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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 27, 2018
Military control of Chinese coast guard adds edge to sea disputes
China's decision to give its top military body control over the country's vast coast guard has increased concerns about the risk of miscalculation in the disputed waters of East Asia.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 27, 2018
U.S. Republicans press for F-35 fighter jet sale to Taiwan so island can 'remain a democracy'
Two senior U.S. Republican senators asked the Trump administration on Monday to allow the sale of Lockheed Martin Corp. F-35 fighter jets to Taiwan, saying it would help it "remain a democracy" in the face of threats from China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 27, 2018
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said to be making surprise visit to China
Kim Jong Un has made a surprise visit to Beijing on his first known trip outside North Korea since taking power in 2011, Bloomberg News quoted three people with knowledge of the visit as saying.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 26, 2018
As China climbs the value chain, a new trade challenge looms in Asia
China's rampant economic growth has been a boon for exporters in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, who have supplied high-end components and machines for its factories. The risk for them now is that China will switch from customer to competitor as it ascends the value chain.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 26, 2018
Why the South China Sea is critical to security
To thwart China's further designs in the South China Sea and its attempts to change the maritime status quo in the Indian Ocean and the East China Sea, a constellation of democratic states linked by interlocking strategic cooperation is needed.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Mar 26, 2018
Beijing festival pulls Oscar-winning gay film
A Chinese film festival has pulled the award-winning gay romance "Call Me By Your Name" from its program, the movie's distributor said Monday, reflecting China's inconsistent relationship with gay themes in the creative arts.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 26, 2018
Toshiba unable to sell chip unit by end of March as Chinese antitrust approval holds up deal
Toshiba Corp. said Monday it will be unable to sell its prized memory chip unit by the end of March as planned, as it has not yet received approval from Chinese antitrust regulators.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 26, 2018
Chinese Air Force drills in South China Sea and Western Pacific, calls exercises 'rehearsals for future wars'
The Chinese Air Force has conducted a series of exercises in the contested South China Sea and the Western Pacific, where it sent fighter jets and bombers through Okinawa's Miyako Strait on Friday, labeling the exercises "rehearsals for future wars."
BUSINESS
Mar 26, 2018
U.S. House panel to probe China's economic and military footprint in Africa and threat to trade
U.S. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes said his committee will investigate China's efforts to gain military and economic power in Africa.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 26, 2018
Steve Mnuchin says Trump isn't afraid of a trade war with China, but Iowa farmers are
Despite threats of retaliation from China over U.S. plans to impose tariffs on up to $60 billion in Chinese goods, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin on Sunday said President Donald Trump had no intention of backing down and was not worried about a trade war.
EDITORIALS
Mar 25, 2018
China's coming propaganda offensive
Beijing is overhauling its state media to better control domestic content and to create a propaganda behemoth that will spread its message around the world.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 25, 2018
Controlling the web a dream and nightmare
Authoritarian governments regulate what their citizens can see online. The U.S. lets tech companies make similar decisions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Mar 24, 2018
Extent of U.S.-China trade fight depends on Trump's goals, experts say
How bad will the U.S.-China trade fight get? That depends on whether President Donald Trump will settle for a reduction in China's U.S. trade surplus or hold out for sweeping changes to China's industrial policies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Mar 24, 2018
U.S. metal-tariffs showdown at WTO to shake world trade order
Move over Russia, Ukraine and Saudi Arabia. The U.S. looks set to join the group of countries embroiled in disputes at the World Trade Organization involving curbs imposed on national security grounds.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 24, 2018
China accuses U.S. of 'serious provocation' after American warship sails near man-made island in South China Sea
China's Defense Ministry has accused the U.S. of "serious political and military provocation" after the U.S. Navy conducted its first so-called freedom of navigation operation (FONOP) in the disputed South China Sea since January.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 23, 2018
Trump's tariffs may be playing into Xi's hands
Tough U.S. measures allow the Chinese leader to be the economic nationalist he wants to be.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 23, 2018
'Polar Silk Road': Greenland's courting of China for airport projects worries Denmark
Greenland is courting Chinese investors and construction firms to help expand three airports, causing concerns in the Danish government that Chinese involvement on the Arctic island could upset the United States, a close ally.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 23, 2018
Vietnam scraps South China Sea oil drilling project under pressure from Beijing
Vietnam's state oil firm, PetroVietnam, has ordered the Spanish energy firm Repsol to suspend its Red Emperor project off the southeastern coast following pressure from China, the BBC reported on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 23, 2018
No laughing matter: China regulator bans TV parodies amid content crackdown
China's media regulator is cracking down on video spoofs, the official Xinhua News Agency reported, amid an intensified crackdown on any content that is deemed to be in violation of socialist core values under President Xi Jinping.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 23, 2018
China building Arctic expedition cruise ship for 'Polar Silk Road'
China has begun building its first polar expedition cruise ship, state news agency Xinhua reported Saturday, as the country looks to shipping lanes opened up by global warming to extend President Xi Jinping's Belt and Road initiative to the Arctic.
South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood
South Korean lesbian couple Kim Kyu-jin (left) and her wife, Kim Sae-yeon, pose with a "pregnant woman" badge during an interview in Seoul last month.
Japan unveils new overtourism countermeasures
The majority of tourists in Japan tend to stay in Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto, resulting in overcrowding in popular tourist spots and a strain on transportation systems.
Opportunities await the bold in the Year of the Wood Dragon
2024 marks the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, with the year predicted to be a good time for fresh starts.
Japan pharma startup developing world-first drug to grow new teeth
A new tooth is seen in a ferret's mouth after it was administered a drug to stimulate the growth of tooth buds.
Don’t worry about global population collapse
Most projections show the world will hit peak humanity in the 21st century as people choose to have smaller families and women gain power over their own reproduction.
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.
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.
German, French and Spanish fighter aircraft arrive in Japan for joint drills
Two Air Self-Defense Force F-15s (right) escort two German Air Force Eurofighter jets and an A330MRTT aerial tanker on their arrival in Japan Friday. The ASDF is conducting training exercises with the German, French and Spanish air forces this weekend.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.

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