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ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 20, 2019
U.K. accuses China of torturing ex-Hong Kong consulate worker
The U.K. has accused Chinese authorities of torturing a former employee of the British Consulate in Hong Kong, a move likely to further damage relations strained in recent months by London's gestures of support for pro-democracy protesters in its former colony.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 20, 2019
Japan marks largest drop in foreign visitors in over seven years in October
The number of foreign visitors to Japan marked the largest percentage drop in more than seven years in October with a 5.5 percent year-on-year fall, as a devastating typhoon and a continued plunge in South Korean tourists more than offset positive effects from the Rugby World Cup, government data showed...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 20, 2019
Australian Army officer to be stationed with Self-Defense Forces as Japan and Australia look to boost military ties
Defense Minister Taro Kono and his Australian counterpart, Linda Reynolds, agreed Wednesday that an Australian Army liaison officer will be permanently stationed with the Ground Self-Defense Forces as part of efforts to boost military cooperation between the two countries.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 20, 2019
China's digital currency could threaten dollar's dominance
China's central bank digital currency may boost the internationalization of the yuan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 20, 2019
Major Japanese steel-maker JFE Steel acquires 50% stake in Chinese rival
Major Japanese steel-maker JFE Steel Corp. has acquired a 50 percent stake in a unit of China's top steel-maker, China BaoWu Steel Group Corp., and will start making high-grade specialty bar steel for Japanese automakers in China.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 20, 2019
Japanese student released after arrest in Hong Kong
A Japanese student was released late Tuesday in Hong Kong after local police arrested him on suspicion of participating in rioting during pro-democracy protests near a university campus, Japan's Consulate-General in the territory said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 20, 2019
Japanese self-service laundry operator, Wash House, creates first joint venture in China
A Japanese remote-monitored self-service laundry operator, Wash House Co., will establish its first joint venture in China to develop coin-operated laundry machines in a bid to cultivate the undeveloped market.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 20, 2019
At Hong Kong Polytechnic, trapped last protesters gird for final 'big fight'
The last band of anti-government protesters trapped inside a besieged Hong Kong university were weighing a narrowing range of options early on Wednesday as police outside appeared ready to simply wait them out.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 20, 2019
Hong Kong's next flashpoint: The first election since unrest began
Even as Hong Kong grapples with a violent university siege that has captivated the world, things could potentially get even worse this weekend if the government scraps the city's first exercise of democracy since the unrest began in June.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 20, 2019
U.S. Senate passes bill backing protests in Hong Kong, drawing China's ire
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill Tuesday aimed at supporting protesters in Hong Kong and warning China against a violent suppression of the demonstrations — drawing a rebuke from authorities in Beijing.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 20, 2019
U.S. aircraft carrier strike group sails through Strait of Hormuz
The U.S. aircraft carrier strike group Abraham Lincoln sailed through the vital Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, U.S. officials told Reuters, amid simmering tensions between Iran and the United States.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 20, 2019
Mike Pence says Hong Kong violence makes China trade deal 'very hard'
Vice President Mike Pence said Tuesday that it would be difficult for the U.S. to sign a trade agreement with China if demonstrations in Hong Kong are met with violence.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 19, 2019
China's Industrial Policies Work. So Copy Them
China hawks are chastising U.S. President Donald Trump's "phase one" trade deal because it focuses on increasing U.S. exports while ignoring Beijing's subsidies for favored industries. Instead of seeking to coerce China into abandoning policies that both sides agree benefit its economy, the United States...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2019
Second Japanese national arrested in Hong Kong over protests
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said the recently detained man, Hikaru Ida, 21, was not attending school in Hong Kong but was actually a tourist in the city.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 19, 2019
U.S. agencies lax as China recruited researchers and stole intellectual property: Senate report
Federal agencies responded too slowly as Beijing recruited U.S.-based researchers to transfer intellectual property from American laboratories, leaving U.S. taxpayers unwittingly funding the rise of China's economy and military, U.S. Senate investigators said on Monday.
EDITORIALS
Nov 18, 2019
Hong Kong on the brink of 'a total breakdown'
A pathway to compromise and resolution is more urgent each day.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 18, 2019
For the U.S., Vietnam is a friend in need
The threat of China should bring the two former enemies into a tight security relationship.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 18, 2019
Beijing's high-risk endgame in Hong Kong
Tightening China's grip on Hong Kong would make achieving President Xi Jinping's goal for the nation difficult to achieve.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 18, 2019
Asian airlines slash flights to Hong Kong as unrest escalates
Several Asian airlines have cut flights to Hong Kong for the coming weeks, an industry scheduling publication showed, as anti-government protests in the city grow increasingly violent and disrupt daily life.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 18, 2019
Marshall Islanders vote in election closely watched by Washington
Voters in the Marshall Islands went to the polls Monday in a general election that will determine who will lead the Pacific island nation's negotiations with the United States on the renewal of a regional security pact.
Tiny Japanese startup is bringing AI dating to the masses
Goki Kusunoki, CEO and co-founder of Samansa, with the company's Loverse app in Tokyo on May 10. The app allows interaction only with generative artificial intelligence.
South Korea's first lady grilled over Dior bag and stock manipulation
South Korean first lady Kim Keon-hee and President Yoon Suk-yeol listen as U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at an official state dinner, during Yoon's visit to Washington at the White House in April last year.
Japan bakes as temperatures across the country rise above 35 C
A pedestrian walks past air conditioning units in Tokyo on Saturday.
Unused stones for Osaka Castle diverted to expo toilet pillars
A number of stone blocks originally intended for the building of Osaka Castle are set to find a new home in the toilet facility of the 2025 Expo in Osaka.
MSDF chopper in crash that left eight dead found on seabed
SH-60K patrol helicopter
Akatsuki Japan believes it can 'surprise the world' in Paris
Mai Yamamoto drives to the basket during an Olympic tune-up game against New Zealand in Tokyo on July 4.
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.

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