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CHINA

BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 31, 2015
Panasonic to close China TV factory
Electronics giant Panasonic closes its final TV plant in China and moves to close its Mexico plant as sharp price drops make competition too costly.
JAPAN
Jan 31, 2015
Japanese air patrols over South China Sea would be 'welcome': Pentagon
The U.S. Defense Department raises eyebrows by stating that Japanese air patrols over the politically sensitive South China Sea would be “welcome.”
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 30, 2015
Japan, Philippine defense chiefs agree to cooperate on maritime security
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and Philippine counterpart Voltaire Gazmin agreed Thursday to work closely on maritime security issues to address China's growing assertiveness.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 30, 2015
Philippines, Vietnam upgrade ties in show of unity against China
The Philippines and Vietnam are forging closer ties in a symbolic move after China stepped up activities in disputed areas of the South China Sea, raising tension in the potential flash point.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 29, 2015
Toyota gets blowback from China after Abe plugs hydrogen car
Toyota Motor Corp., already falling behind competitors in China's car market, is encountering a backlash from Chinese media over Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's endorsement of its new Mirai fuel cell sedan.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 28, 2015
Japan-South Korea relations remain hostage to history
Japan and South Korea face a stark choice: to find ways to settle their disputes over history or stay locked in a frozen political relationship that plays into China's hands.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 28, 2015
Chinese police suspended for eating endangered salamander
The southern Chinese city of Shenzhen suspended 14 police officers and put a police chief under investigation on Tuesday on suspicion of feasting on an endangered giant salamander, state media reported.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 27, 2015
Vested interests stalemate reforms in China
Unless and until China's top leaders overcome resistance from vested interests, progress on reform will remain sluggish.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 27, 2015
As Japan frets over hostages, China frets over Abe
The Islamic State's announcement last week of the kidnapping of two Japanese men has raised serious questions about how the crisis will affect Japan's Middle East policy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 26, 2015
Japanese rice: The new, safe luxury food in China
First it was European infant formula, then New Zealand milk. Now Chinese consumers are adding Japanese rice to the list of everyday foods they will bring in from abroad at luxury prices because they fear the local alternatives aren't safe.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 26, 2015
Got a spare billion? Bankers keen to help
The growing ranks of the super rich and their increased appetite for risk have caught the eye of investment bankers.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 25, 2015
Looser credit policies for China's better cities
The best way to sustain China's economic transition and prevent a hard landing is to implement looser monetary and credit policies that enable the most productive cities, companies and industries to generate new added value.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 25, 2015
ASEAN captain Malaysia prepares to set sail into maritime disputes, 'democratic recession'
As Malaysia takes over the ASEAN chairmanship for 2015, it faces the challenges of intractable territorial disputes in the South China Sea and the 'democratic recession' in the region.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 24, 2015
Obama looking to leverage ties with Modi during India trip
Barack Obama will do something in India on Monday that an American president almost never does in public: He'll sit in one place, in a foreign country, for hours.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 23, 2015
Address Pyongyang by listening to Beijing
Successive U.S. administrations have sought China's aid in restraining North Korea, yet have failed to listen to advice from Beijing officials. It's one of Washington's greatest policy failures.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 23, 2015
Managing North Korea's collapse
Regardless of whether the North Korean regime collapses with a bang or a whimper, ensuring that the country's nuclear weapons are not used, moved or exported is a task that will require the capabilities of the U.S. armed forces.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 23, 2015
Chinese buy up overseas real estate
What do New York's most famous hotel, the Lloyd's of London building and the headquarters of the U.K.'s top law firm have in common? They are all owned by Chinese insurers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 22, 2015
As Obama prepares to visit, India pushes back against Chinese influence in region
When Sri Lanka unexpectedly turfed out President Mahinda Rajapaksa in an election this month, it was the biggest setback in decades for China's expansion into South Asia — and a remarkable diplomatic victory for India.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 21, 2015
Abe could ease doubts by apologizing over WWII, says former leader Fukuda
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe could help remove international doubts about Japan's stance toward its wartime past by apologizing over World War II in a statement he is planning to help mark the 70th anniversary of the war's end, said Yasuo Fukuda, one of Abe's predecessors.
COMMENTARY
Jan 20, 2015
China learns airline etiquette, the hard way
China is facing a crisis of airborne sanity and civility as its population of travelers rapidly grows.

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