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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 26, 2022
South Korea's president-elect asks Xi to join hands to tackle North Korea challenge
South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping to work together to tackle issues related to North Korea, a day after Pyongyang fired a new type of ICBM.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Mar 26, 2022
China to start Australian TV anchor’s spying trial, ABC reports
Cheng Lei, a Chinese-born Australian who most recently worked for state broadcaster CGTN, will appear in court on Thursday after 19 months of detention and could face life in prison.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 25, 2022
Japan playing key role in opposing Russia as sole Asian member of G7
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's whirlwind trip to Brussels to meet U.S. and European leaders was the latest sign that Tokyo is committed to working with allies and partners.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 25, 2022
Air crash disaster risks an even wider rift for Boeing and China
With relations between Washington and Beijing at their lowest ebb in years, the probe into the crash has turned the two archrivals into reluctant bedfellows.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 25, 2022
Inside China's electric drive for swappable car batteries
China is pushing hard for swappable batteries for EVs as a supplement to charging, with the government throwing its weight behind several companies advancing the technology.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 25, 2022
Coronavirus rules are swiftly falling away in Asia, with a big caveat
Many Asian-Pacific countries are dismantling thickets of COVID-19 rules at bewildering speeds, even though the omicron variant of the coronavirus is still raging in parts of the region.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 25, 2022
Experts see China stuck in a slowly evolving 'COVID zero' loop
Despite Chinese President Xi Jinping's call in mid-March to limit the economic and social fallout of virus elimination, large-scale lockdowns and mass testing drives are back.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 24, 2022
Will China’s 'common prosperity' survive Putin’s war?
Russia's war on Ukraine has driven up energy, commodity and food prices, which will cause inflation to accelerate and hit Chinese exports as global demand weakens.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 24, 2022
China’s Xi leaves Zelenskyy out of Ukraine diplomatic push
Xi has spoken with at least eight world leaders in the month since the invasion, stressing Beijing's preference for dialogue over war and sanctions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 24, 2022
China’s consumers face deeper economic damage from COVID lockdowns
President Xi Jinping has pledged to reduce u2018COVID zero' fallout, but unease may last longer if people remain wary and unemployment continues to rise.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 24, 2022
China Eastern jet neared speed of sound before crash, damaging black box
The exterior of the cockpit voice recorder was 'severely damaged” and analysis will take time because there is also some damage to its internal memory unit, an official said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 24, 2022
How black boxes of crashed Chinese jet will be handled
The only device recovered so far is the plane's cockpit voice recorder, based on an early assessment, with the flight data recorder still yet to be found.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 23, 2022
China raps former Japanese PM Abe for 'colluding with' Taiwanese forces
The comments came a day after Shinzo Abe held a virtual meeting with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 23, 2022
China takes a back seat in international diplomacy over Ukraine
Despite calls from other world leaders to play a more proactive role in ending the conflict, China has instead tried to keep its distance.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 23, 2022
China builds makeshift hospitals to help cope with COVID-19
The country's provinces should set up at least two to three temporary hospitals each to treat virus patients, Beijing has said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 23, 2022
Disruption to rail routes due to war in Ukraine poses latest hitch for supply chains
Exporters and logistics firms transporting auto parts, cars, laptops and smartphones are now looking to avoid land routes that pass through Russia or the combat zone.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 23, 2022
Tsai tells Abe invasion of Ukraine 'not without implications' for Taiwan
In a virtual meeting, ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen agreed that any attempts to change the status quo by force would not be tolerated.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 23, 2022
In first, joint GSDF and U.S. Marines drills in Japan include F-35 stealth fighter
Participation of the F-35, which did not open fire, is a sign that bilateral security ties have deepened since Japan's new security laws took effect in 2016.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 23, 2022
Yuan expected to weaken as COVID resurgence threatens China growth
While yuan depreciation could help boost exports, a sharp decline could trigger panic about financial stability.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 23, 2022
Ukraine war and pandemic force nations to retreat from globalization
When the Cold War ended, there was a belief that stronger global economic ties would lead to greater stability. But now the world is moving in the opposite direction.
Triple whammy takes Japan bankruptcies to decade high
More Japanese firms have gone bankrupt in the first half of this year due to soaring costs, labor shortages and the end of pandemic-related support.
Yen rally shakes markets, sending dollar to weakest level since May
The yen rose to the ¥155 range against the dollar, the highest in almost two months, in Tokyo on Thursday.
With eye on China, Japan deepens ties with Pacific islands at Tokyo summit
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and the Cook Islands' Prime Minister Mark Brown shake hands during 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting on Thursday in Tokyo.
U.S. forces-linked sex crimes in Kanagawa went unreported to prefectural government
The police reported two sexual crime cases to the U.S. military, but the prefectural government was not aware of the incidents.
Say cheese: Japanese scientists make robot face 'smile' with living skin
A researcher at the University of Tokyo shows a face mold covered in human skin tissue at its lab.
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.
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.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

Podcast

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Longform

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