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CHINA

ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 1, 2017
Three compete to run Hong Kong, balancing Beijing masters and calls for democracy
Two former officials and a retired judge on Wednesday won the right to compete to become the next leader of Hong Kong, a job that requires balancing the demands of Communist Party rulers in Beijing and growing calls for democracy at home.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 1, 2017
In speech to Congress, Trump urges military allies to do more — a demand Abe may welcome
In U.S. President Donald Trump's first address to Congress, he used the speech to remind security allies — including Japan — they must “pay their fair share” of the alliances' costs.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 1, 2017
Laser technique sheds light on pivotal feathered dinosaur
A technique using high-powered lasers to reveal hidden soft tissue in fossils is bringing insight into one of the major evolutionary transitions: small feathered dinosaurs taking flight as birds.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Mar 1, 2017
Hong Kong's trafficked bar girls forced into sex and drugs
As she smiles at customers and makes small talk with regulars in a Hong Kong bar, Kat's every move is being watched by an older woman, a pimp who answers to the name "Mama-san."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 1, 2017
U.S., China discuss 'mutually beneficial' economic relationship
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi on Tuesday discussed improving and maintaining a "mutually beneficial economic relationship" between the United States and China, the State Department said.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 28, 2017
U.S. tells Japan, South Korea it may return North Korea to list of state sponsors of terrorism
Washington informed Tokyo and Seoul on Monday it has started a review of whether to put North Korea back on a list of state sponsors of terrorism, Yonhap news agency said.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 28, 2017
Senior North Korean diplomat arrives in Beijing, likely for talks with China
Amid renewed tensions between the two countries, a senior North Korean diplomat arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for possible talks with Chinese officials.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 27, 2017
Japan's Senkaku challenge
No group of islands poses a bigger challenge for Japan's security than the Senkakus.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 27, 2017
China's spat with Kim Jong Un highlights dilemma on North Korea
The rare public spat between China and North Korea illustrates the dilemma facing Beijing's leaders as they try to coax Kim Jong Un back to the negotiating table.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 27, 2017
China working on hypersonic weapon targeting East Asia missile shields
China is developing hypersonic weapons with an eye to piercing the missile defense shields of Japan and East Asian neighbors, according to a magazine specializing in Chinese military affairs.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 26, 2017
Family of Korean killed in Taiwan's '228 Incident' in 1947 to get compensation
The family of a South Korean man will receive compensation for his murder by government troops in a 1947 military crackdown that resulted in the deaths of thousands of civilians, the Memorial Foundation of 228 said Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 26, 2017
Japan doubles fighter jets deployed for scrambles against China
The Air Self-Defense Force has doubled the number of planes it scrambles against airspace intrusions from two to four as Chinese planes keep approaching the Senkaku Islands.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 25, 2017
Smile Japan routs China for first Asian Games women's hockey title
Japan made the most of a fast start to defeat China 6-1 and win its first Asian Winter Games women's ice hockey gold medal on Saturday, ending a run of five straight runner-up finishes at the games.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Feb 25, 2017
Does the nuclear option make sense for Japan?
Becoming a nuclear weapons power won't make Japan safer and won't lighten the U.S. security burden.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Feb 25, 2017
'The Gentleman from Japan': Impersonation and intrigue in China and Europe
"You don't know anything, you like noodles, and you aren't Japanese. Can we put that on your gravestone?"
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 24, 2017
China outshines Japan in men's curling final
China claimed an 11-4 victory over Japan to win the Asian Winter Games men's curling gold medal on Friday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 24, 2017
Trump's China challenge
So far, the Trump administration has shown that it is all bark and no bite when it comes to China.
BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2017
China overtakes U.S., France as Germany's biggest trading partner
China for the first time became Germany's most important trading partner in 2016, overtaking the United States, which fell back to third place behind France, data showed on Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 24, 2017
Taiwan president vows to uncover the truth behind 1947 massacre
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen vowed Thursday that her administration will endeavor to uncover the truth of a military crackdown in 1947 that resulted in the deaths of thousands of civilians and will affix the responsibility for the atrocity.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Feb 24, 2017
Beijing continuing 'steady pattern of militarization' in South China Sea
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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.
With eye on China, Japan deepens ties with Pacific islands at Tokyo summit
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and the Cook Islands' Prime Minister Mark Brown shake hands during 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting on Thursday in Tokyo.
Say cheese: Japanese scientists make robot face 'smile' with living skin
A researcher at the University of Tokyo shows a face mold covered in human skin tissue at its lab.
Rainy season ends in Tokai and Kanto regions
The streets of Tokyo's Ginza district on Thursday. The rainy season appears to have ended in the regions of Tokai and Kanto, including Tokyo, on Thursday, according to the Meteorological Agency.
India’s envoy in Japan calls for boosted supply chain and defense cooperation
Indian Ambassador Sibi George says one of his main tasks in his post is to boost Japanese public and private investments the South Asian powerhouse.
After Tokyo Olympic disappointment, Nadeshiko Japan look for redemption
Japan's Hikaru Kitagawa dribbles past a defender during an Olympic qualifying match against North Korea at National Stadium in Tokyo in February.
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.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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