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CHINA

COMMENTARY / World
Sep 11, 2015
China's island-building taking a toll on the South China Sea
China's activities are endangering fish stocks, threatening marine biodiversity and creating a long-term threat to some of the world's most spectacular sea life.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 11, 2015
Chinese hacking requires bolstered guard against cyberattacks, Clapper says
The United States must beef up cybersecurity against Chinese hackers targeting a broad range of U.S. interests to raise the cost to China of engaging in such activities, America's top intelligence official said on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 10, 2015
Ex-defense chief Onodera warns China against historical revisionism
A former Japanese defense minister on Wednesday warned China against attempting to rewrite history, in reference to promotional materials for a newly released Chinese film about World War II. The posters have drawn scorn even within China for gross inaccuracy.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 10, 2015
Aeon to resume operations at explosion-hit shopping mall in Tianjin
Japanese retailer Aeon Co. said Wednesday it will gradually resume operations at its shopping mall in Tianjin, China, from Sept. 20 following huge explosions in the port city last month.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 9, 2015
Beijing's display of insecurity
With its huge military parade to mark the anniversary of the end of World War II, Beijing unwittingly displayed palpable insecurities about itself and its place in the world.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 9, 2015
Post-Labor Day Wall St. rockets jumps 2% amid China stimulus hopes
U.S. stocks rallied more than 2 percent in the late afternoon on Tuesday, bouncing after losses last week and as hopes increased for more stimulus measures from the Chinese government.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 8, 2015
Beijing sending mixed signals with its military
There are risks associated with a U.S. containment policy aimed at China. But the risks associated with non-containment are greater.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 8, 2015
Troubling Sino-Japanese ties
The animus between China and Japan should scare the rest of the world — especially the U.S., which could get dragged into war with a nuclear power.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 8, 2015
Economy shrank 1.2% in second quarter as weak consumption, exports hit GDP
The economy shrank an annualized 1.2 percent in the second quarter of 2015 in inflation-adjusted terms, revised upward from preliminary data but confirming the first decline in three quarters amid weak consumption and exports, government data showed Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 8, 2015
Beijing police shoot suspect after knife attack kills one, hurts several others
Chinese police Tuesday shot and wounded a man in downtown Beijing who resisted arrest after killing one person and injuring several others with a kitchen knife, the state Xinhua News Agency reported.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 8, 2015
Japan 'wasting time' griping about U.N. chief at WWII parade: China
China rapped Japan on Monday for complaining about U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's attendance at a World War II victory parade last week in Beijing, at which the defeat of Japanese forces was celebrated with a display of tanks, jets and ballistic missiles.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 7, 2015
China releases Korean-American missionary, lawyer says
China has released a Korean-American missionary arrested last year over a nonprofit school he ran near the border with North Korea, his lawyer said, resolving a case that sparked outcries from international Christian groups.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 7, 2015
Beijing's history narrative
The grand parade in the center of Beijing on Sept. 3 to commemorate the end of World War II in China highlighted two contradictory narratives, both immensely important for understanding the country's future path.
EDITORIALS
Sep 7, 2015
A parade for China and the world
The message China sent on Sept. 3 was clear: It is a formidable adversary whose interests and concerns cannot be ignored.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 7, 2015
If 1960s Japan is a guide, recent China turmoil could be just a blip
China's economic slowdown and market crash often evoke comparisons with Japan's bust in the 1990s, a period that saw the world's second-largest economy of the time tip into prolonged stagnation.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Sep 7, 2015
Dark side of the mooncakes: China warns against extravagance as gift-giving season looms
Chinese media are not allowed to carry advertising that uses "extravagant wording" to promote gifts over upcoming holidays, the ruling Communist Party's anti-graft watchdog said, as the mooncake season approaches.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2015
China urges firms to test overseas markets amid glut in construction industry
Two years after China unveiled a sweeping plan to rebuild Silk Road trade links with Europe and Asia, machinery maker XCMG Group has opened a factory in Uzbekistan, sent 300 staff abroad and set ambitious goals to expand overseas.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 7, 2015
Some see China slump as speed bump like Japan hit in 1960s, not like 1990s shocker
China's economic slowdown and market crash often evoke comparisons with Japan's bust in the 1990s, a period that saw the world's second-largest economy of the time tip into prolonged stagnation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 6, 2015
Good reasons not to panic over China's troubles
While there are legitimate reasons to be concerned, there's good cause to believe China isn't about to deal capitalism another near-death experience.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 6, 2015
Chinese build factories in U.S., creating jobs and tensions
When Chen Mingxu was a boy, U.S. businessmen poured into rural China, welcomed with tax breaks and steamed turtle. Thirty years later, in a kind of reverse migration, Chen finds himself in southwestern Alabama smiling wanly over bacon-wrapped meatloaf and banana pudding.
'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.
Four injured after man sets fire to Japan city hall
Police said four people were injured after a man set fire to a city hall in Aichi Prefecture, with local media reporting he had been arrested.
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.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
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