imposed a new security law on the Asian financial hub, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.
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.
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.
Japan to recognize Taiwan as place of origin in family registration system
Masataka Yuhara, secretary-general of the Friends of Lee Teng Hui Association in Japan, which has been calling for "Taiwan" to be permitted as a place of origin in family registers.
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.
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.
Two crew feared dead after ASDF training jet crashes in Aichi
Self-Defense Forces personnel collect apparent parts of an Air Self-Defense Force T-4 training jet from a reservoir in Inuyama, Aichi Prefeture, on Thursday. The jet crashed shortly after takeoff a day earlier.
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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