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Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jan 17, 2023
Airlines face hurdles to cashing in on China reopening
U.S. and European airlines will benefit from demand for travel to China, but route approvals, fresh COVID-19 testing rules and not enough large aircraft remain barriers to rising sales.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 17, 2023
U.S.-China trade is close to a record, defying talk of decoupling
Even as the U.S. aims to hold back China's advance and Beijing seeks to counter Washington's global influence, the two economies remain deeply entwined.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 17, 2023
China’s population falls, heralding a demographic crisis
Deaths outnumbered births last year for the first time in six decades. Experts see major implications for China, its economy and the world.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 17, 2023
China issuing visas for some Japan travelers despite halt
Under what criteria Chinese authorities approve visa applications is unknown, but there have been some cases in which applications were accepted.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 17, 2023
China's economy slows sharply, with 2022 growth one of worst on record
GDP grew 2.9% in October-December from a year earlier, data showed Tuesday, slower than the third-quarter's 3.9% pace.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 16, 2023
In China, no easy way to get Pfizer's COVID drug Paxlovid
Beijing has acknowledged that supplies are still insufficient to meet demand, even as millions of courses of the treatment were shipped to the country recently.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 16, 2023
India-Japan defense ties enter new phase with first joint fighter drills
The ASDF said that the purpose of the exercises is to “promote mutual understanding, strengthen defense cooperation between the air forces” and enhance the ASDF's tactical skills.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jan 16, 2023
Japan looks beyond U.S. alliance for help to deter China military
Yet Japan's deepening unease about the dangers in its neighborhood has prompted a fresh push to build a bulwark of other partnerships.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 16, 2023
China’s 'zero-COVID' enforcement army faces unpaid wages and job losses
The sudden end to the policy also signals a reversal of fortunes for companies that benefited from the boom in demand for testing and food distribution during lockdowns.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Jan 16, 2023
China boost for flagging world economy set as reopening starts
The growth impulse will be felt through services sectors such as aviation, tourism and education as Chinese people pack their bags for international travel.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 15, 2023
China’s 60,000 COVID-19 death toll spurs calls for more data
China COVID-19 surge since December has spurred concern about variants; WHO chief stresses importance of transparency.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 15, 2023
China and Hong Kong resume high-speed rail link after three years of COVID curbs
The reopening of the high-speed rail services between Hong Kong and the mainland comes amid a massive wave of infections nationwide.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 15, 2023
China reports spike in COVID-related deaths after data criticism
Beijing abruptly ended its highly restrictive 'zero-COVID' program in December, and cases have surged since across the nation of 1.4 billion.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 15, 2023
Kishida and Biden meeting heralds an alliance in lock-step — but challenges remain
While no concrete deliverables emerged, the meeting signified the two leaders formally setting the future course of the U.S.-Japan alliance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 14, 2023
Russian oil delivered to Asia in Chinese supertankers amid ship shortage
At least four Chinese-owned supertankers are shipping Russian Urals crude to China as Moscow seeks vessels for exports after the G7 enacted a price cap on the country's oil.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 14, 2023
Kishida wins Biden backing for defense boost amid China challenge
The summit in Washington was seen as a victory lap for the Japanese leader, with the two setting in stone the U.S.-Japan alliance's course for the coming years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 14, 2023
China finds no new COVID-19 variants but mutation threat lingers
The news is bolstering hopes that a new variant after omicron — one that could set the world back in its attempts to move past the pandemic — is less likely to emerge.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 13, 2023
Unpacking the limits to Japan’s military awakening
Japan must find ways to frustrate China's furtive efforts to alter the regional status quo while avoiding the risk of open combat.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jan 13, 2023
Health concerns, not pride, should guide COVID-19 travel policy
Apparently China can shut its borders to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infections, but Beijing doesn't think other countries should do the same.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 13, 2023
In U.N. debate, Japan urges Russia to withdraw from Ukraine
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said that an order by the International Court of Justice in March for Russia to withdraw all its troops from Ukraine 'must be implemented immediately.'
Cutting ties with JCP not easy for CDP despite Renho's defeat
When Renho (center) announced her candidacy for the Tokyo gubernatorial election on May 27, the head of the Japanese Communist Party's secretariat, Akira Koike (far left), was also in attendance.
Japan soccer player Sano arrested for alleged sexual assault
Professional soccer player Kaishu Sano has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman in her 30s at a Tokyo hotel.
Taro Kono says central bank needs to raise rates to lift yen
Taro Kono, Japan's digital transformation minister, speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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.
After Tokyo Olympic disappointment, Nadeshiko Japan look for redemption
Japan's Hikaru Kitagawa dribbles past a defender during an Olympic qualifying match against North Korea at National Stadium in Tokyo in February.
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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