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CHINA

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 4, 2022
China sends military and doctors to Shanghai to test all residents for COVID-19
It is China's largest public health response since it tackled the initial COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, where the coronavirus was first discovered in late 2019.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 4, 2022
China gas buyers seek cheap Russian fuel shunned by the world
Most LNG importers around the world won't buy Russian cargoes out of fear of future sanctions or damage to reputation, but some Chinese firms are willing to take that risk.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 4, 2022
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says she won’t seek second term
The city's current No. 2 official, John Lee, is forming a team to prepare for an electoral run, local media reported.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 4, 2022
Hong Kong leadership contender emerges amid uncertain future
Former police officer John Lee, has signaled his intention to contest an election for the city's top job.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 4, 2022
Growing ties between Pakistan and China raise concern in Washington and New Delhi
China's supply of advanced military equipment to Pakistan is part of an intensifying military and intelligence cooperation that reflects the growing level of trust between the two sides.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 4, 2022
Defense experts back Japan acquiring strike capabilities
Critics are likely to question giving weight to the opinions of foreign policy and defense experts who once worked in government as discussions on the country's security strategy gain steam.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 4, 2022
What political upheaval in Pakistan means for rest of the world
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's actions have created huge uncertainty in Islamabad, fueling anger among the opposition and deepening the country's political crisis.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Apr 4, 2022
China promotes traditional cures as Pfizer pill alternatives
China is struggling to persuade skeptics to put aside doubts about traditional medicine that hasn't gone through large, standardized clinical trials.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Apr 4, 2022
China's COVID-19 crisis grows with cases surging and new omicron sub-strains
Shanghai reported 9,006 cases Sunday as the city readies to test all 25 million residents in its latest efforts to weed out infections.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 3, 2022
‘Totally inhumane’: Child separations feed anger in a locked-down Shanghai
The fury and concern of parents over what might become of their children if they fall sick is the latest in a series of crises faced by Shanghai officials.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Apr 2, 2022
In Zimbabwe, coal power project seeks other backing after China's U-turn
China's recent about-face on foreign coal financing is forcing developing nations across Africa and Asia to rethink their energy plans.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 2, 2022
COVID, Russia and economy put the ‘China model’ to the test
On social media, a growing number of citizens are accusing the Communist Party of breaching its social contract with the people as China faces down numerous challenges.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 2, 2022
Japan ramps up online messaging on Ukraine to prepare for hybrid war
The Defense Ministry is creating a new specialist post in April to oversee the fight against disinformation, which it says China could also employ during a contingency involving Taiwan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 2, 2022
U.S. discusses 'opportunities' for Taiwan to participate at WHO meeting
Talks focused on Taiwan's participation as an observer in the World Health Assembly in May and at the International Civil Aviation Organization.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Apr 2, 2022
China's 'COVID zero' and yuan's rise versus yen add pressure on Japan's economy
With energy and commodity prices increasing globally as the Ukraine war rages, resource-poor Japan might experience 'bad inflation' — a combination of an economic downturn and higher costs.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 2, 2022
U.S. investigators head to China to assist in 737 crash probe
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has been helping Chinese officials download two black-box recorders that were damaged in the mysterious March 21 crash.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 1, 2022
America is fueling Chinese techno-nationalism
China is pursuing its goal of bolstering its technological capabilities with an intensity unseen since Mao Zedong committed to developing nuclear weapons six decades ago.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Apr 1, 2022
A cause for concern: China diplomacy targets Pacific nations
Governments that fear Chinese encroachment in Oceania and elsewhere should do more to address the issues that worry the residents of those nations and win favor in regional capitals.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Apr 1, 2022
'Slow-balization': How war and the pandemic are reshaping global trade
The pandemic and invasion of Ukraine have made governments and firms more aware they need more resilient supply chains — even if that costs them more.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 31, 2022
Biden joins the Putin and Xi miscalculation club
Although many in the international community — and probably Putin himself — were surprised by Joe Biden's remarks that the Russian leader could not remain in power, I was not.
Triple whammy takes Japan bankruptcies to decade high
More Japanese firms have gone bankrupt in the first half of this year due to soaring costs, labor shortages and the end of pandemic-related support.
Yen rally shakes markets, sending dollar to weakest level since May
The yen rose to the ¥155 range against the dollar, the highest in almost two months, in Tokyo on Thursday.
With eye on China, Japan deepens ties with Pacific islands at Tokyo summit
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and the Cook Islands' Prime Minister Mark Brown shake hands during 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting on Thursday in Tokyo.
U.S. forces-linked sex crimes in Kanagawa went unreported to prefectural government
The police reported two sexual crime cases to the U.S. military, but the prefectural government was not aware of the incidents.
Say cheese: Japanese scientists make robot face 'smile' with living skin
A researcher at the University of Tokyo shows a face mold covered in human skin tissue at its lab.
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.
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.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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