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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 17, 2020
U.S. pushes arms sales surge to Taiwan, needling China
The Trump administration has become more aggressive with China, and the sales would land as Beijing-Washington relations are at their lowest point in decades.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 17, 2020
Trump raises questions about TikTok-Oracle deal if ByteDance ties remain
U.S. President Donald Trump raised questions on Wednesday about plans by China's ByteDance to keep a majority stake in the U.S. operations of popular social media platform TikTok after six Republican lawmakers urged him to reject the proposal.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 16, 2020
Suga expected to take back seat in shaping Japan's foreign policy
A dearth of diplomatic experience means he'll be relying heavily on key Cabinet ministers and his predecessor's playbook.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health / FOCUS
Sep 16, 2020
In coronavirus vaccine race, China inoculates thousands before trials are completed
Beijing has engaged a public, top-down approach to endorse the experimental vaccines and foster community support.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 16, 2020
China’s Nobel Peace Prize problem
The Chinese government reportedly wants Oslo to guarantee that a Chinese dissident would never again win the Nobel Prize as a precondition for re-normalized relations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 16, 2020
Japan's exports extend double-digit declines as pandemic hits demand
The decline in August was driven by fewer shipments of cars and mineral fuels, though the pace of contraction eased somewhat from July.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Sep 16, 2020
Secret Tibetan military force raises stakes in India-China clash
The rare recognition of a secretive Indian military unit with Tibetan soldiers threatened to escalate a border dispute that has killed dozens since May.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 15, 2020
Abe’s last national security legacy for Suga to complete
Tokyo is contemplating setting a new direction for national security policy to cope with missiles targeting Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 14, 2020
Time for innovation in the U.S.-Japan alliance
China's offensive maneuvering will continue for some time. In response, the U.S. and Japan have no choice but to work on reaffirming and strengthening their alliance.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 14, 2020
U.S.-China relations: Washington's bold moves have few buyers
By now, it is widely known that the U.S. is tightening the screws on Beijing across all areas of competition — from trade, technology to security.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 14, 2020
Taiwan holding five Hong Kongers picked up at sea
Taiwan has been holding since last month five people from Hong Kong who fled the Chinese-run city by boat and were picked up by Taiwan's coast guard in the South China Sea, sources familiar with the situation said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2020
World's oldest naturally bred panda marks 28th birthday in Japan
A giant panda in a zoo in western Japan celebrated his 28th birthday, considered akin to over 80 years old in human years, on Monday with a cake made of ice and bamboo decorations adorning his enclosure.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Sep 12, 2020
Japan is caught in the crossfire of a U.S.-China culture war
'China is trying to hijack the networks and communications infrastructure of other countries,' a data analyst warns.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 12, 2020
China would rather see TikTok U.S. close than a forced sale, sources say
Beijing opposes a forced sale of TikTok's U.S. operations by its Chinese owner ByteDance, and would prefer to see the short video app shut down in the United States, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 12, 2020
Asia-Pacific foreign ministers discuss pandemic and security issues
Asia-Pacific foreign ministers discussed their responses to the coronavirus pandemic, South China Sea disputes, the North Korean nuclear issue and Hong Kong affairs at an online meeting hosted by Vietnam on Saturday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 12, 2020
Philippines' Duterte tells China defense chief to follow the law in South China Sea dispute
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe that South China Sea disputes must be resolved using international law, including a treaty used as the basis for a 2016 ruling that refuted China’s claims in the area.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 12, 2020
U.S. lawmakers press Disney chief about Xinjiang links to ‘Mulan’
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers have asked Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Officer Bob Chapek to explain the company’s contacts with "security and propaganda authorities” in the Xinjiang region of China during production of the live-action version of "Mulan.”
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 12, 2020
How China brought nearly 200 million students back to school
Under bright blue skies, nearly 2,000 students gathered this month for the start of school at Hanyang No. 1 High School in Wuhan, the Chinese city where the coronavirus first emerged.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Sep 12, 2020
Abe lays groundwork for strike capability, but leaves decision to Japan’s next leader
In his last full week on the job, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe laid the groundwork for a plan to allow preemptive strikes on enemy bases.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2020
U.S. and India agree to deepen quadrilateral ties with Japan and Australia
Senior government officials from the United States and India agreed on Friday to further strengthen dialogue with Japan and Australia, the U.S. State Department said, amid increasing rivalry between Washington and Beijing.
Japan bakes as temperatures across the country rise above 35 C
A pedestrian walks past air conditioning units in Tokyo on Saturday.
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.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
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.
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.
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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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
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