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CHINA

COMMENTARY / World
Apr 25, 2015
China's growing breastfeeding problem
This past week, Beijing announced that it was considering a ban on infant milk formula advertising in hopes of changing the country's dire nursing statistics.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 25, 2015
United States seeks access to Philippine bases as part of Asia 'pivot'
The United States has asked for access to Philippine military bases in eight locations to rotate troops, aircraft and ships as Washington shifts its forces to Asia and as China expands its military presence in the South China Sea.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Apr 25, 2015
Smokers' haven China amends law to heavily curb tobacco ads
China's rubber-stamp parliament has passed legislation that heavily restricts tobacco advertising in public, strengthening efforts to curb smoking in a country where more than a billion people are smokers or exposed to second-hand smoke.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Apr 24, 2015
Ex-China security czar tells court he accepted bribes, abused power
The Communist Party official whose downfall ushered in China's graft crackdown admitted to taking bribes and abusing power under the instructions of the country's retired public security czar.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 23, 2015
Xi and Abe meet amid tentative thaw in ties
What a difference five months can make.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Apr 23, 2015
New security law may drag SDF into conflicts in South China Sea
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's plans to expand Japan's noncombat role in armed conflicts beyond "areas around Japan" could see Tokyo becoming dragged into action in the South China Sea in support of U.S. forces, government and ruling party sources say.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 22, 2015
Hong Kong toes China line with reform package, stoking talks of more protests
The Hong Kong government published a long-awaited electoral blueprint for selecting the city's next leader on Wednesday, a plan enshrining China's desire for a tightly controlled poll that has angered activists and stoked talk of fresh protests.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Apr 22, 2015
Culture, cost and proximity draw Chinese students to Japan
Who are the Chinese students studying in Japan? How do they get into Japanese universities, why do they come, and where do they hope to go after they graduate?
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 22, 2015
CCP will do what it takes to keep China growing
The Chinese government is using every tool it has to keep its long growth run going.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 21, 2015
Asia must solve its growing China problem
Asia needs a growth plan that relies less on China and more on domestic demand.
EDITORIALS
Apr 21, 2015
Keep the Bandung spirit alive
Countries the world over should take the spirit of the Bandung declaration seriously and apply it to today's international situation.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Apr 21, 2015
China considers using lay judges in some trials
China will appoint citizens to help judges decide some local court cases, in the Communist Party's broadest yet experiment with jury trials.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Apr 21, 2015
The expensive antics of China's gaudiest billionaire
President Xi Jinping's austerity drive has sent China's high rollers running for cover, emptying casinos and golf courses as vin ordinaire becomes the new Chateau Lafite. Billionaire art collector Liu Yiqian doesn't seem to have gotten the memo.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 20, 2015
China paper blames poor upbringing for top-level graft
Poor family upbringing is to blame for some of the most serious corruption facing China and officials should learn from the examples of heroic figures from the earliest days of Communist rule, a top paper said on Monday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Apr 20, 2015
Why Japan won't join the AIIB
The AIIB will enable China to use funds contributed by other countries for projects that best suit its own strategies.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / LOCAL POLLS '15
Apr 20, 2015
Naturalized Kabukicho denizen hopes to teach China lesson in democracy
Komaki Lee gained fame as a pioneering 'Kabukicho guide' who showed foreign visitors the ins and outs of the capital's seedy nightlife entertainment district in Shinjuku Ward. Now he's going into politics.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 20, 2015
Nissan bets connected car will resonate with young Chinese
Nissan Motor Co. introduced a sedan developed for younger consumers in China as part of plans to lower the average age of its buyers in the world's largest car market.
WORLD
Apr 20, 2015
China's president to launch major economic corridor through Pakistan
Chinese President Xi Jinping was due in Pakistan on Monday where he was to launch $46 billion in projects linking the old allies, a figure that far exceeds U.S. spending in Pakistan and underscores China's projection of power in Asia.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
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.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
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.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.

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