Tag - china

 
Menu
Search
 
November 28, 2024
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

CHINA

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 20, 2021
GPIF copycat fund bucks the trend to invest in Chinese debt
The move involves the Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for Private Schools of Japan, or PMAC, which provides pension services to private school workers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 20, 2021
Urbanization could help solve China’s shrinking workforce
Rapid urbanization has fueled China's economic boom over the past four decades.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 19, 2021
China and Taiwan’s ‘unrestricted vaccine warfare’
Last year, the countries of East Asia were hailed for their success stories in the effort to stop the coronavirus pandemic. Today, these same countries are battling a resurgence in infections. One unintended consequence of their early success in suppressing the virus has been a late start in vaccinating...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 18, 2021
China is killing its tech golden goose
U.S. lawmakers may be fretting unnecessarily, because the Chinese government seems to be doing everything possible to lose its tech race with America.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 18, 2021
The changing battlefield and winning future conflicts
The powerful supercarrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, the largest warship ever built by Britain, with its crew of 2,500, has now arrived in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean where it is holding joint drills and maneuvers with units of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 18, 2021
China says next Hong Kong leader must tackle housing crisis
China said Hong Kong's future leader needs to tackle the city's housing crisis in the latest sign that the city's expensive residential real estate market is a priority for Beijing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jul 18, 2021
China is carrying out the world’s largest climate migration program
Increasingly, residents of towns and villages in the north and west are feeling the brunt of drought, global warming and desertification and are being asked to move.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 17, 2021
U.S. will need to work with China to make progress on North Korea, official says
Washington wants to work with Beijing on some areas of overlapping interest, despite fraught relations between the two over issues including trade and human rights.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 17, 2021
U.S. sanctions Chinese officials over Hong Kong democracy crackdown
The sanctions, posted by the U.S. Treasury Department, target individuals from China's Hong Kong liaison office, used by Beijing to orchestrate its policies in the Chinese territory.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2021
Citing China’s pressure, U.S. warns investors on Hong Kong
Washington says Beijing's push to exert more control over the financial hub threatens the rule of law and endangers employees and data.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jul 16, 2021
South China Sea ruling was not just empty words
Beijing believes that there should be no checks on the pursuit of its national interests and that in Asia, at least, its preferences should take precedence over all other considerations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 16, 2021
TSMC considering expansion in Japan and U.S. to meet sustained chip demand
The world's largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple Inc. supplier has said it is currently reviewing a plan to set up a specialty technology wafer fabrication plant in Japan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 16, 2021
Hot-pot scandal fuels anger over Hong Kong ‘double standards’
While members of the public have been adhering to COVID-19 restrictions, a pardon for officials having violated them has caused trouble in the territory.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 16, 2021
Toyota-Panasonic battery venture slashes costs to take on China
Prime Planet currently holds the top share — around 25% — of the market for hybrid batteries, but lags far behind in higher capacity EV batteries.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 16, 2021
China missing from itinerary for U.S. diplomat's second Asia tour
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman to discuss North Korea, climate change and global health issues amid the ongoing pandemic with her Japanese and South Korean counterparts.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jul 15, 2021
How Japan can help tackle East Asia's coronavirus surge
By donating vaccines and sharing knowledge, Tokyo has a role to play in leading the region out of the pandemic.
Funeral held for Princess Yuriko at Tokyo cemetery
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, followed by Princess Aiko and Princess Kako, prepare to attend a funeral service for Princess Yuriko at Toshimagaoka Cemetery in Tokyo on Tuesday.
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.
Suspected arson in Sapporo leaves four injured
Firetrucks outside a building in Sapporo where an explosion left four people injured on Tuesday.
Trump pledges 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, and more levies on China
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket, in Brownsville, Texas, on Nov. 19. Trump on Monday threatened to slap China, Mexico and Canada with hefty tariffs upon his return to the White House.
False report on Yasukuni Shrine visit 'extremely regrettable,' top spokesperson says
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi during a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday
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.
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.
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.
Rayssa Leal and Chloe Covell on Japan’s teen skaters: We are friends, not rivals
Brazil’s Rayssa Leal celebrates after winning the women's Street League Skateboarding competition on Saturday in Tokyo.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
By Greg Dvorak

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

The celebrated artist ‘updating’ the kimono
The celebrated artist ‘updating’ the kimono

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER