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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 30, 2021
Taiwanese tycoon speaks out against independence after fines in China
Chinese officials and media made it clear that his companies were penalized because of donations to Taiwan's ruling party.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 30, 2021
As China menaces Taiwan, the island's friends aid its secretive submarine project
Taipei has stealthily sourced technology, components and talent from at least seven nations to help it build a fleet with the potential to exact a heavy toll on any Chinese attack.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 30, 2021
Chinese province targets journalists and foreign students with planned new surveillance system
While it is unclear if the surveillance system is currently operating, security officials in China plan to use it to track 'suspicious people.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 29, 2021
Japan and EU leaders agree to cooperate for free and open Indo-Pacific
Kishida welcomed the bloc's adoption of a new Indo-Pacific strategy in September, which mentions stepping up trade and investment with Taiwan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 29, 2021
Deep underground, a Chinese miner discovered poetry in the toil
More than three decades after scribbling his first poem as a teenager in the mountains of northern China, Chen Nianxi is living a literary dream.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 29, 2021
Taiwan and Europe must defend democracy together, Tsai Ing-wen says
Taiwan and Europe must work together to defend against authoritarianism and disinformation, President Tsai Ing-wen told visiting lawmakers from the Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia on Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 29, 2021
Even in tech hub Shenzhen, China's property market succumbs to chills
The lack of turnover in the property market and the fallout on the city's real estate brokers stems in part from policy efforts by local authorities to make apartment prices more affordable.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 28, 2021
China sends 27 warplanes into Taiwan ADIZ as Xi meets top military brass
Taiwan's air force scrambled Sunday to warn away the Chinese aircraft, the latest increase in tensions across the Taiwan Strait as China's president met his top generals.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 28, 2021
U.S. eyeing summit with ASEAN leaders in Washington in January
The United States has proposed holding the summit in the third week of January and is coordinating the date with ASEAN members.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 28, 2021
Japan and U.S. eye 'two-plus-two' security talks in January
The security talks will be the first involving the defense and foreign ministers from Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Cabinet, which was launched in October.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 28, 2021
Biden’s democracy summit: Just talk or can it effect change?
Biden's summit comes at a challenging time for democracy. The global monitoring organization Freedom House called this year's report on the state of global freedom “Democracy Under Siege.”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Nov 28, 2021
How China became a key player in global decarbonization
The country has pushed ahead with electric vehicles and renewable energy, leaving others struggling to catch up.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 28, 2021
China study warns of 'colossal' COVID outbreak if it opens up like U.S.
China could face more than 630,000 COVID-19 infections a day if it dropped its zero-tolerance policies by lifting travel curbs, according to a study by Peking University mathematicians.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 27, 2021
Biden encouraged Kishida to increase defense spending during October talks
Biden's remarks came in the wake of Kishida showing eagerness to beef up Japan's defense outlays
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 27, 2021
Kishida says enemy base strike capabilities are an option to boost defense
In a speech at a Ground Self-Defense Force base, Kishida expressed concern about North Korea's rapid development of missile technology and China's military expansion.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Nov 27, 2021
In IOC’s ‘quiet diplomacy,’ critics see whitewash of China’s actions
For the its many critics, the guarded language the IOC used when referring to the Peng case was just the latest proof that it will not take any action that might upset China's government.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 27, 2021
China asserts nuclear influence before key Iran deal talks
China is drawing a link between nuclear talks and a Western submarine pact in the Pacific, potentially adding another obstacle to the tortured process of reaching a deal with Iran.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 27, 2021
United States and China tussle over Honduras as it weighs Taiwan ties
Honduras is one of a shrinking club concentrated in Central America and the Caribbean that maintains relations with Taiwan, which China views as a wayward province.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 27, 2021
Chinese military integrates conventional and new domain forces, Japan defense report warns
The PLA has integrated its conventional forces with new space, cyber, electromagnetic and cognitive domains to enhance its joint operations capabilities, a Defense Ministry think tank says.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 27, 2021
Japan extra defense budget hits record amid China tensions
The additional money would cover the cost of missiles, patrolling aircraft, torpedoes, helicopters and other equipment.
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.
'Boiling Point': A new heat series from The Japan Times
Passersby holding parasols walk through Tokyo on July 9 amid a heatstroke alert in the capital and other prefectures.
Households struggle as Japan’s inflation rises near U.S. levels
The Nishiki market in Kyoto. June’s inflation report shows extraordinary jumps in the prices of some items favored by households, including cabbage (27.6%), potatoes (28.5%) and tomatoes (15.6%).
As risk of heatstroke rises in Japan, so does that of COVID-19
People hold umbrellas while watching baseball to deal with the heat in the city of Shizuoka on July 7.
German, French and Spanish fighter aircraft arrive in Japan for joint drills
Two Air Self-Defense Force F-15s (right) escort two German Air Force Eurofighter jets and an A330MRTT aerial tanker on their arrival in Japan Friday. The ASDF is conducting training exercises with the German, French and Spanish air forces this weekend.
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.

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