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EDITORIALS
Jul 29, 2018
Yet another product safety scandal in China
Given Japan's reliance on China for many of its manufacturing products, it must apply intense scrutiny to them — both for the sake of producers' reputations and the lives of consumers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jul 29, 2018
Smart bots: China's sex doll makers jump on AI drive
Amid Beijing's push to turn the country into an artificial intelligence (AI) powerhouse and embed the technology in all facets of life, some Chinese entrepreneurs are taking the expertise to a new frontier: sex dolls.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 29, 2018
In first, China permanently stations search-and-rescue vessel in South China Sea's Spratly chain
China has for the first time sent a search-and-rescue ship to be permanently stationed at one of its man-made islands in the disputed Spratly chain of the South China Sea, state media reported.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 28, 2018
Sho Kimura defends WBO flyweight title with sixth-round KO in China
Sho Kimura scored a sixth-round knockout of Froilan Saludar on Friday to win the second defense of his WBO flyweight world title.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 28, 2018
Pentagon to avoid buying software from Russia and China
The Pentagon is working on a software "do not buy" list to block vendors who use code originating from Russia and China, a top Defense Department acquisitions official said on Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 27, 2018
Untangling Japan's curious support for Cambodia's 'undemocratic' election
As democracies across the globe distance themselves from Cambodia's general election, widely slammed as a sham, Japan has conspicuously gone out of its way to recognize it. Its apparent motive: win back the heart of Prime Minister Hun Sen as the Cambodian leader cozies up to China.
BUSINESS
Jul 27, 2018
As China and U.S. slug it out in trade spat, past events suggest relief is ahead for emerging markets
If the past century is any guide, an escalation in tit-for-tat tariffs between the U.S. and China may boost emerging markets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 27, 2018
U.S. House passes $716 billion defense bill targeting Chinese investments, tech
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a $716 billion defense authorization bill that aims to rein in China's investments in the United States and prohibits the U.S. government from using technology from major Chinese telecommunications firms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2018
Trump blasts Beijing's retaliatory tariffs as bid to target U.S. farmers for concessions
U.S. President Donald Trump accused China on Wednesday of targeting American farmers in a "vicious" way and using them as leverage to get trade concessions a day after the administration announced a $12 billion farm aid package.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 25, 2018
Seoul in talks with 'related countries' to formally declare end to Korean War: report
South Korea's foreign minister said Sunday that the nation is in talks with "related countries" to formally end the Korean War, local media said Wednesday, after an earlier report suggested Seoul was seeking to declare an end to the conflict in late August.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 25, 2018
Xi Jinping and curse of the strong leader
China's president needs to get a grip on the trade war issue before it gets a grip on him.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 25, 2018
Mike Pompeo says South Pacific nations would choose U.S. over China
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday after meetings with his Australian counterpart that he was confident South Pacific nations would choose the United States as an ally over China, despite Beijing's growing clout in the region.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 25, 2018
Britain plans first foreign takeover rule-tightening in 20 years amid China worries
Britain is planning the biggest change to takeover rules in almost two decades, giving the government new powers to block deals in all sectors of the economy to prevent U.K. companies in sensitive industries from falling into foreign hands.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 25, 2018
U.S. airlines to yield to Beijing's demands, will refer to 'China Taiwan'
U.S. airlines plan to comply with a Chinese government demand that they revise their website identifications of Taiwan to reflect China's claim on the island territory, said a person familiar with the discussions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 24, 2018
China's caffeine war: Fast-growing Luckin brews up a threat to Starbucks
Qian Zhiya may be Starbucks' worst nightmare.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 24, 2018
How Japan can save the Indo-Pacific strategy
The Free and Open Indo-Pacific strategy presents Japan an opportunity to play a leadership role in the region.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 24, 2018
It's too early to write off the Indo-Pacific strategy
The Indo-Pacific framework and Quad should focus on the relative advantages of each member state while upholding values that meets the overarching theme of promoting a Free and Open Indo-Pacific.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 24, 2018
China's currency catch-22
Many are wondering if China will respond to Trump's trade war by threatening a currency war. If it does, the world should call its bluff.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 24, 2018
Japan's Bandai to tap into China's baby toy market
Toymaker Bandai Co. says it will enter China's growing baby toy market next March by offering a range of products featuring characters from a popular Japanese picture book series.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 24, 2018
Asia's power grids stretched by deadly heat wave
A deadly heat wave across Asia is stretching electricity grids from southern China to Tokyo and Seoul, sending prices to multiyear highs and sparking warnings of more power stress to come.

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