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ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 19, 2021
South Korea scrambles jets as Chinese and Russian warplanes enter air defense zone
Moscow doesn't recognize the zone, while Beijing said that all countries should have freedom of movement there.
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COMMENTARY / World
Nov 19, 2021
Japan’s media fail to agree on weight of Biden-Xi summit
Japan has been traumatized from the humiliating experience of the 1972 Nixon-China visit and has since fretted about Washington's intentions regarding Beijing.
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JAPAN
Nov 19, 2021
Japan's human rights czar will urge firms to address human rights issues
Gen Nakatani acknowledged concerns related to China and elsewhere, and said Japan will back international efforts on the issue together with like-minded countries.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Nov 19, 2021
WTA threatens to pull out of tournaments in China over Peng Shuai
Former Tennis doubles world number one Peng Shuai has not been seen or heard from publicly since Nov 2.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 19, 2021
U.S. is ‘considering’ diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics, Biden says
Pressure has been growing to hold China accountable for human rights abuses.
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WORLD / ANALYSIS
Nov 19, 2021
Unspoken U.S. aim at Iran nuclear talks may be winning Chinese and Russian support
One way to pressure Iran to rejoin the original pact or accept another arrangement would be to persuade Beijing and Moscow that Tehran, not Washington, is the obstacle, diplomats said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Nov 19, 2021
Biden's overture to Asian oil consumers serves warning to OPEC+
'The strategy here seems like not only a response to the alleged rebuffing of the presidential requests, but also a deliberate threat,' one analyst said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 19, 2021
Hong Kong under pressure to track residents like China to open mainland border
City leaders have struggled to find a tracking system that both convinces Beijing to the unlock the border and avoids triggering a public backlash.
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TENNIS
Nov 19, 2021
China can’t censor away growing anger over athlete’s #MeToo accusation
Peng Shuai's case is the first #MeToo accusation leveled against someone within the highest ranks of power in China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 19, 2021
First known COVID-19 case was vendor at Wuhan market, scientist claims
The report will revive the debate over whether the pandemic started with a spillover from wildlife sold at the market, a leak from a Wuhan virology lab or some other way.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 18, 2021
Asia looks to release oil reserves after U.S. request
The world's biggest economies said on Thursday they were looking into releasing oil from their strategic reserves, following a rare request from the United States.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 18, 2021
Did the Biden-Xi virtual summit accomplish anything?
A dangerous mix of nationalistic hubris and regime insecurity in China in tandem with an increasingly Sino-phobic United States has placed bilateral relations in a precarious position.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Nov 18, 2021
Asia’s three largest economies and polluters face tough road toward ditching coal
For Japan, China and India, promises to further reduce emissions by phasing out coal run straight into domestic political roadblocks and social realities.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 18, 2021
History in the making: Kobe's Japan-Taiwan Exchange Summit
The Kobe Declaration will likely go down in history as an important turning point in Japanese-Taiwanese relations, particularly for its call for a Taiwan Relations Act for Japan.
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BUSINESS
Nov 18, 2021
U.S. asks Japan, China and others to consider tapping oil reserves, sources say
The unusual request comes as Biden fends off political pressure over rising pump prices and other consumer costs driven by a rebound in economic activity.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Nov 18, 2021
Biden’s Taiwan gaffes risk real-world consequences
Washington needed to clarify his remarks on Taiwan four times in as many months — with tensions in the Indo-Pacific already high.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Nov 18, 2021
China laments inability to make good ice and snow equipment
On the brown slopes around largely arid Beijing and at other Winter Olympics venues, China will be churning out vast amounts of artificial snow to pave ski runs and jump ramps, but there is one thing the country cannot make yet — quality snow equipment.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 18, 2021
U.S. panel urges stronger defense against ‘triumphalist’ China
The panel urged the U.S. to strengthen its military deterrence against a Chinese attack on Taiwan by authorizing the deployment of anti-ship and ballistic missiles to the Indo-Pacific.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 17, 2021
Christian Dior draws ire in China with photo that ‘smears Asian women’
Global brands are facing a dilemma as they try to to satisfy the demands of Western shoppers without triggering a conflict with China.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 17, 2021
Wary hopes in Beijing over Chinese hockey team's Olympic chances
Hockey is still a niche sport in China — especially outside the country's chilly northeast — and amateur players are realistic about what the men's team can accomplish at the Winter Games.

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