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JAPAN
Jan 5, 2016
China to deploy more refitted warships in disputed waters, H.K. group says
China is refitting five more former warships as armed coast guard vessels with the aim of deploying them in disputed waters, a Hong Kong-based watchdog said Monday. Deployments may include near the Japan-held Senkaku Islands.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 4, 2016
Head of Western-backed Syrian opposition to visit China this week
The head of the Western-backed opposition Syrian National Coalition (SNC) will visit China this week, as Beijing seeks to deepen ties with all sides in the conflict to help bring about a peaceful resolution.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 4, 2016
Nikkei plunges 3% on weak Chinese manufacturing data
Tokyo stocks tumble on the first trading day of 2016 as a further decline in Chinese manufacturing conditions stoke ongoing concern about a slowdown there.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 3, 2016
A dangerous year for China
China probably won't crash in 2016, but the odds of big financial troubles are higher than they've been in well over a decade.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 2, 2016
'15 saw Abe keep nationalism in check, reset Seoul, Beijing ties
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's diplomatic gains last year may give him momentum for the crucial Upper House election and his life-long ambition of revising the Constitution.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 2, 2016
Africa suffering under a yoke of corruption
The book 'The Looting Machine' by Tom Burgis explains why a continent blessed with one-third of the world's hydrocarbon and mineral wealth remains mired in poverty and dysfunction.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 1, 2016
China creates three new military units in push to modernize army
China has created three new military units and will update equipment as well as modernizing its command structure, state media said Friday, as part of a major overhaul of the armed forces announced by President Xi Jinping in November.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 31, 2015
Microsoft failed to warn victims of Chinese email hack: former employees
Microsoft experts concluded several years ago that Chinese authorities had hacked into more than a thousand Hotmail email accounts, targeting international leaders of China's Tibetan and Uighur minorities in particular — but it decided not to tell the victims, allowing the hackers to continue their...
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 31, 2015
Strange bedfellows bump against each other in Taiwan elections
White Wolf, an ex-criminal gang leader who is running for Taiwan's parliament, found himself squashed in a lift with a gaggle of young women who support one of Taiwan's most famous heavy-metal singers and outspoken China critic, Freddy Lim.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 31, 2015
U.S. downplayed evidence of abuses in Chinese detention camps
After China abolished a notorious penal system based on forced labor in December 2013, the United States rewarded Beijing by removing the world's most populous country from a global blacklist of countries that are failing to combat modern-day slavery.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 30, 2015
China sends Japan a message via former navy frigate
Tensions are rising in the East China Sea after China deployed an armed, former navy frigate for the first time to challenge Japan's control of contested islands in what may be an attempt to shift Tokyo's attention away from disputes in the South China Sea.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 30, 2015
China eyes huge deficit to cushion reforms, slowing growth
China could run its biggest budget deficit in perhaps half a century next year as leaders turn to government spending to arrest the slowdown in the economy, policy advisers say, after a year of easing monetary policy has brought disappointing results.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 29, 2015
New book says Zhou Enlai, China's first premier, was 'probably gay'
A book to be published in Hong Kong in the new year says Zhou Enlai, communist China's much-respected first premier, was probably gay despite his long marriage, and had once been in love with a male schoolmate two years his junior.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Dec 29, 2015
Tech giants spot opportunity in forecasting China's smog
Air pollution in China could be big business.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 28, 2015
China cautiously hails Japan-South Korea deal on 'comfort women'
China has cautiously welcomed a landmark deal struck by Japan and South Korea on the issue of Korean women who were forced into wartime brothels for the Japanese military.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 28, 2015
China faces twin challenges to maintain growth
China needs to transition away from unsustainable investment-led growth and move toward a more sustainable consumption-led growth model.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 28, 2015
Filipino protesters land on disputed island in South China Sea
A group of Filipino protesters has landed on a disputed Philippine-held island in the South China Sea, a local government official said on Sunday, in a risky expedition that may trigger a strong reaction from China.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 28, 2015
China passes first domestic violence law, gay couples excluded
China's largely rubber stamp parliament on Sunday passed the country's first law against domestic violence, which covers unmarried people who cohabit but does not protect gay couples, a senior lawmaker said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 27, 2015
China's planning addiction vs. a free market
As 2015 closes, China's leaders find themselves at a crossroads: They must decide whether to continue trying to control the economy or build a genuinely market-oriented system.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 27, 2015
Chinese province will probe all waste sites after landslide disaster
China's southern province of Guangdong, one of the country's biggest industrial bases, will check all construction waste sites in the wake of a deadly landslide to ensure none are in dangerous locations or poorly managed, state media said on Sunday.
Trump says Taiwan should pay for defense, sending TSMC stock down
Shares in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple and Nvidia supplier, closed 2.4% lower on Wednesday.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
Japan finds a 'stealth' cure for zombie businesses: Let them fail
A worker at Sakai Seisakusyo prepares to transport metal rods at its factory in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on July 8.
Japan keeps up yen warnings as two-day intervention suspected
An electronic screen displays a graph showing yen exchange rates surging against the U.S. dollar amid an alert to the possibility of intervention in Tokyo on Friday.
Hyogo governor stands firm on not resigning despite official's death
Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks to reporters on Tuesday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
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.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
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