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CHINA

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 31, 2022
China is doubling down on coal despite its green ambitions
The puzzle of why the world's leading installer of clean energy is investing so much in coal shows the depth of Beijing's concern over the squeeze in energy supplies.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 31, 2022
Japan considers extending high-speed missile range to defend Senkaku Islands
The envisioned upgrade of the land-based, long-range missile will put China's coastal areas and North Korea within its range.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 31, 2022
Alarmed by suicide attack, China and Pakistan join hands in probe
A female suicide bomber targeted nationals from Pakistan's most important partner, seeking to undermine a relationship on which Islamabad's financial survival largely depends.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Oct 31, 2022
With sweeping chip export rules, U.S. moves to choke off China’s tech rise
The unprecedented controls may have far-reaching implications as Washington seeks to slow Beijing's technological and military rise.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 31, 2022
Workers leave China's biggest iPhone plant to escape COVID-19 curbs
Emergence of COVID cases saw the plant adopt a closed loop system, triggering unrest when the company shut cafeterias at the manufacturing site.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 31, 2022
Taiwan tensions raise alarms over risks to world’s subsea cables
A disruption in a conflict with China could result in Taiwan getting cut off from the world, similar to what happened to the Pacific Island nation of Tonga earlier this year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 30, 2022
China revises law to tackle sexual harassment and discrimination
The updates to the women's law comes amid a major step back in gender equality this month with no women being appointed to sit on the top-decision making Politburo.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Oct 30, 2022
Is the Taiwan Policy Act good for Taipei?
The contentious legislation will bring the island and the U.S. closer together than ever — a necessary evolution in their relationship, given the rising threat from China.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 30, 2022
Japan plans to boost cyberdefense personnel to 5,000 by fiscal 2027
Japan is behind in developing cybersecurity talent and expanding personnel, compared to countries such as Russia, China and North Korea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 30, 2022
Xi kicks off third term with flurry of diplomatic activity
His busy diplomatic schedule comes after he pledged at the Communist Party's twice-a-decade congress to ensure China leads the world in 'international influence.”
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2022
Japan to set up new joint command to manage SDF operations: report
The joint command will be tasked with coordinating strategies with an eye on boosting Japan's defense cooperation with the U.S. military, the Nikkei newspaper reported.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2022
Calling it a historical duty, Xi vowed in 2016 to secure Beijing's interests over Senkakus
The documents showed Xi telling the officials at the meeting of the top military organ that 'if we abandon the ocean, (China) will decline.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2022
Amid tense ties, China says it won't take part in Japan naval fleet review
While China will not attend the event, it has expressed an intention to send a delegation to a two-day naval symposium to be held in Yokohama from Nov. 7.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 29, 2022
Xi invokes Mao in visit to cradle of Communist revolution
Xi's choice to visit Yan'an — a site inextricably linked with Communist China's founder Mao Zedong — was an important, deliberate indication of the themes of his next five years.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 28, 2022
China’s gradual reform dilemma
Numerous efforts to rebalance the Chinese economy, including Xi Jinping's, have failed. Nothing much is expected to change in the near future.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Oct 28, 2022
Xi Jinping now enshrined as China’s forever strongman
With Xi Jinping assuming a third term, it is now expected he will rule for life, and possibly bring back the instability that was inherent in the system under Mao Zedong.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 28, 2022
Japan considering buying U.S. Tomahawk cruise missiles
If the purchase is realized, Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers are likely to be equipped with the missiles after undertaking modifications to the vessels.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 28, 2022
China’s chest-thumping nationalism now goes too far, movement’s godfather says
Wang Xiaodong, once called the standard-bearer of Chinese nationalism, now fends off criticisms of being too moderate, even a traitor. “They've forgotten,” he said, “I created them.”
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 28, 2022
Pentagon’s strategy won’t rule out nuclear use against nonnuclear threats
China remains Washington's 'most consequential strategic competitor for coming decades,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a letter presenting the new defense strategy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 27, 2022
An open letter to ‘His Majesty the Emperor’ of China
Questions for Xi Jinping as he enters his third term in office: What are his plans for China? Why was Hu Jintao removed from the Party Congress? What does he think of Putin's war?
Cutting ties with JCP not easy for CDP despite Renho's defeat
When Renho (center) announced her candidacy for the Tokyo gubernatorial election on May 27, the head of the Japanese Communist Party's secretariat, Akira Koike (far left), was also in attendance.
Trump's VP pick signals stronger focus on China
Former U.S. President and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to his vice presidential pick, Sen. J.D. Vance, during the second day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Tuesday.
Japan’s minimum wage might not budge much if corporate fears prevail
Unionists hold a rally in Tokyo in April. Households' real cash earnings have been falling year on year for more than two years, with the weakening of the yen making the situation only more difficult as prices of imported goods increase rapidly.
Trump says Taiwan should pay for defense, sending TSMC stock down
Shares in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple and Nvidia supplier, closed 2.4% lower on Wednesday.
Three novelists named for Akutagawa and Naoki awards
Naoki Prize winner Michi Ichiho (left), and Akutagawa Prize winners Sanzo K. Matsunaga (center) and Aki Asahina pose with their award-winning books at a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday.
After Tokyo Olympic disappointment, Nadeshiko Japan look for redemption
Japan's Hikaru Kitagawa dribbles past a defender during an Olympic qualifying match against North Korea at National Stadium in Tokyo in February.
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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