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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 13, 2015
Contrary to Trump's assumptions, data show China doesn't 'continuously' devalue yuan
Bashing China is a time-honored tradition among U.S. candidates for higher public office, and no one has done that with more zest in this election cycle than billionaire Donald Trump.
EDITORIALS
Aug 12, 2015
ASEAN's relations with China
Japan and the U.S. should explore ways to defuse tensions in the South China Sea through dialogue with Beijing rather than trying to encircle China through closer ties with ASEAN members.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 12, 2015
Give Beijing's currency devaluation a chance
By devaluating the yuan, Beiing might be buying some economic stability so it can accelerate its reform process.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 12, 2015
China's 2% yuan devaluation clobbers stocks, stokes dollar, fuels currency war fears
China's 2 percent devaluation of the yuan on Tuesday pushed the dollar higher and hit Wall Street and other global equity markets as it raised fears of a new round of currency wars and fed worries about slowing Chinese economic growth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 12, 2015
Constant critic Trump dumps wrath on China yuan devaluation, says it will devastate U.S.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday said China's devaluation of the yuan would be "devastating" for the United States.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 11, 2015
Mitsubishi UFJ to boost Taiwan staff as cross-strait trade grows
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. is seeking to expand its workforce in Taiwan as it pursues business from companies benefiting from increasing trade between the island and mainland China.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 11, 2015
China devalues yuan by most in two decades in bid to combat slowdown
China devalued the yuan by the most in two decades, ending a de facto peg to the dollar that has been in place since March and battered exports.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 11, 2015
China hacked private emails of U.S. officials since 2010: NBC
Chinese hackers have been accessing the private emails of top U.S. national security and trade officials since April 2010, according to an NBC News report on Monday, citing a U.S. intelligence official and top secret document.
JAPAN / History
Aug 11, 2015
Abe to mention 'aggression' and 'apology' in WWII statement but qualify context: sources
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to include the words "apology" and "aggression" in a statement he will issue Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, government sources said Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 10, 2015
China hits back at U.S. criticism over South China Sea 'restrictions'
China hit back Monday at U.S. criticism that it restricts navigation and overflights in the South China Sea amid the festering marine territorial dispute with some of its neighbors.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 10, 2015
China's retro in vitro rules spark debate
In China, where tradional family values still rein supreme, unmarried women are not permitted to undergo in vitro fertilization. But voices for change are growing louder.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 10, 2015
China's largest 'social video' websites carry out self-censorship, study finds
In China, even aspiring singers and would-be comedians bow to constant and automatic online surveillance.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Aug 9, 2015
Beijing seeks hearts and minds with Tibetan resettlements
Nineteen-year-old Longsel Tsondre sees nothing romantic about the itinerant life his Tibetan herder family left behind when the government in his remote corner of southwestern China offered to resettle them a few years ago.
JAPAN
Aug 9, 2015
Abe won't visit Yasukuni Shrine on anniversary of war's end: sources
As expected, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe rules out a visit to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine on the anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender.
JAPAN / History
Aug 8, 2015
Three key Chinese groups accept Mitsubishi forced labor redress proposal
Three groups negotiating compensation with Mitsubishi Materials Corp. over the company's use of forced Chinese labor during World War II back a settlement.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 8, 2015
Japan, Britain vow cooperation to ensure rule of law in Asia
Japan and Britain agreed Saturday to strengthen their cooperation to ensure the rule of law in Asia during a strategic dialogue between their foreign ministers in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2015
Japan, U.S. to conduct military drill for regaining remote island
Japan and the United States will conduct a joint military drill for regaining a remote island from late August through early September in California, the Defense Ministry's Joint Staff Office said Friday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 7, 2015
China accuses prominent rights lawyer of inciting subversion
Police in China have accused a prominent human rights lawyer of inciting subversion and creating a disturbance, her lawyer said on Friday, paving the way for possible formal charges.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Aug 7, 2015
China awarded 2019 FIBA World Cup
China will host the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, the sport's global governing body announced on Friday night in Tokyo.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 7, 2015
Realizing rapprochements with rogue states
With a regime as volatile as North Korea's, patience is never a virtue. The U.S. should begin informal contact with the North to probe Kim Jong Un's intentions.
'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.
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Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.

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