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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 15, 2018
Japan firms try out China's 'Belt and Road' cargo transport to Europe
Japanese and Chinese logistics firms are paving the way for an alternative route to ship cargo from Japan to Europe faster than by sea by exploiting China's "Belt and Road" initiative designed to improve regional cooperation and connectivity.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Oct 15, 2018
At IMF meeting in Indonesia, China's globalization agenda gets left behind
Three days before U.S. President Donald Trump took office in January 2017, Chinese President Xi Jinping portrayed Beijing as the champion and defender of globalization at the Davos World Economic Forum amid rising fears of trade protectionism.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2018
Japan to introduce electronic visa system for tourists from April 2020
The government will introduce an electronic system for tourist visa applications in April 2020 in an effort to help achieve its goal of 60 million foreign visitors a year by 2030.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 14, 2018
China nudges Japan on joining up in 'Belt and Road' initiative at 14th Annual Tokyo-Beijing Forum
In yet another sign of an apparent thaw in sometimes frosty ties between Asia's two powerhouses, senior government officials from Japan and China attend a two-day symposium in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2018
GSDF amphibious unit, U.S. Marines hold first drill in Japan to retake remote islands
The Ground Self-Defense Force's amphibious troop unit conducted its first joint exercise in Japan with U.S. Marines on Sunday in Kagoshima Prefecture, part of training for operations to retake control of enemy-held remote islands.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 14, 2018
Kuroda says signal for stimulus exit would be change in target rate
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda says when the central bank is finally ready to signal the start of an exit from its massive monetary stimulus, the shift will be seen in its target rate.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 13, 2018
Abe to visit China in late October as bilateral ties warm
As Japan-China relations continue to improve, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is scheduled to visit China for three days later this month.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 13, 2018
Hong Kong authorities ban pro-democracy candidate from by-election
The Hong Kong authorities on Friday banned a former lawmaker who had been removed from office for improper oath-taking two years ago from running in a legislature by-election next month.
JAPAN
Oct 13, 2018
Number of SDF scrambles to warn Chinese planes hits second-highest mark for April-September period
Self-Defense Forces aircraft were scrambled to warn Chinese planes that neared Japanese airspace 345 times from April to September — the second highest figure ever recorded during the period — the Defense Ministry has announced.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 13, 2018
Nixon's grandson may become a Trump aide on China, sources say
Christopher Nixon Cox, the grandson of the late U.S. President Richard Nixon, is likely to join the Trump administration as an economic staffer focused on trade with China, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 13, 2018
Abe pursues thaw with China amid frigid U.S.-Chinese ties
While U.S. President Donald Trump appears to wage a trade "Cold War" on China, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will promote a thaw with Beijing at a summit this month where business ties will be in the spotlight.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 12, 2018
Abe describes upcoming meetings with Putin as 'extremely important'
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday his talks next month and after with Russian President Vladimir Putin will be very significant, as he has sought to settle a long-standing territorial dispute with the country over a group of disputed islands and sign a postwar peace treaty.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 12, 2018
U.S. tightens controls on China imports of civil nuclear tech to prevent military use
The United States is tightening controls on Chinese imports of civil nuclear technology to prevent its use for military or other unauthorized purposes, the U.S. Department of Energy said on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 12, 2018
Five Eyes intelligence alliance builds coalition to counter China
The five nations in the world's leading intelligence-sharing network have been exchanging classified information on China's foreign activities with other like-minded countries since the start of the year, seven officials in four capitals said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 12, 2018
Trump rebukes Japan, China and others over garbage drifting in ocean
President Donald Trump on Thursday criticized Japan, China and other countries for dumping into oceans a massive amount of garbage that has drifted ashore on the U.S. West Coast.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2018
U.S. business group says Trump's China tariffs costing Americans $1.4 billion a month
A coalition of U.S. business groups fighting President Donald Trump's trade tariffs has launched an advertisement aimed at telling voters ahead of the midterm elections that the measures are costing American businesses and consumers $1.4 billion a month.
EDITORIALS
Oct 11, 2018
Chinese Interpol chief goes missing
China's detention of Interpol Chief Meng Hongwei shows nothing takes precedence over the Chinese Communist Party's self-perceived need to protect itself. Governments around the world, including Tokyo, must take note.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 11, 2018
When China rules the world
Chinese journalists and diplomats increasingly act as enforcers of rampant displays of Chinese nationalism abroad.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 11, 2018
'The Fed has gone crazy' as Dow dives over 800 points amid rate hike, trade jitters
President Donald Trump again criticized the Federal Reserve for raising interest rates following the worst market sell-off since February.
WORLD
Oct 10, 2018
U.S. senators question Super Micro over reports of Chinese tampering with America-bound computer hardware
Two U.S. senators have sent a letter to Super Micro Computer Inc. asking if and when the company found evidence of tampering with hardware components after a news report described how China's intelligence services used subcontractors to plant malicious chips in the company's server motherboards.

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