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CHINA JAPAN

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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 20, 2020
Securing Japan from Chinese ‘predatory economics’
Managing risks and fortifying national security is critical while doing business with China.
JAPAN
Jul 18, 2020
Chinese survey vessel spotted in Okinotorishima EEZ for over a week
The Chinese survey ship has been conducting activities for more than a week, the longest time spent in the waters without permission in a decade.
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 1, 2020
Japan looks to lure Hong Kong’s finance workers following security law
The LDP has begun debating ways to make Tokyo more attractive to international firms, but issues of taxation and the language barrier stand in the way.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 30, 2020
Tokyo toughens tone after Beijing passes Hong Kong security law
Tokyo deploys harsh diplomatic language to stress that move 'undermines the credibility' of the “one-country, two-systems” principle.
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2020
Japan says it wants to take lead with G7 on Hong Kong security laws
Observers say Japan has been concerned that taking too hard of a line with China on Hong Kong could alienate Beijing just as stability returns to Sino-Japanese ties.
Why Japan is running out of rice — and farmers to grow it
An ongoing shortage of rice has resulted in rising prices for Japan's main food staple.
Japan and U.S. appoint tariff negotiators after Ishiba-Trump phone call
Economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa enters the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan responds to Trump's tariffs with a polite phone call and request
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends a joint press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington on Feb. 7.
Japan to avoid direct confrontation with the U.S. over Trump tariffs
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Japan does not intend to seek direct confrontation with the U.S. over the newly levied tariffs, during a parliamentary committee session in Tokyo on Monday.
Taiwan eyes zero tariffs with U.S. and pledges more investment
Kids view the area from a lookout point over cranes and containers at the Port of Keelung, Taiwan, on Thursday.
‘Let’s make it practical’: NATO chief eyes greater defense-industrial ties with Japan
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte plans to visit Japan on Tuesday and Wednesday — his first to the Indo-Pacific region since taking office in October, as he seeks to implement lessons from the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Tottori takes a bold leap forward in the arts
The city of Kurayoshi in Tottori Prefecture celebrated the opening of its public art museum with festivities such as a parade that drew 1,000 revelers.
Haruki Murakami TV adaptation revisits 30 years of watershed moments
Though Haruki Murakami's trademark whiff of offbeat existentialism is threaded throughout NHK's "After the Quake," the final episode — conceived as a sequel to the story "Super-Frog Saves Tokyo" — is the most stylized, featuring an anthropomorphic talking frog (voiced by Non) and his erstwhile associate Katagiri (Koichi Sato).
Nintendo to launch the Switch 2 on June 5
The controllers for the Switch 2 will attach to the console magnetically rather than sliding on rails as with the original device.
A new human trafficking trend emerges from Myanmar scam centers
Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar gather at a compound inside KK Park, a fraud center on the country's border with Thailand, after a multinational crackdown in February.

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An ongoing shortage of rice has resulted in rising prices for Japan's main food staple.
Why Japan is running out of rice — and farmers to grow it
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