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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 8, 2017
China cultivates ties with Ivanka, Kushner to find smooth path to Trump
At the Chinese Embassy in Washington last week, Ivanka Trump exited a black SUV with her daughter, Arabella, and shook the hand of Ambassador Cui Tiankai.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2017
South Korea athletes not to stay in APA hotel during Asian Winter Games
South Korea's top sports body announced Tuesday that its athletes will not stay at the Apa Hotel & Resort in Sapporo during the Asian Winter Games that begin in Hokkaido later this month.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 7, 2017
Behind the scenes, Tillerson tones down rhetoric on South China Sea
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson appears to have toned down his unexpectedly stern words on China's actions in the disputed South China Sea made during his confirmation hearings, an apparently leaked document has shown.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 7, 2017
China advises companies to take 'precautions' over Brexit
Chinese companies operating in Britain, especially in the financial sector or whose European headquarters are in Britain, need to take "precautions" due to uncertainly over Brexit, China's ambassador to London said.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 6, 2017
China to try former secret police official for bribery
China will prosecute a former high ranking official in its secret police for suspected bribery, the state prosecutor said on Monday, taking a step that will almost certainly result in a conviction.
EDITORIALS
Feb 6, 2017
Another kidnapping in Hong Kong
For anyone living and working in China and Hong Kong the message is clear. The border between the special economic zone and the mainland is permeable to the point of nonexistent.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Feb 6, 2017
Some fiendishly complex archaic kanji just won't die
Even in the 21st century, a whole bunch of difficult, nonstandard and archaic kanji don't appear to be in any danger of being phased out.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 6, 2017
Protesters march in Tokyo against Apa Hotel chief's Nanking Massacre denial books
About 200 protesters marched through the streets of Tokyo's Shinjuku district on Sunday carrying banners to protest a hotel chain under fire for books its president wrote denying that the Nanking Massacre in wartime China ever happened.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 5, 2017
North Korea offers first foreign test to Trump administration
As U.S. President Donald Trump grapples with domestic crises and transition issues, the country that is widely seen as representing his largest foreign policy challenge is gearing up some 10,000 km away to test an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of striking the United States.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 4, 2017
Beijing resident crashes car near Tiananmen Square
A car crashed and overturned near Tiananmen Square in the heart of Beijing on Friday. Police, cautioning against the spreading of rumors, said the driver had lost control on a slippery road.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 4, 2017
Chinese official says U.S. should stop using Dalai Lama to stir up trouble
The United States should stop using the Dalai Lama to create trouble for China, a senior Chinese official in charge of Tibet affairs told an influential state-run newspaper.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 3, 2017
Abe, Mattis reaffirm ties on defense
Visiting U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis reaffirms Washington's commitment to the U.S.-Japan military alliance amid Japanese concern over the rhetoric of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 3, 2017
With U.S. retreat on climate change, EU looks to China
Faced with a U.S. retreat from international efforts to tackle climate change, European Union officials are looking to China, fearing a leadership vacuum will embolden those within the bloc seeking to slow the fight against global warming.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 3, 2017
Taiwan paper, quoting U.S. sources, says China tested ICBM capable of carrying multiple warheads
China recently tested an intercontinental ballistic missile that can carry multiple nuclear warheads, a Taiwan newspaper reported Thursday, quoting U.S. media reports.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 3, 2017
Japan, like other allies, fear next Trump tweet could scuttle post-WWII order
For the first time in decades, America's oldest allies are questioning where Washington's heart is.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2017
Japanese officials deny currency manipulation in wake of Trump criticism
Top government and finance chiefs scramble to defend themselves against accusations by U.S. President Donald Trump that Japan is manipulating currency markets to guide the yen lower.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 1, 2017
South Korea joins China, asks Asian Games organizer to change hotel over Nanking Massacre denial book
South Korea has joined China in asking the organizer of the Asian Winter Games to change the hotel for its athletes due to a controversial history book placed in its guest rooms, the organizer said Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 1, 2017
Duterte asks China to help patrol piracy-prone southern waters
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said he had asked China to send naval or coast guard ships to patrol international waters off the southern Philippines to help in the fight against piracy.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 1, 2017
China's nuclear power capacity likely to overtake America's within a decade
China's rapid nuclear expansion will result in it overtaking the U.S. as the nation with the largest atomic power capacity by 2026, according to BMI Research.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 31, 2017
China's first indigenous aircraft carrier 'takes shape,' media report says
China's second aircraft carrier is "taking shape" after two years and nine months of construction, local media reported, a move likely to further unnerve Taiwan and other neighbors about Beijing's growing military assertiveness.
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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