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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 28, 2022
After support for Ukraine, Kishida aims for NATO unity on China
The leader will stress the need for unity with NATO in preventing China from taking the “wrong lessons” from Ukraine as the bloc looks to expand its footprint in the Indo-Pacific.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 28, 2022
Australia commits to Pacific islands defense training as China plans rival meet
Australia will double its funding for aerial surveillance of the Pacific islands vast fishing zone and provide financing for Pacific islands to build more resilient infrastructure.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 28, 2022
What Hong Kongers born the year of the handover see in the city’s future
Some feel their fate is tied to Hong Kong's, while others feel like bystanders as Beijing tightens its grip. Many plan to leave sooner or later.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 27, 2022
China’s Xi keeps Hong Kong guessing on in-person visit
The confusion over the Chinese president's visit comes as Hong Kong recorded nearly 2,000 new COVID-19 cases.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 27, 2022
Hong Kong police adopt ‘goose step’ marching to boost patriotism
The official switch will take place on the city's 25th anniversary of Chinese rule, a crucial political event that Chinese President Xi Jinping is widely expected to attend.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jun 27, 2022
‘An invisible cage’: How China is policing the future
The latest generation of technology digs through vast amounts of data to find patterns and aberrations, promising to predict crimes or protests before they happen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 27, 2022
Chinese firms are dominating key parts of Hong Kong’s economy
Chinese state-controlled firms are increasingly dominating Hong Kong, taking market share away from the local tycoons and British trading houses.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jun 27, 2022
After 50 years of China-Japan economic ties, what comes next?
From the separation of politics and economy to the principle of economic security, the two countries have tried to maintain trade and exchange despite numerous obstacles.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 26, 2022
China still searching for next Yao Ming, 20 years after NBA debut
The prospect of another Chinese player approaching the former center's achievements seems even less likely, with the league mired in simmering tensions between Beijing and Washington.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 25, 2022
Chinese military says U.S. plane in Taiwan Strait endangered peace
Beijing has said that it has sovereignty and jurisdiction over the Taiwan Strait while Washington and Taipei assert that the strait is an international waterway.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health / FOCUS
Jun 25, 2022
What is causing record floods and heat waves in China?
Authorities have issued extreme weather warnings in multiple regions, while experts warned that these phenomena were more evidence of the impact of climate change.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 25, 2022
China's Xi to attend Hong Kong anniversary event
The trip will be Xi's first outside mainland China since January 2020, after his 'COVID zero' policy closed the country's borders and limited him to virtual attendance of global events.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jun 24, 2022
Record numbers of Chinese graduates enter worst job market in decades
Struggling to find jobs goes against what educated young people have come to expect after decades of breakneck growth.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 24, 2022
Xi’s trip to Hong Kong in doubt after top officials get COVID-19
Two members of incoming Chief Executive John Lee's cabinet have tested positive for the virus, the government revealed in a Thursday statement.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 23, 2022
Japan’s assertive foreign policy can start in Southeast Asia
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has been a wake-up call, even for Japan's hawks. Now strong talk needs to be matched with action — at home and abroad.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 23, 2022
The gap between Japan’s parties and voters on national security is widening
According to recent polls, national security is the second most important issue for Japanese voters in the upcoming Upper House elections.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2022
Xi reaffirms growth target that analysts say is out of reach
Pandemic lockdowns since March in places like technology hub Shenzhen, car manufacturing center Jilin and financial metropolis Shanghai have disrupted business and consumer activity.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 23, 2022
First pineapples, now fish: To pressure Taiwan, China flexes economic muscle
As Beijing has ramped up pressure on the island, Taiwan has moved to strengthen economic and diplomatic ties with friendlier countries, such as United States, the European Union and Japan.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
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.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
AI boom makes 139-year-old cable maker Japan’s hottest stock
Fujikura's headquarters in Tokyo's Koto Ward. The company's share price has surged by more than 400% this year.
Japan and U.S. to form missile plan in case of Taiwan emergency
A U.S. Marine Corps M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile (12SSM) system are put on display at a symposium at a base in Kisarazu, Japan, in June 2022.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
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.
Are you leaving your loved ones digital legacies or headaches?
The National Consumer Affairs Center reports a growing number of consultations regarding "digital legacies" — data and online services left behind when people die.
Rayssa Leal and Chloe Covell on Japan’s teen skaters: We are friends, not rivals
Brazil’s Rayssa Leal celebrates after winning the women's Street League Skateboarding competition on Saturday in Tokyo.
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.

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