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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Oct 29, 2020
Vaccines, not spy planes: U.S. misfires in Indonesia
Not only has the United States not promised to help with vaccine supplies, it also shocked Indonesia officials by asking to land its spy planes in the country.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 29, 2020
Taiwan fighter jet crashes, fueling worries about aging fleet
The pilot, who had ejected and was rescued, later died despite hours of emergency treatment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 29, 2020
Biden would consult allies on future of U.S. tariffs on China, advisers say
Due to the political sensitivities of easing U.S. pressure on China, questions remain about the prospect that Biden will act swiftly to decrease tariffs if he is elected.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Oct 29, 2020
As COVID-19 persists and U.S. poll nears, China's growth lifts Asia
China is now the only major economy forecast by the International Monetary Fund to report growth — of 1.9% — this year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 29, 2020
Philippines paves way to ending oil exploration row with China
Duterte lifted a six-year ban on oil exploration in the South China Sea earlier this month.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 28, 2020
Once unimaginable, some now debating return of U.S. forces to Taiwan
A recent essay in a U.S. Army journal contends that a military presence is necessary to deter an increasingly capable Chinese military from an attack on the island.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 27, 2020
China shocked to discover the developed world views it in a negative light
China risks losing the trade and investment that it needs from the developed world. To be seen as a “responsible major country,” it must behave accordingly.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 27, 2020
U.S. backs Taiwan missile sale with China tensions soaring
The State Department has signaled its approval for a potential $2.4 billion sale of anti-ship missiles to Taiwan, a move certain to anger Beijing and raise tensions further between the U.S. and China days before the American election.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 27, 2020
Decrying 'chaos' of information, China cracks down on mobile web browsers
China's top cyber authority said on Monday it would carry out a "rectification" of Chinese mobile internet browsers to address what it called social concerns over the "chaos" of information being published online.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 27, 2020
U.S. and India to sign defense pact amid China border standoff
Traditionally wary of both Chinese and American influence in its neighborhood, India has become more comfortable with outreach by friendly nations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 26, 2020
China to sanction Boeing and Raytheon over arms sales to Taiwan
China will impose unspecified sanctions on the defense unit of Boeing Co., Lockheed Martin Corp., and Raytheon Technologies Corp. after the U.S. approved $1.8 billion in arms sales to Taiwan last week.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 26, 2020
Seoul accuses China’s Xi of distorting history with Korean War anniversary speech
South Korea accused Chinese President Xi Jinping of distorting history in a speech he made on the Korean War, offering rare criticism of its biggest trading partner over rhetoric seen as anti-American.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2020
China’s new growth plan may push economy past U.S. within decade
The country's 14th five-year plan is expected to center around technological innovation, economic self reliance and a cleaner environment.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Oct 25, 2020
As China clamps down, activists flee Hong Kong for refuge in the West
Western leaders have said they will stand up for human rights in Hong Kong, while Chinese officials have rebuked what they called interference in Beijing's affairs.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Oct 24, 2020
China defends giving experimental vaccines to thousands
The COVID-19 shot was first give to frontline workers, but has now been rolled out to employees of state-owned companies.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 23, 2020
China warns on ‘red lines’ as it remembers its only war with U.S.
Beijing is going all out in remembrance of its participation in the Korean War, sending a message to Washington that it's not intimidated by American military might.
Japan investigating Amazon for allegedly bullying other businesses
Packages move along a conveyor belt at an Amazon warehouse
DPP’s Tamaki leverages new position with energy proposal
DPP leader Yuichiro Tamaki in Tokyo on Tuesday
Japanese man broke into 1,000 homes to 'relieve stress'
Fukuoka Prefectural Police Headquarters in Fukuoka. Police took a 37-year-old man into custody on Monday on suspicion of trespassing on a property in Dazaifu City.
Wild boar injures six at Himeji child care facility
Hyogo Prefectural Police headquarters. A wild boar attacked children and staff at a child care facility in the prefecture on Tuesday.
Russia says it will respond if U.S. places missiles in Japan
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova at a news conference in the city of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, in June
‘What Divides Us’ producer honors grandfather’s Hiroshima reportage
“What Divides Us" producer Cannon Hersey says his grandfather, who wrote about the aftermath of nuclear destruction in Hiroshima, never spoke about what he had seen while working with Japanese minister Kiyoshi Tanimoto to preserve the stories of survivors.
DPP’s Tamaki leverages new position with energy proposal
DPP leader Yuichiro Tamaki 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.
China defense minister being investigated for corruption, report says
Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun attends the opening ceremony of the Xiangshan Forum at the Beijing International Convention Center on Sept. 13. Dong is the third consecutive incumbent or former defense chief to be probed over alleged corruption.
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.

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