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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 2, 2020
An America in decline and the dangers that entails
The U.S. has dealt with the question of decline more than once in the postwar era.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 2, 2020
The message of Islamist beheadings
Jihadis represent a tiny minority of the world's Muslims. But, by making clear their willingness to behave inhumanely, they have ensured that few dare defy them.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 2, 2020
Is China laying claim to kimchi, too? Some South Koreans think so.
A spat is raging this week over a Chinese state tabloid's claim that China had 'led” the development of an international standard for paocai, or pickled vegetables.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 2, 2020
China’s 'Wolf Warriors' slam Australia, winning fans at home
China's diplomatic rhetoric is increasingly driven by concerns at home, where a promise of national rejuvenation and a torrent of overseas criticism are fanning nationalistic sentiments.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 1, 2020
China’s hard line against Australia is a lesson for us all
Australia is the proverbial canary in the coal mine — and wolves eat canaries in one bite.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 1, 2020
China’s fight with Australia risks backfiring as Biden era nears
To Beijing, the attacks on Australia are meant to deter others like Canada, the European Union and Japan from joining a U.S.-led campaign to counter China's rise.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Dec 1, 2020
Democracy darkens: Hong Kong activists reel from Chinese moves
A year after young activists, veteran democrats and others formed the boldest revolt against Beijing in decades, Hong Kong is rapidly being 'mainlandized,' democracy advocates say.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 1, 2020
China gave COVID-19 vaccine candidate to North Korea's Kim, U.S. analyst says
China has provided North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his family with an experimental coronavirus vaccine, a U.S. analyst said on Tuesday, citing two unidentified Japanese intelligence sources.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 1, 2020
‘Trump Is Better’: In Asia, pro-democracy forces worry about Biden
Some pro-democracy campaigners in Asia are drawn to Trump's willingness to flout diplomatic protocol, abandon international accords and keep his opponents off-balance.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 30, 2020
Japan and China welcome restart of business travel amid pandemic
Japan and China on Monday welcomed the restart of reciprocal business travel, with expectations the easing of border controls and compulsory 14-day quarantine requirements will expedite the post-coronavirus recoveries of the world's second- and third-largest economies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 30, 2020
U.S. House to vote on bill likely to prompt delisting of Chinese firms
At issue is China's refusal to let inspectors from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board review audits of Chinese companies that trade on U.S. exchanges.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 30, 2020
Trump to add China's SMIC and CNOOC to defense blacklist
The list is part of a broad effort by Washington to target what it sees as Beijing's efforts to enlist corporations to harness emerging civilian technologies for military purposes.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 30, 2020
Australia demands China apologize for ‘repugnant’ Afghan tweet
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian tweeted an image purporting to show an Australian soldier holding a knife to the throat of an Afghan child.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 30, 2020
Ant IPO said to face slim chances of getting done next year
Understanding the authorities' thinking and navigating the complex rules — some of which are still subject to change — are the biggest hurdles facing Ant.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 30, 2020
Left bankless due to sanctions, Hong Kong's Carrie Lam says she uses ‘piles of cash’
The chief executive has described being subject to U.S. sanctions over undermining Hong Kong's autonomy as 'very honorable' and 'an honor.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Nov 30, 2020
Hong Kong’s courts are still independent. Some want to rein them in.
As the Chinese Communist Party extends its grip over Hong Kong, pro-Beijing forces are increasingly targeting the city's independent judiciary.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Nov 30, 2020
China stirs trouble with plan to hike retirement age from 60
China is making a new push to raise one of the world’s lowest retirement ages as it tries to cope with a rapidly graying population, a move that’s already fueling public discontent and will test the Communist Party’s ability to implement reforms.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 29, 2020
Division or dialogue with China?
Less chaotic does not necessarily mean less confrontational: Biden has called Chinese President Xi Jinping a “thug” and pledged to “pressure, isolate and punish China.”
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 29, 2020
China wields patriotic education to tame Hong Kong's rebellious youth
Targeting the city's teachers has become part of a broader plan by China's leaders to reform the city's youth after last year's sometimes-violent pro-democracy demonstrations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 29, 2020
Apple suppliers’ exodus from China won’t slow down under Biden
The moves presage a larger and longer-term migration that may have ramifications for the iPhone maker as well as China's role as workshop to the world.
Japanese gymnast Shoko Miyata leaves Olympic team over drinking and smoking
Shoko Miyata had been set to lead the Japanese women's gymnastics team at the Paris Games.
U.S.-Japan Patriot missile production plan hits Boeing component snag
Self-Defense Forces soldiers walk past a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile unit in Tokyo in October 2017.
Nippon Steel hires Mike Pompeo to help clinch purchase of U.S. Steel
Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during the last day of the 2024 Republican National Convention on Thursday in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Secluded at beach house, Biden stews at allies’ pressure to drop out
U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama attend a campaign fundraiser at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on June 15.
Japanese culture festival kicks off in London
Matthew Barry (right) tastes sake at the Hyper Japan Festival on Friday in London.
How to prevent and respond to heatstroke in Japan this summer
A passerby holding a parasol wipes her face as she walks on the street amid a heatstroke alert in Tokyo and other prefectures, in Tokyo on July 9.
‘Sniper from Oita’ sets her sights on Paris Olympics target
Misaki Nobata competes at the World University Games in 2023. A hero in her hometown of Oita, Nobata is one of three Japanese shooters who will compete at the upcoming Paris Olympics.
Households struggle as Japan’s inflation rises near U.S. levels
The Nishiki market in Kyoto. June’s inflation report shows extraordinary jumps in the prices of some items favored by households, including cabbage (27.6%), potatoes (28.5%) and tomatoes (15.6%).
As risk of heatstroke rises in Japan, so does that of COVID-19
People hold umbrellas while watching baseball to deal with the heat in the city of Shizuoka on July 7.
German, French and Spanish fighter aircraft arrive in Japan for joint drills
Two Air Self-Defense Force F-15s (right) escort two German Air Force Eurofighter jets and an A330MRTT aerial tanker on their arrival in Japan Friday. The ASDF is conducting training exercises with the German, French and Spanish air forces this weekend.

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