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CHINA

ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 28, 2016
China prompts criticism with tough curbs on foreign NGOs
China's parliament passed a controversial law governing foreign nongovernment organizations, the Xinhua News Agency said on Thursday, giving wide powers to the domestic security authority and prompting criticism from Amnesty International.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 28, 2016
China won't allow chaos or war on Korean peninsula, Xi says
China will not allow chaos and war to break out on the Korean Peninsula, Chinese President Xi Jinping told a group of Asian foreign ministers on Thursday. He said such an eventuality would be to no one's advantage.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 27, 2016
China says Australia sub deal strengthens U.S., warns Canberra to keep out of regional disputes
Chinese state-run media said Wednesday that Australia's choice of France to build its next-generation fleet of submarines avoided a "worst-case scenario" by not choosing Japan but issued a warning to U.S. ally Canberra not to upset the shifting security balance in the region.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 27, 2016
Why China's censors silenced a Net sensation
China's leaders, so determined to export their culture to the world, are instead cultivating a neutered entertainment industry with their censorship.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 27, 2016
China, Indonesia to boost security ties despite spat in South China Sea
Chinese and Indonesian officials pledged to boost security ties, marine cooperation and infrastructure investment, state media reported on Tuesday, after a diplomatic spat over what Indonesia called a breach of its sovereignty by the Chinese Coast Guard.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Apr 26, 2016
Australian politics, Japan's lack of experience behind failed bid to build subs
In a stunning reversal of fortunes, Japan — the onetime front-runner in the multibillion-dollar tender to build Australia's next-generation submarine — fails in its bid to assemble the vessels.
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Apr 26, 2016
Beijing puts the squeeze on foreign companies in China
Japanese firms based in China are feeling the pinch as Beijing tightens its grip on capital transactions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 26, 2016
Chinese Navy's professional conduct in South China Sea attracts U.S. admiral's praise
Standing on a nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier the length of more than three football fields as it plows through one of the world's most contested seas, Rear Adm. Marcus Hitchcock has only high praise for the navy of his biggest military rival: China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 26, 2016
Pentagon says U.S. challenged China, 12 others on navigation rights last year
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ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 26, 2016
Chinese authorities hold disabled rights lawyer under house arrest
Chinese authorities have placed a disabled rights lawyer under house arrest and prevented a group of foreign diplomats from visiting her, she said on Monday, ratcheting up pressure weeks after the U.S. State Department gave her a bravery award.
WORLD
Apr 25, 2016
China plans $11 billion second Chengdu airport as demand soars
China plans to spend as much as 71.9 billion yuan ($11 billion) on a second airport in the southwestern city of Chengdu to help meet growing demand for air travel in the world's second-biggest economy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Apr 25, 2016
Xi says China must be on guard against nefarious religious influences from abroad
In a meeting with top Communist Party officials, Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged authorities in staunchly atheist China to be on guard against foreign infiltration via religion.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 25, 2016
Beijing auditions foreign agencies to polish China brand
Five global public relations firms have made pitches to the Chinese government for a potential new campaign, four sources said, as Beijing tries to communicate more effectively with the West.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 24, 2016
Beijing, four ASEAN nations reach 'consensus' that South China Sea shouldn't affect ties
China has reached an agreement with Brunei, Cambodia and Laos that the South China Sea dispute "should not affect relations" with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Saturday.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 24, 2016
China's path to a $5 trillion growth opportunity
China can settle for temporary fixes that will ultimately make its problem worse. Or it can seize the opportunity and press ahead with reforms that will boost productivity and create economic prosperity for years to come.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Ishiba shelves proposal for liaison offices with North Korea amid rising tensions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks on Saturday in Tokyo at a rally that was held by a group of families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago to demand the immediate return of all abductees.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan beats Taiwan ahead of rematch in Premier12 final
Keita Sano celebrates with his teammates after scoring on Kotaro Kiyomiya's two-run triple against Taiwan during their Premier12 game at Tokyo Dome on Saturday.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.

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