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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 11, 2018
Trump plays down talk of war with North Korea, reiterates openness to talks
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday played down the possibility of conflict with nuclear-armed North Korea and reiterated that Washington would be open to talks with Pyongyang "under the right circumstances," as red-hot tensions appeared to cool.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 10, 2018
China says it will not attend Vancouver meeting on North Korea
China will not attend an international meeting of foreign ministers in Canada to discuss North Korea, China's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 10, 2018
U.S. accuses Beijing of 'provocative militarization' in South China Sea
The Trump administration has issued some of its strongest words yet on China's moves in the disputed South China Sea, accusing Beijing of "provocative militarization" of the strategic waterway, according to a top State Department official.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 9, 2018
Former leading Chinese general latest 'tiger' to be caught in Xi anti-corruption net
In a stunning fall from grace, Chinese state-run media reported Tuesday that Gen. Fang Fenghui, a former member of China's powerful Central Military Commission and former chief of the CMC Joint Staff Department, had been referred to military prosecutors on suspicion of bribery.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 9, 2018
China's embrace of digital Leninism
With 'social credit,' Beijing is seeking an inescapable political system in which citizens are completely loyal to the state
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 9, 2018
China is ready to turn its green opportunity into a major industrial advantage
China could become a highly respected and admired leader in the fight against global climate change.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 8, 2018
South Korea reportedly won't scrap 'comfort women' accord with Japan
South Korea reportedly plans to announce on Tuesday its position on the agreement with Japan to permanently resolve their dispute over the 'comfort women' and will not demand that it be renegotiated or scrapped.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 8, 2018
Europe caught between the U.S. and China
Unless the European Union as a whole embraces the cause, Europe risks becoming a casualty of China's efforts to bend the multilateral system to its own will or, worse, Trump's efforts to dismantle it altogether.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 8, 2018
Taiwan calls China's new aviation routes in Taiwan Strait irresponsible
Taiwan's government has called China's recent unilateral expansion of civil aviation routes in the Taiwan Strait an irresponsible act that threatens regional security.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 8, 2018
To boost French-Sino ties, Macron employs 'horse diplomacy'
Never let it be said diplomacy amounts to more than horse-trading.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 8, 2018
Nikki Haley defends Trump's 'nuclear button' tweet, says it keeps North Korea's Kim 'on his toes'
U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley has defended President Donald Trump over his recent "nuclear button" tweet, denying that it hurts Washington's credibility with its allies and calling such moves necessary to keep North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "on his toes."
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 7, 2018
Japan and Maldives agree to join hands on Tokyo's Indo-Pacific strategy
Foreign Minister Taro Kono convinces Asia's smallest country to back Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's new strategy as China flexes its muscle in the region.
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2018
Four Chinese ships enter Japanese waters around Senkakus
Four China Coast Guard ships entered Japanese waters around the Senkaku Islands on Sunday morning, the Japan Coast Guard said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 7, 2018
Trump puts rhetoric aside, says he'd be open to talking with North Korean leader Kim
U.S. President Donald Trump holstered his fiery rhetoric toward nuclear-armed North Korea and its leader, saying Saturday that he would "absolutely" be open to talks over the phone with Kim Jong Un.
EDITORIALS
Jan 6, 2018
Economic relations with China
There are signs that economic cooperation between China and Japan, stagnant for the past several years, is being revived.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 5, 2018
China to plant new forests as big as Ireland
China will plant new forests covering an area roughly the size of Ireland this year as it aims to increase forest coverage to 23 percent of its total landmass by the end of the decade, China Daily reported on Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 2, 2018
2018 finds Japan walking tightrope with Pyongyang, Seoul, Beijing — and Trump
Experts agree that the biggest national concern for 2018 will be the North Korean threat as Abe's government continues to walk a fine line among the region's leaders.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 1, 2018
China proposes talks aimed at easing Fukushima-linked food import ban
China has proposed talks with Japan on whether to ease or lift an import ban on food from 10 prefectures imposed after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan-China diplomatic sources said Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 31, 2017
South Korea seizes second ship suspected of transferring oil to North
South Korean authorities have seized a Panama-flagged vessel suspected of transferring oil products to North Korea in violation of international sanctions, a customs official said Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 30, 2017
Japan moves to host trilateral summit with South Korea and China in early April
Japan arranges to hold a long-delayed trilateral leaders' summit with China and South Korea in April, but China remains silent on the invite.
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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