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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 19, 2018
Chinese bombers, fighter jets and warships drill in first military exercise near Taiwan in months
Taiwan's Defense Ministry has said that Chinese bombers, fighter jets and warships were spotted near the self-ruled island nation, the first such reported activity in several months.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 19, 2018
As tumultuous year comes to a close, Xi's defiant remarks indicate the U.S.-China trade war is far from over
Anyone betting that Chinese President Xi Jinping would back down quickly in a trade war with U.S. President Donald Trump better think again.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 18, 2018
Beijing's South China Sea grab
In the last five years, China has turned its contrived historical claims to the South China Sea into reality and gained strategic depth.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 18, 2018
U.N. Security Council considers move to push Myanmar on Rohingya crisis, but Russia and China boycott talks
The U.N. Security Council is considering action to push Myanmar to work with the United Nations to address the Rohingya refugee crisis, although China and Russia have so far boycotted talks on a British-drafted resolution, diplomats said Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 18, 2018
Wondrous extinct flying pterosaurs sported rudimentary feathers, China fossil study reveals
A microscopic examination of fossils from China has revealed that the fur-like body covering of pterosaurs, the remarkable flying reptiles that lived alongside dinosaurs, was actually made up of rudimentary feathers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 17, 2018
Prospects for U.S.-China ties
In 2019, China's leaders will likely attempt to re-stabilize bilateral ties and ease tensions in its non-U.S. relationships, and form a deeper judgment about the future of U.S. politics and foreign policy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 17, 2018
China struggles to shed reputation as global capital of art copies
Ma Chunyan's hands appear to hold Vincent Van Gogh's swirling dreamscape vision of the night sky, the painter's iconic work "The Starry Night."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 17, 2018
Deep in the red: Chinese county pays price for vanity-project binge
In the heart of an impoverished village in southern China, a life-sized statue of Mao Zedong sits on a platform adorned with intricate stonework, flanked by a diorama of Red Army soldiers and traditional brick-and-tile homes with curved roofs.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 15, 2018
Chinese hackers targeting U.S. Navy contractors with multiple breaches: report
Chinese hackers have breached U.S. Navy contractors to steal a raft of information, including missile plans, through what some officials describe as some of the most debilitating cybercampaigns linked to Beijing, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 14, 2018
Treat China like the bully it is
Canada would do well to remember that deference to Beijing invites bullying, while standing up to it draws respect.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 14, 2018
Huawei freezes orders from Japanese supplier after CFO arrest
The surprise arrest of Huawei Technologies Co.'s Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou is about to impact one of the Chinese company's suppliers in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 13, 2018
China tones down Japan criticism on Nanjing anniversary
China restrained its criticism of Japan on the 81st anniversary Thursday of the Nanjing massacre of Chinese civilians and others by Japanese soldiers, following improved bilateral ties.
BUSINESS
Dec 13, 2018
Beijing to revise 'Made in China 2025' tech plan, WSJ reports
China plans to give foreign companies greater access to its economy and is drafting a replacement of its plan to dominate advanced technologies by 2025, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday, citing sources briefed on the strategy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Dec 13, 2018
Despite gene-editing flap, Chinese scientists still aiming for supremacy in experimental Crispr tech
Chinese scientists are pressing ahead with their attempts to perfect human gene-editing technology, even after one of their compatriots drew a global backlash for editing the genes of twin girls.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 13, 2018
Trump's intervention comment may have provided legal gift to Huawei's beleaguered CFO
Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, released on bail Tuesday to await a ruling on U.S. extradition at one of her luxury Vancouver homes, may have received welcome ammunition in court from an unlikely source — President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 13, 2018
Inside Huawei's secret research HQ, China is shaping a future that's less reliant on U.S. tech
The surprise arrest of Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies Co., has thrust the company into a political firestorm and deepened a core threat: that more and more countries will blacklist its switches, routers and phones out of growing concern that they could be hijacked by foreign...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 12, 2018
Eight decades on, no end in sight to Nanjing toll row
A mutually acceptable accounting of the Nanjing controversy is a matter perhaps best left to wiser generations to resolve.
Funeral held for Princess Yuriko at Tokyo cemetery
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, followed by Princess Aiko and Princess Kako, prepare to attend a funeral service for Princess Yuriko at Toshimagaoka Cemetery in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Trump team weighs direct talks with North Korea's Kim
Then-U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, in June 2019.
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.
Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire, brokered by U.S. and France, takes effect
People near Martyrs Square in Beirut watch as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces a cease-fire on television on Tuesday.
Suspected arson in Sapporo leaves four injured
Firetrucks outside a building in Sapporo where an explosion left four people injured 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.
Are you leaving your loved ones digital legacies or headaches?
The National Consumer Affairs Center reports a growing number of consultations regarding "digital legacies" — data and online services left behind when people die.
Rayssa Leal and Chloe Covell on Japan’s teen skaters: We are friends, not rivals
Brazil’s Rayssa Leal celebrates after winning the women's Street League Skateboarding competition on Saturday in Tokyo.

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