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Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 3, 2022
Japan to expand Okinawa-based ground force unit amid China threat
The Defense Ministry plans to increase the number of infantry regiments under the GSDF's 15th brigade to two, as well as upgrade its highest rank from major general to general.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Dec 3, 2022
Beijing and Shenzhen loosen more COVID-19 curbs as China fine-tunes policy
Although daily cases are hovering near all-time highs, some cities are taking steps to loosen COVID-19 testing requirements and quarantine rules.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 3, 2022
U.S. diplomat says China protests had effect in easing COVID-19 curbs
Protests in China against the world's toughest COVID-19 restrictions are dying down because they have had an effect, a top U.S. diplomat said Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Dec 3, 2022
Hong Kong remains largely indifferent to China's 'COVID-zero' protests
Part of this indifference could stem from a fear of legal repercussions under the national security law imposed by Beijing amid its 2020 crackdown on dissent in the city.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 2, 2022
Japan ruling bloc agrees on acquiring 'counterstrike capability'
The capability, which would allow Japan to fire upon and disable enemy missiles before they are launched from foreign territory, remains controversial among legal experts.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 2, 2022
Scattered easing of COVID-19 curbs across China after week of unrest
China is set to announce an easing of its COVID quarantine rules in the coming days and a reduction in mass testing, sources have said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 2, 2022
Nissan CEO wants ‘grace period’ for Biden rules on EV subsidies
The Japanese company and other carmakers have been urging the White House to adopt a more flexible approach to subsidy eligibility in the Inflation Reduction Act.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Dec 2, 2022
Jiang Zemin seen as setting back Japan-China ties with hard-line stance
Jiang pursued a hard-line stance toward Japan, questioning several Japanese prime ministers about their recognition of historical issues.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 2, 2022
Jiang Zemin death injects uncertainty for Xi at fraught time in China
Jiang's death at the age of 96 comes days after people took to the streets to challenge virus curbs in China's most widespread protests in decades.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 2, 2022
Xi's visit to Japan 'invaluable' for bilateral ties: Chinese envoy
The last Chinese president to be received by Japan as a state guest was Hu Jintao in May 2008.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Dec 2, 2022
As economy stutters, China's youth seek safety of civil service
Civil servant jobs in China have been in high demand for thousands of years as a sure way for those with high scores at the five-hour, multidisciplinary exam to move up the social ladder.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Dec 1, 2022
Only hard options: How China could navigate its way out of 'COVID-zero'
Beijing recognizes the damaging impact of quarantines and lockdowns, but it also understands that ceasing efforts to contain the virus would rapidly overwhelm the health care system.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 1, 2022
National power underpins defensive capabilities, but defensive force makes a nation
Maintaining or expanding deterrent power is essential to keeping the peace. This means that one must continually prepare for war in order to avoid one.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2022
In Japan, people gather in solidarity with China's anti-lockdown protests
With criticism tightly controlled in China, the protestors there are “very, very brave,” a demonstrator said, adding that that's why 'I can't do nothing, I must do something.”
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 1, 2022
For China’s leader, another dilemma: How to mourn Jiang Zemin
Paying tribute to Jiang while preventing him from becoming a symbolic cudgel against the current regime will be a challenge for Xi Jinping in the coming weeks
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2022
Japan tells China and Russia it has 'severe concerns' over joint air patrols
Japan's Defense Ministry said its Air Self-Defense Force scrambled fighter jets in response to the patrols.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Dec 1, 2022
U.S. Republicans slam Biden's cautious response to China COVID protests
The White House has said it backs the right of people to peacefully protest in China but has stopped short of criticizing Beijing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 30, 2022
South Korea scrambles jets after Chinese and Russian warplanes approach
Japan's military also said it had scrambled jets in response to flights over the Sea of Japan, also known as the East Sea, by Russian and Chinese aircraft.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 30, 2022
About half of Japanese and Chinese foresee Taiwan conflict, survey shows
Altogether, 44.5% of Japanese and 56.7% of Chinese people pointed to the possibility of conflict either 'within several years' or 'in the future.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 30, 2022
Former China leader Jiang Zemin dies at 96
Jiang took power in the aftermath of the Tiananmen Square crackdown and led the world's most populous nation toward its emergence as a powerhouse on the global stage.

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