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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 20, 2020
Hong Kong police probe campus protest for security law crimes
The legislation has spurred a debate about academic freedom at the city's universities, which have long been among the most highly rated in Asia.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 20, 2020
China has given $2.1 billion of debt relief to poor countries
China has extended debt relief to developing countries worth a combined $2.1 billion under the G20 framework, the highest among the group's members in terms of the amount deferred, the country's Finance Minister Liu Kun said on Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 20, 2020
China defies Elon Musk’s warnings and pushes ahead with hydrogen
Chinese officials are promoting the development of hydrogen-powered cars, trucks and buses, with Beijing offering to reward cities that achieve adoption targets.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 19, 2020
China’s top diplomat to visit Japan with focus on resuming travel
During Wang's two-day visit from Tuesday, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi is expected to demand that Beijing stop intruding into Japanese territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Nov 19, 2020
RCEP: Big numbers, bigger potential
The U.S. absence in both the RCEP and CPTPP partnerships obliges Japan to show leadership to direct both agreements toward integration, openness, good governance and the rule of law.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 19, 2020
China’s Xi vows no decoupling in call to reject protectionism
President Xi Jinping pledged that China wouldn’t engage in decoupling, in an address to Asia-Pacific leaders in Kuala Lumpur just days after the region inaugurated the world’s largest free-trade agreement.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Nov 19, 2020
How Tokyo can navigate the Japan-U.S.-China trap
The relationship between the world's three largest economies is a beneficial one, but must be maintained with delicacy and skill to keep conflict at bay.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 19, 2020
Taiwan shuts pro-China TV channel in battle over press freedom
Taiwan’s broadcast regulator has ordered the closure of one of the island’s most ardently pro-China cable news networks following a monthslong battle over journalistic standards and freedom of the press.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 19, 2020
'Five Eyes' alliance demands China end crackdown on Hong Kong legislators
The Five Eyes intelligence sharing group said Wednesday that China's imposition of new rules to disqualify elected legislators in Hong Kong appeared to be part of a campaign to silence critics and called on Beijing to reverse course.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 18, 2020
China raps Japan-Australia summit over 'groundless' accusations
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his Australian counterpart, Scott Morrison, voiced 'serious concerns' about the situation in the South and East China seas.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 18, 2020
Can Japan bridge the vaccine divide?
Japan too has been developing its own drug, Avigan, against COVID-19. Yet the drug being developed by Fujifilm is not a vaccine but rather a treatment for coronavirus symptoms.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2020
Suga and U.S. Marines chief oppose China's actions in Indo-Pacific
The two sides shared strong concerns about Beijing's unilateral attempts to change the status quo in the East and South China seas by force and coercive measures.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 18, 2020
In Africa’s debt fog, China loses too
As the African continent's biggest lender, the bigger prize for China has always been political.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 18, 2020
Ex-Hong Kong lawmakers arrested in latest blow to opposition
The arrests represent the latest blow to Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement following the passage of the national security law in June.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Nov 18, 2020
China takes risk in rushing to use unproven coronavirus vaccines
China has made its unproven candidates widely available to demonstrate their safety and effectiveness to a country that has long been skeptical of vaccines.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Nov 18, 2020
Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine induces quick immune response, study finds
Sinovac Biotech's experimental COVID-19 vaccine CoronaVac triggered a quick immune response but the level of antibodies produced was lower than in people who had recovered from the disease, preliminary trial results showed on Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 17, 2020
As Asia moves forward, the U.S. sits on the sidelines
Donald Trump's absence marked the third consecutive year in which he failed to show up for the annual ASEAN get-together.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 17, 2020
Motegi says keeping U.S. focus on Indo-Pacific ‘major challenge’
The foreign minister says Tokyo expected to play a key role in encouraging Washington to engage in international issues as virus roils U.S.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 16, 2020
First man charged under Hong Kong security law pleads not guilty
The first person charged under a sweeping security law imposed on Hong Kong by China earlier this year pleaded not guilty, setting the stage for a landmark trial in the coming months.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Nov 16, 2020
Japan hopes RCEP deal pushes Biden and U.S. to rejoin trade frameworks
The trade pact could create momentum for a shift away from the protectionism pushed by Trump and a return to multilateralism.
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.
U.S.-Japan Patriot missile production plan hits Boeing component snag
Self-Defense Forces soldiers walk past a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile unit in Tokyo in October 2017.
Nippon Steel hires Mike Pompeo to help clinch purchase of U.S. Steel
Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during the last day of the 2024 Republican National Convention on Thursday in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Secluded at beach house, Biden stews at allies’ pressure to drop out
U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama attend a campaign fundraiser at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on June 15.
Japanese culture festival kicks off in London
Matthew Barry (right) tastes sake at the Hyper Japan Festival on Friday in London.
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.
‘Sniper from Oita’ sets her sights on Paris Olympics target
Misaki Nobata competes at the World University Games in 2023. A hero in her hometown of Oita, Nobata is one of three Japanese shooters who will compete at the upcoming Paris Olympics.
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.

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