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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 13, 2022
China's sharper focus on military option for Taiwan raises risks with U.S.
Security analysts expect Chinese forces, particularly the navy, to maintain extensive patrols around Taiwan, pushing over the median line.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Aug 13, 2022
China's military drills near Taiwan offer spying opportunity for U.S. and allies
The drills provide an opportunity to scrutinize the missiles China would use to drive off foreign militaries intervening in any future invasion.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 12, 2022
Tencent woes mount even after $560 billion selloff
Next week, Tencent will seek to assure investors about its outlook during second-quarter results. They won't be easy to convince.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 12, 2022
Mazda seeks to reduce dependence on Chinese supplies after COVID lockdowns
The request from the automaker underscores the vulnerability of sprawling supply chains, which have been tested by the pandemic and geopolitical tensions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 12, 2022
Why might China avoid strong inflation?
The Chinese government knows an overly strong stimulus would entail excessive monetary expansion and a surge in inflation.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 11, 2022
South Korea says THAAD missile shield ‘not negotiable’ with China
Decisions on the deployment of the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense system was a matter of South Korea's self-defense, a senior presidential official told reporters Thursday in Seoul.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 11, 2022
Taiwan holds military drill after China repeats threats
Beijing has raged at a trip to Taiwan last week by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, staging days of air and sea drills around the island.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 11, 2022
China's ex-COVID patients live under 'dark shadow' of stigma
The story of a woman who lived in a Shanghai railway station bathroom for weeks after being unable to find work due to the stigma of having been infected has been widely discussed.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 11, 2022
China warns it will not tolerate Taiwan 'separatists'
The warning from Beijing came after days of unprecedented Chinese military drills around the island sparked by a trip there by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 11, 2022
U.S. rethinks approach to China tariffs in wake of Taiwan response
The president's team has been wrestling for months with various ways to ease the costs of duties imposed on Chinese imports during predecessor Donald Trump's tenure.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 10, 2022
Honda raises annual profit forecast after beating quarterly view
Honda raised its operating profit forecast to u00a5830 billion ($6.15 billion) from u00a5810 billion for the year ending March 31.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 10, 2022
Keeping cool as U.S.-China tensions simmer
Both Beijing and Washington need to make sure the new low in relations does not become the new normal.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 10, 2022
Japan's new defense chief set to have his work cut out for him — again
Yasukazu Hamada, a 10-term Lower House lawmaker, previously served as defense minister between 2008 and 2009.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 10, 2022
China says Taiwan’s leaders are increasing risk of war
Taipei must change course to reduce tensions, the Taiwan Affairs Office in Beijing said, in its first white paper published since Chinese President Xi Jinping took power.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 10, 2022
South Korea and China foreign ministers discuss North Korea and K-pop ban
On the agenda was boosting cultural and people-to-people exchanges as well as restarting exports of K-pop and Korean movies, dramas and games, which have been effectively banned in China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 10, 2022
Nancy Pelosi trip hinders Biden effort to galvanize Asia against China
The shockwaves from the highest-level U.S. visit to Taiwan in a quarter century are still reverberating around the region days after she flew back to Washington.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 10, 2022
The U.S.-China rift moves climate politics into an era of competition
The next three months before countries meet in Sharm El-Sheikh for COP27 will show whether the era of cooperation has given way to competition.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 9, 2022
Upping the ante: Key takeaways from China’s major drills around Taiwan
China's largest-ever military exercises around Taiwan have provided analysts with potential insight into how Chinese forces might operate around the self-ruled island in case of a conflict.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 9, 2022
China thinks it’s winning the race against the West — but is it?
The readiness to take a hard line on Taiwan is strengthened by the conviction among Chinese that the global balance of power is shifting and the tide of history favors their country.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
AI boom makes 139-year-old cable maker Japan’s hottest stock
Fujikura's headquarters in Tokyo's Koto Ward. The company's share price has surged by more than 400% this year.
Japan and U.S. to form missile plan in case of Taiwan emergency
A U.S. Marine Corps M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile (12SSM) system are put on display at a symposium at a base in Kisarazu, Japan, in June 2022.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
Are you leaving your loved ones digital legacies or headaches?
The National Consumer Affairs Center reports a growing number of consultations regarding "digital legacies" — data and online services left behind when people die.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Corporate donations remain sticky point in political reform talks
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba addresses a meeting at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters on Thursday to discuss political reform.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.

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