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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 1, 2020
Nissan shakes off virus woes with April rebound in China, sources say
The data reinforces growing optimism that the world's biggest car market is stabilizing fast as businesses return to normal in China.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 1, 2020
U.N. chief laments lack of global leadership in coronavirus fight
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday lamented a lack of leadership by world powers and a divided international community in the fight against the coronavirus as he raised concern about inadequate support for poor countries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 29, 2020
Taiwan emerging from pandemic with a stronger hand against China
Very few governments around the world are likely to emerge from the pandemic in an even stronger position than before. Taiwan is one of them — and that’s not good for China.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 29, 2020
The Chinese Health Organization?
The WHO director-general should be taken to task for his deference to China throughout the COVID-19 crisis.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 29, 2020
China in Africa is more than a land grab
Beijing is after political influence, and its coronavirus aid will count for much.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 29, 2020
Diplomacy is another victim of the virus
China's “wolf warriors” are just responding to pressures that envoys everywhere are feeling in the age of social media.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 29, 2020
How China is attempting to prevent a second wave of infections
As the first major country to emerge from coronavirus lockdowns, China is focused on avoiding a devastating second wave of infections as it returns to a semblance of pre-pandemic life.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 29, 2020
Xi’s annual political pageant to start in late May after virus-caused delay
China’s plan to resume annual parliamentary sessions delayed by the coronavirus outbreak next month could be seen as a statement of the country’s commitment to get back to normal. The actual gathering may end up showing how much has changed.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 28, 2020
Why China’s propaganda efforts so often backfire
An obsession with finding enemies and uniting the front makes it difficult to 'tell China's story well.”
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Apr 28, 2020
Dead, incapacitated or healthy, Kim Jong Un speculation serves as useful thought exercise
Whatever Kim Jong Un's fate, speculation over his condition brings into focus important considerations for Asia, including how it might grapple with a scenario involving his death.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 28, 2020
Blow for China's virus diplomacy as 'One Sea' friendship song leaves Filipinos furious
A music video produced by China to promote its support for neighbors battling the coronavirus has backfired in the Philippines, attracting a flood of public criticism and an online petition that is fast attracting signatures.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 28, 2020
Taiwan pushes WHO participation in rare ministerial call with U.S.
In a rare teleconference between health ministers, Taiwan has thanked the United States for its support in pushing for the island's participation in the World Health Organization amid the coronavirus pandemic and despite China's objections.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 27, 2020
Kim rumors rekindle fears of a ‘weak’ North Korea
Instability in North Korea could spark a clash between the U.S. and China over the future of the northern half of the peninsula.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 27, 2020
How the U.S. and China can learn to live with each other
Mutual anger over COVID-19 will make co-existence difficult, but the alternative is worse.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 27, 2020
Hong Kong police disperse protesters gathered at shopping mall
The pro-democracy movement is attempting to regain momentum despite COVID-19 social distancing restrictions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 27, 2020
High-seas energy fight off Malaysia draws U.S. and Chinese warships
U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo has accused China of 'exploiting” the world's focus on the COVID-19 pandemic with provocations in the South China Sea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Apr 26, 2020
China says all coronavirus patients in Wuhan have now been discharged
The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the global coronavirus pandemic began, now has no remaining cases in its hospitals, a health official told reporters on Sunday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 25, 2020
China pressured EU to drop COVID-19 disinformation criticism, sources say
China sought to block a European Union report alleging that Beijing was spreading disinformation about the coronavirus outbreak, according to four sources and diplomatic correspondence reviewed by Reuters.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 25, 2020
China sees more imported coronavirus cases despite restrictions
China's northwestern province of Shaanxi reported on Saturday seven new imported cases of the novel coronavirus, all in citizens returning home from Russia, even as domestic cases in the country were largely curbed.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 23, 2020
Resetting the political calendar after COVID-19
Politics are still politics even in the COVID-19 pandemic, and they will still go on, albeit with a new calendar in Japan.
Japan researchers develop a simple way to spot signs of Alzheimer's disease
In 2022, the number of elderly people with dementia in Japan reached 4.43 million, according to data from the health ministry.
Japan to overhaul tax exemption system for foreign visitors
The Ginza shopping district in Tokyo in August
Two dead after fire at Upper House lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi’s apartment
A fire broke out on the sixth floor of an apartment building where Upper House lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi resides on Wednesday in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward.
Real-life ‘Tokyo Swindlers’ ordered to pay ¥1 billion in damages
High-rise buildings in Tokyo. Through faking documents and passports a criminal group conspired to pose as the owner of a real-estate plot and buildings in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward in 2017, defrauding Sekisui House of ¥5.5 billion.
Hiroshi Kurosaki looks beyond Japan for heart-wrenching drama
Hiroshi Kurosaki’s Netflix series “Beyond Goodbye” centers on a woman (Kasumi Arimura, left) who discovers her dead lover’s heart saved the life of a quiet pianist (Kentaro Sakaguchi).
Japan researchers develop a simple way to spot signs of Alzheimer's disease
In 2022, the number of elderly people with dementia in Japan reached 4.43 million, according to data from the health ministry.
‘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.

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