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BASKETBALL / NBA
Jan 18, 2022
Warriors co-owner sparks fury after saying ‘nobody cares’ about Uyghurs
Palihapitiya's comments drew sharp rebuke on social media, with many focusing on his role as a minority owner of the Warriors and on the NBA's already delicate relationship with China.
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MORE SPORTS
Jan 18, 2022
Yao Ming says he and Peng Shuai 'chatted merrily' at event last month
The former NBA star did not comment on the controversy that flared up last year after Peng appeared to allege that a former vice premier had sexually assaulted her in the past.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 18, 2022
Olympic athletes told to leave phones at home to dodge spying in China
Beijing has promised the world's top athletes access to a partially unfettered internet during the Winter Games, but security experts say there are reasons to exercise caution.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 18, 2022
China points finger at overseas mail for Beijing omicron case
Authorities are trying to figure out how COVID-19 seeped through tight borders ahead of the Winter Olympics that start next month.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 17, 2022
China's birthrate drops to record low in 2021
Beijing scrapped its decades-old one-child policy in 2016, replacing it with a two-child limit to try to avoid the economic risks from a rapidly aging population.
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JAPAN
Jan 17, 2022
Japan's top diplomat vows to beef up U.S. alliance for Indo-Pacific peace
Yoshimasa Hayashi said that Japan will also need to strengthen its own defense capabilities fundamentally.
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BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Jan 17, 2022
'Zero COVID' and Xi's ambitions may slow China's economy in 2022
China's economy could slow ahead of the ruling Communist Party's twice-a-decade congress this fall as President Xi Jinping's coronavirus policies and socialist ambitions take their toll.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 17, 2022
Omicron penetrates China’s political, financial and tech hubs
China has detected locally-transmitted omicron infections in the capital Beijing, the financial center Shanghai, and Guangdong, which together account for one-fifth of the country's GDP.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 17, 2022
Chinese EVs find a niche making short-haul deliveries in Japan
Logistics companies in Japan are finding an unlikely white knight in Chinese electric-vehicle manufacturers, whose vans make last-mile deliveries not only cheaper, but cleaner as well.
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BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 17, 2022
Traders wanted in a once-sleepy gas market with new kingpins
China became the biggest importer of liquefied natural gas in December, overtaking Japan for the first time since it pioneered the industry in the 1970s.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jan 17, 2022
Kishida-Biden meeting to go virtual as omicron wreaks havoc
Kishida's push to promote 'summit diplomacy' takes a hit as COVID-19 caseloads grow in both countries.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 16, 2022
North Korean train makes rare arrival in China during border lockdown
It was unclear whether the train was carrying any cargo into China, but it was likely to return to North Korea on Monday with a load of 'emergency materials,' a media report said.
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BUSINESS
Jan 16, 2022
Investors search for safe havens as omicron takes hold in Asia
The threat of the omicron variant is becoming real for many of Asia’s biggest countries just as it looks set to subside in some Western nations, and that’s complicating investors’ search for winning share bets in the region.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 16, 2022
U.S. looking for ways to reduce nuclear risk with China
In the wake of u2018P5' statements against nuclear war, the U.S. positions itself against a China set on increasing its deterrence capability and political leverage.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 15, 2022
Cambodia’s internet may soon be like China’s: state-controlled
Critics say a recent crackdown puts Cambodia on a growing list of countries that have embraced China's authoritarian model of internet surveillance.
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BUSINESS
Jan 15, 2022
U.S. bill would block defense contractors from using Chinese rare earths
The bipartisan legislation would force defense contractors to stop buying rare earths from China by 2026 and use the Pentagon to create a permanent stockpile of the strategic minerals.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jan 15, 2022
Japan and France to hold 'two-plus-two' security talks later this month
The talks — the first since 2019 — are expected to focus on China's assertive territorial claims in the East and South China seas and North Korea's nuclear and missile development.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jan 14, 2022
The great COVID-19 coverup
COVID-19 deaths make all the headlines, but what flies under the radar are the increased rates of obesity, unemployment, depression, alcoholism and suicides.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 14, 2022
Inside Taiwan's brutal navy frogman bootcamp
Of the group of 31 who started the 10 week course, only 15 finished, with the closing week at the sprawling Zuoying navy base in southern Taiwan being the last test.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 14, 2022
China outbreak reaches six provinces as omicron takes hold
China is the only major country in the world still pursuing an aggressive 'COVID zero' approach, but the country's stringent tactics don't seem to be working.
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.
Japan mostly spared in global IT meltdown despite reports of some bugs
A screen displays an error message at a self-checkout terminal of a supermarket in Sydney on Friday.
How to prevent and respond to heatstroke in Japan this summer
A passerby holding a parasol wipes her face as she walks on the street amid a heatstroke alert in Tokyo and other prefectures, in Tokyo on July 9.
Japanese gymnast Shoko Miyata leaves Olympic team over drinking and smoking
Shoko Miyata had been set to lead the Japanese women's gymnastics team at the Paris Games.
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.
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.

Podcast

You can often see generations of families enjoying performances together at Fuji Rock Festival.
Japan’s summer music festivals are feeling the heat in more ways than one

Longform

Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
By Tomoko Otake

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