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CHINA

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 1, 2023
When mob diplomacy rules the day
As the recent Chinese balloon saga showed, public opinion is increasingly in the driver’s seat, and it is steering international relations away from open, honest dialogue.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 1, 2023
China’s economy shows strong recovery as 'zero-COVID' era ends
Top leaders in China have pledged to prioritize growth this year, and the country's rebound is also giving a boost to manufacturing in other parts in Asia.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 1, 2023
China’s imports of Russian uranium spark fear of new arms race
China’s burgeoning capacity to expand its atomic weaponry comes as the last remaining treaty limiting the strategic stockpiles of the U.S. and Russia is on the verge of collapse.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Mar 1, 2023
Investors consider battle plans amid risk of China-Taiwan conflict
Although clients have not made specific trades related to that risk, their overall exposure to China has reduced for other geopolitical reasons.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 28, 2023
China’s old playbook is back. That’s bad news.
A nod to projects fueled by debt at the expense of industrial technology may not end well for China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 28, 2023
Japan and Australia may conduct South China Sea patrols with U.S. and Philippines, ambassador says
If the plan materializes, it will be the first time the Philippines has joined multilateral maritime patrols in the South China Sea, a move that would likely anger Beijing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 28, 2023
China must be 'more honest' on COVID origins, U.S. ambassador says
Nicholas Burns' comments came after reports emerged that the U.S. Energy Department concluded the pandemic likely arose from a Chinese laboratory leak.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2023
Japan to relax border controls for passengers from China starting Wednesday
Travelers from mainland China will still be asked to present a negative COVID-19 test prior to departure, but testing upon arrival will change to a random sampling of a flight's passengers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 27, 2023
China’s censors could shape the future of AI-generated content
When the Chinese regime’s information controls intersect with artificial intelligence, they can distort the global information landscape.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Feb 27, 2023
Kyushu unprepared to accept evacuees from remote islands under armed attack
Residents on remote islands are questioning the effectiveness of evacuation drills when their potential destinations have not yet started discussing the issue.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 27, 2023
Lab leak most likely caused pandemic, U.S. Energy Department says
Some officials briefed on the intelligence said that it was relatively weak and that the conclusion was made with 'low confidence,” suggesting its level of certainty was not high.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 27, 2023
Mistrust of Xi endangers one of Wall Street’s favorite trades
Money managers looking for China to rebuild trust are getting mixed regulatory messages from Beijing.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 27, 2023
U.S. in pressure campaign to stop China from arming Russia
While Washington has seen no sign Beijing has done so yet, the White House underscored the U.S. message this weekend that China should not cross that red line.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 26, 2023
U.S. government has been dancing around UFOs for 75 years
A legacy of UFO hype, hysteria and fraud is undermining legitimate inquiry into those strange objects in the sky.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 26, 2023
China to welcome Belarusian leader, raising concerns over Ukraine
A state visit this week by Aleksandr Lukashenko of Belarus comes as the U.S. has accused China of preparing to send lethal aid to Russia.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 26, 2023
Macron to visit China as he urges Beijing to push Moscow to end war
The French president said Saturday he would visit China in 'early April' and urged Beijing to help 'put pressure' on Russia to end the war.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 26, 2023
Top U.S. envoy eyes inroads in Central Asia as Ukraine rattles nerves
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will hold talks in Kazakhstan and then Uzbekistan and meet jointly with foreign ministers of all five ex-Soviet Central Asian states.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 26, 2023
War in Ukraine deepens divide among major economies at G20 gathering
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urged her counterparts at a summit in India to condemn Russia’s actions, and she defended the cost of supplying aid to Kyiv.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 25, 2023
Japanese anime sees challenge from China at Berlin film festival
'Suzume' director Makoto Shinkai was asked to comment on Chinese animation at the Berlinale festival, where Liu Jian's 'Art College 1994' is also in competition.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Ishiba shelves proposal for liaison offices with North Korea amid rising tensions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks on Saturday in Tokyo at a rally that was held by a group of families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago to demand the immediate return of all abductees.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan beats Taiwan ahead of rematch in Premier12 final
Keita Sano celebrates with his teammates after scoring on Kotaro Kiyomiya's two-run triple against Taiwan during their Premier12 game at Tokyo Dome on Saturday.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.

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