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CHINA

COMMENTARY / World
Oct 27, 2015
Britain and China bound by trade, if not values
Britain's burgeoning trade ties with China won't give London greater clout over Beijing's Hong Kong policy.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 27, 2015
The war over the periodic table
Increasingly today, national economic security and the fate of many businesses are beholden to a handful of rare metals that are often produced only in China.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 27, 2015
Tokyo to raise concerns with London over Britain's closeness with China
Japan plans to convey its concern to Britain over what it sees as London's closer ties with Beijing focusing on bilateral economic benefits but overlooking issues of maritime assertiveness and human rights.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 27, 2015
U.S. Navy warship's patrol in disputed South China Sea draws angry response from Beijing
The U.S. sends a guided-missile destroyer close to China's man-made islands in the South China Sea, drawing an angry rebuke from Beijing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 27, 2015
Beijing deploys coast guard — not navy — to avert international condemnation in South China Sea
Armed with little more than flashing lights, loud hailers and water cannons, the Chinese Coast Guard is becoming the vanguard for the country's territorial claims in the South China Sea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 27, 2015
Chinese paper says West is trying to 'falsify' history of Communist Party, military
Enemy forces in the West are trying to "falsify" the history of China's ruling Communist Party and its military and force a "color revolution" on troops who are too susceptible to outside influences, the military's official newspaper said Tuesday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Oct 26, 2015
Why the Hanshin Tigers play in a stadium named after rats
Exploring the weird and wonderful animal kingdom and the roots of critters' kanji.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 26, 2015
Japan, South Korea grow more 'cyber mature' as they build online defenses: study
A series of online attacks over the past year have spurred Japan and South Korea to bolster their cyberdefenses, improving their ranking on an annual list of countries' "cyber maturity," in which Australia notably dropped.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 26, 2015
For America, the key to China is right at home
Rather than confront China directly, the U.S. should focus on domestic reforms that strengthen its own competitive advantages, which would thereby force Beijing to follow suit.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Oct 26, 2015
Planned U.S. patrols to raise stakes with Beijing in disputed South China Sea
U.S. plans to send warships or military aircraft within 12 nautical miles of China's artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea, possibly within days, could open a tense new front in Sino-U.S. rivalry.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 25, 2015
Fukuda urges forum to focus on bright side of China relations
Former Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda says it is time for politicians both in Japan and China to focus more on the bright side of bilateral ties to continue their nascent rapprochement.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 25, 2015
Just how dangerous is China-Britain nuclear agreement?
China does not share Western values about domestic social order, or about cyber espionage, but it does share our values about the need to avoid war.
JAPAN
Oct 24, 2015
Chinese ships enter Japanese waters around Senkaku Islands
Two China Coast Guard vessels briefly entered Japanese territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea on Saturday morning, the Japan Coast Guard said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 23, 2015
China says naval ties with United States 'best in history'
Relations between the Chinese and U.S. navies are their "best in history" and exchanges between the two will become more systematic in the future, China's military on Friday cited the country's naval chief as telling visiting U.S. officers.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 23, 2015
Honda shelves plan to build new plant in China
Honda Motor Co. has put off a plan to build a new plant in China amid recent signs of a slowdown in the world's second-largest economy, according to sources familiar with the matter.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 22, 2015
Abe-Park summit would be 'a springboard' toward improved bilateral ties, expert says
The planned summit next month between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Park Geun-hye is 'a springboard' toward restoring normal bilateral ties but will not be enough to resolve deep-rooted issues between the nations, an expert has said.
BUSINESS
Oct 22, 2015
China's AIIB 'still open to U.S.' despite TPP snub
Jin Liqun, president-designate of the new Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, said Wednesday the doors will be kept open for the United States to join the China-led multilateral lender, even though China is not part of the U.S.-led Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 22, 2015
Japan denies suggesting early reciprocal visits by Abe and Xi
A former top Chinese official has suggested Japan proposed early reciprocal state visits by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Oct 22, 2015
As China weakens, recession stalks North Asia
The slowdown in China's economy, the world's second largest, is sucking the growth out of North Asia and tilting some economies toward recession.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 21, 2015
U.S. navy delegation visits Chinese carrier amid maritime tensions
Senior U.S. naval officers visited China's lone aircraft carrier this week, China's military said, as the two powers try to counter mounting tensions between them over Beijing's claims in disputed waters in the South China Sea.
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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