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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 27, 2016
Will Facebook be China's propaganda tool?
By cozying up to the communist regime Facebook will help enable Beijing's relentless crackdown on dissent.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Nov 26, 2016
'Japanese Girl at the Siege of Changchun': Remembering a traumatic moment in China's history
Homare Endo's memoir, "Japanese Girl at the Siege of Changchun," vividly captures the psychological and physical trauma of surviving war. Today, Endo is a professor emeritus at the University of Tsukuba, but she writes from the perspective of her 7-year-old self, lyrically revealing the horror of one...
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 26, 2016
Japan-China security talks on Monday to be first since March 2015
Japan and China on Monday will hold their first foreign and defense security talks since March 2015, the Foreign Ministry said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 26, 2016
U.N. close to sanctions deal to slash North Korean export earnings, diplomats say
The United Nations Security Council is expected to place a cap on North Korea's coal exports in new sanctions following the reclusive country's fifth and largest nuclear test in September, according to a draft resolution obtained Friday by Kyodo News.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 26, 2016
Chinese academics say Trump will pursue 'regional hegemony' in the South China Sea
A Donald Trump presidency does not mean the United States will withdraw from the South China Sea, but rather will continue pursuing "regional hegemony," Chinese academics who drafted a report for an influential government think tank said on Friday.
JAPAN
Nov 26, 2016
China again sends fighter jets, bombers through sensitive strait south of Okinawa
Chinese military planes again fly through a politically sensitive entryway to the Pacific Ocean, prompting Japan to scramble aircraft near Okinawa.
EDITORIALS
Nov 25, 2016
Trade order battered but not beaten
The world trade system is under great and growing strain, but there is an opportunity for real and new leadership.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 24, 2016
Trilateral summit to go ahead next month despite Park's woes
Japan, China and South Korea are planning to hold a trilateral leaders summit in Tokyo around Dec. 19 to 20, a diplomatic source said Thursday, with all eyes on whether South Korean President Park Geun-hye will be able to make the trip amid mounting domestic pressure for her to resign.
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2016
China opposes Japan-South Korea military intelligence-sharing pact
China criticized Japan and South Korea for signing a military intelligence-sharing pact on Wednesday, saying it will only lead to more tensions with North Korea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 23, 2016
South Korea, Japan ink intelligence-sharing pact on North Korea threat
The two U.S. allies formally sign an agreement to swap military intelligence amid Pyongyang's increasing belligerence.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 23, 2016
BRICS falls under China's sway
Just as China dominates the other new institutions of which it is a founding member — from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank — it is using BRICS to assertively push its own interests.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 23, 2016
Philippines, U.S. agree to reduce joint military drills, U.S. troop deployments, general says
Philippine and United States military officials have agreed to scale back joint exercises and reduce U.S. troop deployments, a Philippine general involved in the talks said on Tuesday, though a statement issued by the allies spoke of "close cooperation."
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 23, 2016
New Zealand's foreign minister discusses South China Sea with 'charming' Duterte
New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully said he discussed the disputed South China Sea with a "charming" Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte during an informal meeting late Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 22, 2016
Chinese chicken chain investigated over suggestive name, menu
Authorities are investigating a Shanghai-based fried chicken chain for possible violations of social order over its sexually suggestive name — "Call a Chick" — and menu items, the Shanghai Daily reported on Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Nov 22, 2016
China likely to maintain climate goals
Beijing's air quality fell short of national standards on 179 days last year. That's one reason why the world's biggest coal consumer is likely to stick with its plan to clean up its energy supply — regardless of what President-elect Donald Trump does in the U.S.
JAPAN
Nov 22, 2016
Japan to train Philippine naval pilots to fly TC-90 aircraft under lease deal
The Maritime Self-Defense Force will from next week start training Philippine naval pilots to fly TC-90 aircraft ahead of a lease deal between Tokyo and Manila that takes effect in March.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Nov 22, 2016
U.S. says it won't tolerate pressure from China on fugitive families
The United States will not tolerate any pressure from the Chinese government on family members of fugitives to get them to return from America, but can't guarantee it has not happened, a U.S. official said on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2016
Japanese man indicted in China for alleged national security threat
China has indicted a Japanese man who was detained last year for alleged espionage, a Japanese government source said Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 21, 2016
Taiwan sees exchange with China's leader at APEC as positive
A brief exchange between representatives from Taiwan and China at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders' meeting is a "positive" development for relations across the Taiwan Strait, Taiwan's Presidential Office said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 21, 2016
Japan, Vietnam reaffirm pledge to coordinate in South China Sea row with China
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang have affirmed their commitment to peacefully resolving disputes in the South China Sea in line with international law, as Japan prepares to provide Hanoi with patrol ships to strengthen its maritime law enforcement capabilities.

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