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Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 25, 2017
Taiwan objects to Kojien dictionary's definition of the independent island state
The publisher of Kojien, the most authoritative dictionary in Japan, has been stuck between a rock and a hard place over its definition of Taiwan as a province of China, prompting a request for a correction from the self-ruled island.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 24, 2017
In 'China's Jerusalem,' Christians say faith trumps official Sunday school ban
Despite authorities in China's southeastern city of Wenzhou having outlawed Sunday school earlier this year, Christian parents are still determined their children learn about Jesus and the Bible.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 24, 2017
China sends AG600 — world's largest amphibious aircraft — on its maiden flight
China's domestically developed AG600, the world's largest amphibious aircraft, performed its maiden flight Sunday from an airport on the shores of the South China Sea, the latest step in a military modernization program.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 22, 2017
Cabinet OKs record-high ¥97.71 trillion 2018 budget to cover rising social security and defense costs
The Cabinet approves a draft budget of u00a597.7 trillion for fiscal 2018, breaking the record for the sixth year straight.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 22, 2017
5G: China's dream to dominate world technology
President Xi Jinping's growing consolidation of power is giving ever more momentum to the ambitious Chinese plan to gain dominance of high-tech industries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 22, 2017
East Russian port of Nakhodka chokes on coal amid Asia demand but can't kick dependency
The far eastern Russian port of Nakhodka on the Sea of Japan is swathed in coal dust. It blankets the streets, clogs the air and is blamed by some for a rise in respiratory diseases among the city's 150,000 residents.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 21, 2017
China's creditor imperialism
Just as European imperial powers employed gunboat diplomacy, China is using sovereign debt to bend other states to its will.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 21, 2017
Alipay pursues Chinese tourists in hard-to-crack Japanese market
Alipay, a third-party mobile and online payment platform by Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd., is chasing Chinese tourists to Japan, where it's signing up a growing number of retailers and eyeing the long-term potential of the nation's $45 billion digital payments market.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 21, 2017
China's border city with North Korea eases tourism curbs: sources
Chinese tourists are still visiting Pyongyang from China's border city of Dandong, tourism sources say, even after authorities unofficially halted the tours just ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to China last month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 20, 2017
Chinese startup Nio to battle Tesla's Model X with electric SUV
Chinese startup Nio marked its entry last week into the world's biggest market for electric cars with a sport utility vehicle priced cheaper than Tesla Inc.'s Model X.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 19, 2017
China officials reportedly concerned with Hynix role in Toshiba memory chip deal
Antitrust officials in China's Ministry of Commerce are concerned about the role SK Hynix Inc. will play in the sale of Toshiba Corp.'s memory chip business as the country commences a review of the deal, according to sources.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 19, 2017
Shinzo Abe calls for Japan's 'rebirth' in 2020 along with constitutional revision
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday reiterated calls for rebooting long-stalled parliamentary debate on the revision of Japan's post-war Constitution, saying he wants to see a "significant rebirth" of the nation in 2020.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 18, 2017
Advisory panel urges Abe to focus on security, not resources, in next five-year ocean policy
An advisory panel said Monday that the government's next basic ocean policy should put more emphasis on national security than on resources development.

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