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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 13, 2021
China signals action to block critics from Hong Kong elections
The People's Daily newspaper said in a commentary Tuesday that those found to be disloyal must not be allowed to seek office.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 13, 2021
China sees biggest COVID-19 spike in over five months
China has recorded the biggest daily jump in COVID-19 cases in more than five months, despite four cities in lockdown, increased testing and other measures aimed at preventing another wave of infections in the world's second biggest economy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 12, 2021
There are only bad options for dealing with North Korea
Kim didn't wait for the inauguration, announcing last week that the United States remained his country's “biggest enemy” and that his government would not give up its nuclear arsenal.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 12, 2021
Worsening U.S.-China tensions put companies in crosshairs
Both Washington and Beijing took steps over the weekend that threaten to further ratchet up tensions and cloud the outlook for cross-border commerce.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 12, 2021
China plans further Hong Kong crackdown after mass arrests, sources say
Beijing denies curbing rights and freedoms in the global financial hub and has opposed criticism of the arrests.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 12, 2021
On Taiwan’s new passport, the incredible shrinking ‘Republic of China’
The self-governing island's official name, Republic of China, has been downsized, although it remains on the cover in Chinese characters.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 11, 2021
WHO team to visit China on Jan. 14 to probe origins of coronavirus
The probe comes almost a year since China locked down Wuhan as an outbreak of pneumonia that started with food market workers in late 2019 spread throughout the city.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 11, 2021
'Big thing': Taiwan praises U.S. move to lift curbs on ties
On Wednesday, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Kelly Craft, will arrive in Taipei for a three-day visit, which China has denounced.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 11, 2021
China sees biggest daily COVID-19 case rise in over five months
Mainland China saw its biggest daily increase in COVID-19 cases in more than five months, the country's national health authority said on Monday, as new infections in Hebei province surrounding Beijing continued to rise.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 10, 2021
Xi’s push against Jack Ma sparks new threat for China tech
Chinese tech companies did a pretty good job convincing global investors that they operated independently from the Communist Party. Now, Jack Ma has become a case study for the firms’ biggest skeptics.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 10, 2021
China’s rapid recovery puts U.S. dollar's global hegemony in doubt
The U.S.'s struggle to control the coronavirus and revive its economy contrasts sharply with the Asian nation, where growth has roared back.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 10, 2021
Trump's Taiwan policy ends much as it started — by blowing up status quo
The U.S. has lifted decades-old restrictions on contacts between U.S. officials and their Taiwanese counterparts, just days before President-elect Joe Biden is due to take office.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 9, 2021
China issues rules to stop ‘unjustified’ use of foreign laws
The rules are effective immediately and allow authorities to ban the imposition of other jurisdictions' laws on Chinese entities but will be difficult to enforce abroad.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 8, 2021
Beijing’s coldest spell since 1966 is spurring energy prices
Energy market turmoil in the world's biggest consumer market is underscoring the chaos a bitterly cold winter is causing across North Asia.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 8, 2021
Mike Pompeo angers China with Hong Kong threat and plan to send envoy to Taiwan
Hong Kong police arrested 53 democracy activists in dawn raids Wednesday in the biggest crackdown since China imposed a law last year opponents say aims to crush dissent.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 8, 2021
City near Beijing locked down and millions tested as COVID-19 outbreak grows
The total size of the cluster centering on Shijiazhuang has risen to 123 confirmed cases, excluding asymptomatic ones, which have also been detected in the mass testing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 7, 2021
Demand for Chinese goods creates shipping container shortage 
Global demand for Chinese goods has been so strong recently it’s creating a shortage of containers and driving up shipping costs, potentially impeding the nation’s exports in coming months.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 7, 2021
China compares storming of U.S. Capitol to Hong Kong protests
China drew a comparison on Thursday between the storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump and last year's often-violent pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, but noted that no one had died when demonstrators took over the legislature of the China-ruled city.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 7, 2021
Will arrests keep Hong Kong out of the 'abyss’?
Let's be clear. The primary that authorities have labeled subversion is simply democratic politics as it has been conducted in Hong Kong for more than a decade.
Japan investigating Amazon for allegedly bullying other businesses
Packages move along a conveyor belt at an Amazon warehouse
DPP’s Tamaki leverages new position with energy proposal
DPP leader Yuichiro Tamaki in Tokyo on Tuesday
Japanese man broke into 1,000 homes to 'relieve stress'
Fukuoka Prefectural Police Headquarters in Fukuoka. Police took a 37-year-old man into custody on Monday on suspicion of trespassing on a property in Dazaifu City.
Wild boar injures six at Himeji child care facility
Hyogo Prefectural Police headquarters. A wild boar attacked children and staff at a child care facility in the prefecture on Tuesday.
Russia says it will respond if U.S. places missiles in Japan
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova at a news conference in the city of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, in June
‘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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