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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Mar 21, 2021
Contentious hunt for COVID-19’s origin points to China animal trade
Findings from experts convened by the World Health Organization and the Chinese government are expected to show parallels to the spawning in 2002 of SARS.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 21, 2021
China and U.S. to work on climate, Beijing says after rancorous meeting
Beijing and Washington will set up a joint working group on the issue, in a potentially positive takeaway from the high-level meeting.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 20, 2021
Turning the tide on two centuries of emissions
Climate and energy plans presented in China's 14th Five Year Plan this month represent the most important policies in determining the fate of the planet.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 20, 2021
Musk says Tesla would be shut down if cars used for spying
His comments came less than 24 hours after news broke that Tesla's cars have been banned from Chinese military complexes and housing compounds over espionage concerns.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 20, 2021
U.S. and China must figure out what’s next after talks clear the air
While the Americans portrayed the talks as a good chance to exchange views, they left Alaska without any clear path forward on key issues, with experts saying relations may only get worse.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 20, 2021
'Tough' U.S.-China talks signal rocky start to relations under Biden
The talks yielded no diplomatic breakthroughs — as expected — but the bitter rivalry on display suggested the two countries had little common ground to reset relations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 20, 2021
Tesla cars banned from China's military complexes over security concerns
Security concerns over vehicles' cameras cited in a move that resembles the United States' own measures against Chinese telecoms firm Huawei.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 19, 2021
'Vaccine passports' could help global travel resume. But is Japan on board?
Japan has consistently been opposed to installing a system domestically out of concern that doing so would discriminate against those who cannot be inoculated.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Mar 19, 2021
The need to deepen fusion with Australia, Japan's second ally
The two nations face significant common challenges, from China's regional aggression to growing nationalism in the United States.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 19, 2021
What the 'Quad' is and isn’t
The 'Quad' leaders virtual meeting stressed the provision of public goods, the free and open Indo-Pacific and a rules-based order.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 19, 2021
Top American and Chinese diplomats clash publicly at start of first talks of Biden presidency
The U.S., which quickly accused China of 'grandstanding,' had been looking for a change in behavior from China which had earlier this year expressed hope for a reset to sour relations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 19, 2021
Patriotic voices find big audience outside China's tightly controlled media
The success of bloggers and social media personalities helps show where the line for permissible speech is under President Xi Jinping.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 19, 2021
Biden’s solar dreams collide with outrage over China’s ‘genocide’
Factories in Xinjiang, home to the oppressed Uyghur minority, produce half the global supply of polysilicon, a metal critical for the panels that turn sunlight into electricity.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Mar 18, 2021
A demonstration of strength by the Japan-U.S. alliance
The virtual summit of the four leaders of 'Quad' countries should quiet fears that the forum would be just a talk shop, unable to provide concrete deliverables.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 18, 2021
China catalyzes the consolidation of the 'Quad'
The surprise from the March 12 summit was that — unlike the past Quad foreign ministers' meetings — it yielded a joint statement, which articulated a clear-eyed vision.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 18, 2021
Five pioneering Asian scientists to look out for this year
A recent growth in science investment in the region has seen researchers making waves in a range of disciplines.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 18, 2021
China seeks Biden-Xi meeting next month if Alaska talks go well
The meeting as envisioned by Chinese officials would be organized around Earth Day on April 22 to show both leaders are focused on combating climate change.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Mar 18, 2021
China to begin trials for two Canadians detained amid Huawei feud
Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig will face their first court hearings on Friday and Monday, respectively, Canadian Foreign Minister Marc Garneau said Wednesday.
Funeral held for Princess Yuriko at Tokyo cemetery
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, followed by Princess Aiko and Princess Kako, prepare to attend a funeral service for Princess Yuriko at Toshimagaoka Cemetery in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan investigating Amazon for allegedly bullying other businesses
Packages move along a conveyor belt at an Amazon warehouse
Trump team weighs direct talks with North Korea's Kim
Then-U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, in June 2019.
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.
Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire, brokered by U.S. and France, takes effect
People near Martyrs Square in Beirut watch as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces a cease-fire on television on Tuesday.
‘What Divides Us’ producer honors grandfather’s Hiroshima reportage
“What Divides Us" producer Cannon Hersey says his grandfather, who wrote about the aftermath of nuclear destruction in Hiroshima, never spoke about what he had seen while working with Japanese minister Kiyoshi Tanimoto to preserve the stories of survivors.
DPP’s Tamaki leverages new position with energy proposal
DPP leader Yuichiro Tamaki in Tokyo on Tuesday
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.
China defense minister being investigated for corruption, report says
Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun attends the opening ceremony of the Xiangshan Forum at the Beijing International Convention Center on Sept. 13. Dong is the third consecutive incumbent or former defense chief to be probed over alleged corruption.
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.

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