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CHINA

BUSINESS
Nov 27, 2015
China labor groups chide Uniqlo over continued worker abuses, pollution
Japanese clothing giant Uniqlo has failed to improve abusive working conditions or stop environmental pollution in its supplier factories in mainland China, despite having acknowledged the problems months ago, labor rights groups in the country said Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Nov 26, 2015
Two competing views of Asia
APEC members must show a greater readiness to compromise if they are to overcome their significant differences on a number of important issues.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Nov 26, 2015
Japan's crack submarine fleet
The Maritime Self-Defense Force has one of the stealthiest and best-trained submarine fleets in the world.
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2015
Japan, China put finishing touches on meeting for key maritime issues
Japan and China are planning a meeting of top officials early next month to discuss a range of maritime issues, with a top agenda item likely to be the early launch of a communication mechanism to help avert accidental clashes in the East China Sea, diplomatic sources said Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 24, 2015
How China can prevent the antibiotic apocalypse
China's millions of farmers are notorious for pumping their livestock full of antibiotics, a practice that is fueling the rise of bacteria resistant to some of the world's most powerful 'last resort' antibiotics.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 24, 2015
Joint air drill by China, Thailand a sign of rising ties
Thailand's military held an air show with China on Tuesday ahead of joint maneuvers in a sign of warming ties. Thailand said it was not distancing itself from the United States, which downgraded their military relationship following a 2014 coup.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 24, 2015
South China Sea feud puts Japan's U.S. alliance, Asian partnerships under spotlight
Jetting from Turkey to Southeast Asia in mid-November at a time when the U.S.-China rivalry is playing out in the hotly contested South China Sea, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has painstakingly painted a picture of an ever stronger Japan-U.S. alliance and a tight network with Asian friends.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 23, 2015
China uses flamethrower to hunt Xinjiang 'terrorists'
Chinese forces used a flamethrower to force more than 10 "terrorists" from a cave in the western Xinjiang region, the military's top newspaper said Monday, in a graphic account of the hunt for what Beijing called foreign-led extremists.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 23, 2015
China warning Taiwan voters on independence
As China expands its regional military influence, its interest in keeping Taiwan from straying toward independence is greater than ever.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 23, 2015
Abe's growing China problem
Abe talks big on reform but hasn't delivered the radical change needed to adapt to 6 percent growth in China.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 22, 2015
Li upbeat on bilateral ties during ASEAN chat with Abe
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Sunday he views relations with Japan as improving, expressing hope to continue moving bilateral ties forward, a Japanese official said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 22, 2015
Li mum as Abe talks tough on South China Sea at ASEAN summit
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has expressed strong concerns over Beijing's ongoing land-reclamation work in the South China Sea in the presence of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at a regional summit.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Nov 21, 2015
Resumption of Antarctic whaling flouts rule of law
The rule of law has been Japan's trump card in its ongoing rhubarb with China over competing territorial claims in the East China Sea.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 21, 2015
Abe hopes to visit India next month in bid to boost security ties
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday that he hopes to visit India next month, as he pushes for stronger security ties with the South Asian country amid China's muscle-flexing at sea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 21, 2015
Indonesia to voice concerns on China's maritime claims at ASEAN summit
Indonesia will openly express its opposition to China's vast claims in the South China Sea when Southeast Asian senior officials, ministers and leaders gather over the coming days in Kuala Lumpur for a series of annual meetings, stressing that China's "nine-dash lines" map has no legal basis, a government...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 21, 2015
U.S. likely to make another patrol in South China Sea before year's end: official
The U.S. Navy will likely carry out another patrol within 12 nautical miles (22 km) of artificial islands in the South China Sea before the end of the year, a U.S. Navy official said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 20, 2015
Abe to mull SDF dispatch to South China Sea
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday that he will consider dispatching the Self-Defense Forces to the South China Sea while examining the impact of the situation there on Japan's security, a Japanese official said, as the two allies seek ways to defuse tensions in the...
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 20, 2015
Abe likely to join Obama, others in raising South China Sea dispute with ASEAN
Leaders attending the Association of Southeast Asian Nations meetings this weekend plan to raise the South China Sea dispute avoided at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 20, 2015
In the deep end: Japan pitches its submarines to Australia
Less than two years after lifting a decades-old ban on arms exports, Japan is navigating one of the most complex and sensitive areas of the defense market: submarines.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 20, 2015
China's top admiral says navy using 'enormous restraint' amid U.S. provocations
China's top admiral said his forces have shown "enormous restraint" in the face of U.S. provocations in the South China Sea, while warning they stand ready to respond to repeated breaches of Chinese sovereignty.
Trump says Taiwan should pay for defense, sending TSMC stock down
Shares in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple and Nvidia supplier, closed 2.4% lower on Wednesday.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
Japan finds a 'stealth' cure for zombie businesses: Let them fail
A worker at Sakai Seisakusyo prepares to transport metal rods at its factory in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on July 8.
Japan keeps up yen warnings as two-day intervention suspected
An electronic screen displays a graph showing yen exchange rates surging against the U.S. dollar amid an alert to the possibility of intervention in Tokyo on Friday.
Hyogo governor stands firm on not resigning despite official's death
Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks to reporters on Tuesday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
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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