Tag - china

 
Menu
Search
 
July 22, 2024
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

CHINA

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 7, 2020
As China’s propaganda push continues, Wuhan emerges as a star
New television shows have paid tribute to the city where the coronavirus emerged, focusing on residents' heroism and glossing over official mistakes.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 7, 2020
Japan and China to resume business travel possibly mid-November
Japan and China have agreed in principle to resume business travel between the two countries as early as mid-November, a government source said Friday, in a step to revive the two interdependent economies hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 6, 2020
Chinese journalists sought freedom in the U.S. Now they’re in limbo.
Caught in a tit-for-tat battle over the media between the two countries, the worried reporters say they help bring a nuanced view of American life back home.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 5, 2020
Shenzhen’s game-changing reform
What was once a poor fishing village now has the highest per capita GDP on the mainland, and a total GDP on par with Hong Kong.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 5, 2020
CMC’s sale of Fancl’s Asian business draws interest from firms
Marketed as being free from preservatives and other chemicals, Fancl's skincare products and nutritional supplements are popular among consumers in Asia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 5, 2020
International disorder: Post-election realities for Japan and allies of the U.S.
Japan has little choice but to continue to strengthen its alliance with the United States to deal with its security challenges in the region. There is no Plan B.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Nov 5, 2020
Derailing of Jack Ma’s Ant IPO shows Xi Jinping is in charge
For global investors, the episode is likely to reinforce the notion that the Communist Party calls all the shots when it comes to major business decisions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 5, 2020
China to allow coast guard to use weapons in waters it claims
Move could target Japanese vessels navigating around the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 4, 2020
Future direction of U.S.-Japan relationship in balance as election results stall
Tokyo mum as it watches Washington edge toward an electoral crisis that threatens to take American focus off of the region.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 4, 2020
In China, big tech isn't the enemy. It's the strategy.
China is redoubling efforts to wean itself off foreign companies, with the result likely to be a cohort of domestic giants and a slow freeze-out of overseas competitors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 4, 2020
China is planning a bigger Ant crackdown with bank funding curbs
China abruptly halted Ant's IPO after summoning Ma to a meeting earlier in the week to outline an array of concerns and new regulations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 4, 2020
Malabar military exercises with 'Quad' nations begin in message to China
It is unclear if the exercises will ultimately be formalized within the loose architecture of the Quad, but experts say this year's drills are a step in that direction.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Nov 4, 2020
China’s race for COVID-19 vaccine raises safety questions
Process has been unhindered by common scientific setbacks being reported by Western rivals, raising questions about how stringently they are vetting potential issues.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 4, 2020
Xi says economy can double as China lays out ambitious plans
Chinese President Xi Jinping said the economy can double in size by 2035 and the country can reach high-income status in the next five years as the Communist Party outlined ambitious plans for the nation’s future.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 4, 2020
China envisions a new Hong Kong, firmly under its control
Hainan province, an island the size of Maryland in the South China Sea, has been envisioned as a free-trade port and international commercial hub.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 4, 2020
In latest arms deal, U.S. approves sale of MQ-9 Reaper drones to Taiwan
The U.S. State Department cleared the potential sale of four sophisticated U.S.-made aerial drones to Taiwan in a formal notification sent to Congress, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, the last step before finalizing a weapons sale that will further anger China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 3, 2020
China to halt key Australian imports in sweeping retaliation
Relations have been in free fall since Prime Minister Scott Morrison's government in April called for an independent probe into the origins of the coronavirus.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 3, 2020
Japan looks to past ties with Trump and Biden for glimpses of the future
Tuesday's U.S. presidential election is being watched closely in Tokyo by those keen to anticipate its impact on the direction of bilateral relations in years to come.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Nov 3, 2020
What China’s 'dual circulation' strategy means for the world
With little having been revealed about China's latest economic move, experts are split as to its significance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 3, 2020
Toyota plans record second-half output to recover from pandemic hit
The automaker aims to produce around 4.6 million cars globally in the July to December period, which would be its highest output for the second half of a year.
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.

Podcast

You can often see generations of families enjoying performances together at Fuji Rock Festival.
Japan’s summer music festivals are feeling the heat in more ways than one

Longform

Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
By Alex K.T. Martin

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

Omron helping firms achieve carbon neutrality
Omron helping firms achieve carbon neutrality

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER