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CHINA JAPAN

JAPAN
Jan 16, 2018
Japan Coast Guard seeks to boost response time with new bases for large patrol ships
The Japan Coast Guard is planning to build bases for seven new large patrol ships in a bid to improve response time to incidents — including the frequent intrusions by Chinese vessels into Japanese waters around the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, according to a source.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 15, 2018
Young Japanese bureaucrats to resume exchanges with elite Chinese students
Japan and China plan to resume an exchange program between young Japanese bureaucrats and aspiring Chinese government officials in 2018 after a more than five-year hiatus, bilateral sources say.
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2018
Four Chinese ships enter Japanese waters around Senkakus
Four China Coast Guard ships entered Japanese waters around the Senkaku Islands on Sunday morning, the Japan Coast Guard said.
EDITORIALS
Jan 6, 2018
Economic relations with China
There are signs that economic cooperation between China and Japan, stagnant for the past several years, is being revived.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 30, 2017
Japan moves to host trilateral summit with South Korea and China in early April
Japan arranges to hold a long-delayed trilateral leaders' summit with China and South Korea in April, but China remains silent on the invite.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 28, 2017
LDP Secretary-General Toshihiro Nikai invites Xi to visit Tokyo next year amid warming ties with Beijing
A ruling party heavyweight has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit Tokyo next year, as the two countries show promising signs of strengthening their sometimes strained relations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 26, 2017
Vision for Japan-China thaw in 2018 rests on tenuous foundation
The fundamental rivalry in the Asia-Pacific region between Japan and China will surely linger in 2018, as a thaw in bilateral relations is likely to be restricted to areas of mutual economic benefit.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 19, 2017
Shinzo Abe calls for Japan's 'rebirth' in 2020 along with constitutional revision
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday reiterated calls for rebooting long-stalled parliamentary debate on the revision of Japan's post-war Constitution, saying he wants to see a "significant rebirth" of the nation in 2020.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 18, 2017
Sino-Japanese ties bound to remain stalled
Trump's 'America first' diplomacy will likely intensify the Japan-China rivalry.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 16, 2017
China and Japan should cooperate on global issues to tap 'golden chance' for mending ties: ex-PM Fukuda
Former Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda said Saturday the time is ripe for Tokyo to strengthen cooperation with Beijing beyond bilateral issues so relations can get back on the right development track sooner.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 14, 2017
Japanese and Chinese views on recent ties have greatly improved, poll shows
Japanese and Chinese people's views on recent relations between their countries have markedly improved, an annual survey showed Thursday, after years of abysmal readings.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 6, 2017
Tokyo and Beijing agree to implement hotline aimed at averting clashes over Senkakus
Japan and China largely agree on how to implement a mechanism to prevent clashes in the East China Sea amid a long-running territorial dispute over the uninhabited Senkaku Islands.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 2, 2017
Xi behind coercive tactics in East China Sea: documents
Recently obtained documents confirm suspicions that Chinese President Xi Jinping himself is personally involved in ordering the military operations agitating Japan in the East China Sea.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 2, 2017
Komeito chief Natsuo Yamaguchi invites Xi to visit Japan next year
Chinese President Xi Jinping has met with the leader of the junior party in Japan's ruling coalition, who invited him to visit Tokyo next year amid growing momentum to rebuild bilateral ties.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 27, 2017
Japan and China to hold maritime talks in Shanghai in December
The Japanese and Chinese governments are planning to hold the next round of high-level talks on maritime issues in Shanghai early next month, amid a thaw in their ties, according to bilateral diplomatic sources.
JAPAN
Nov 26, 2017
China to build memorial hall in Shanghai dedicated to Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal
Plans are underway to build in Shanghai a memorial hall for the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, the Japanese equivalent of the Nuremberg trials, according to a Chinese academic who heads a center dedicated to researching the so-called Tokyo Trials.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 11, 2017
Abe and Xi, acknowledging political successes at home, agree to push for better bilateral ties
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping, each benefiting from political victories at home, agree to pursue further efforts to improve bilateral ties.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 11, 2017
Abe, Xi to hold talks on sidelines of Asia summit
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans was to hold a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday afternoon on the sidelines of a regional economic summit in the Vietnamese coastal city of Danang.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 10, 2017
Beijing urged Tokyo to not 'make noise' about South China Sea in leaders' talks: sources
China asked Japan to not make the South China Sea the focus of upcoming talks between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese leaders, sources close to bilateral relations have said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 4, 2017
Trump warns China it could face 'big problem' with 'warrior nation' Japan over North Korea
Taking a page from former U.S. leader Richard Nixon, current President Donald Trump has warned China that it must do more to rein in North Korea's nuclear ambitions or face "a big problem" with "warrior nation" Japan.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.

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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
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