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CHINA

COMMENTARY / World
Mar 27, 2013
Five myths about Chinese hackers
The Internet, poorly secured, has been a tremendous boon for spying for every major power. Where Beijing crosses the line is in economic espionage.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 27, 2013
Chinese sentenced for military data theft
Measured in millimeters, the tiny device was designed to allow drones, missiles and rockets to hit targets without satellite guidance. An advanced version was being developed secretly for the U.S. military by a small company and L-3 Communications, a major defense contractor.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 27, 2013
Reasons why Beijing won't push Pyongyang
One reason Beijing is loath to squeeze Pyongyang is that a nuclear North Korea is seen as complicating U.S. security calculations more than China's.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 27, 2013
Testing times for U.S., China
It's easy to imagine the U.S. as a threat to China when the U.S. spends six times more on defense and has pacts with Japan, India and South Korea.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 27, 2013
Kishida retraction: China a 'concern,' not 'threat'
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida effectively retracted his remarks over the weekend in which he described China's military expansion as a "threat" to the region, saying Tuesday that he instead meant to say "concern."
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2013
Rare piano to return to Yokohama's Chinatown
A rare piano produced in Yokohama's Chinatown about 100 years ago is about to return home as a donation to Yokohama Yamate Chinese School.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 26, 2013
Is China a world-beating model of governance?
Is the Chinese Communist Party giving the world a glimpse of a superior post-democratic system of goverment
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 25, 2013
Beijing sees lessons in Soviet past
Chinese Communist Party officials and intellectuals say President Xi Jinping's fixation on the Soviet Union may prove crucial to China's future direction.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 24, 2013
China's navy to join U.S.-led Pacific drill in 2014
China's navy will join a U.S.-led joint exercise for the first time in the summer of 2014, a Pentagon official said Friday.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 23, 2013
Asia and a post-U.S. Mideast
Dependence on imported oil motivated the U.S. military presence in the Mideast after 1945. With energy self-sufficiency in sight, will the U.S. pull back
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 22, 2013
Chinese rights genie at work
While criticism of China's human rights record clearly has merit, it is important not to lose sight of the genuine democratic change happening there.
EDITORIALS
Mar 21, 2013
China completes its transition
With the transition to the so-called fifth generation of leaders complete, China faces formidable environmental, economic and diplomatic problems.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 21, 2013
Grading the developing world's rising powers
The United Nations warns of the possibility of a halt or reversal of human development progress if action is not taken to protect the environment.
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2013
French firm hit for aiding Chinese ship choppers' ability
Tokyo voices concern to Paris after a French defense contractor sells a copter-stabilization system to China that could help it badger Japan near the Senkaku Islands.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 17, 2013
China's foreign policy shift?
China is expected to appoint two men to its top foreign policy positions who have devoted their careers to Beijing's relations with the United States and Japan, reflecting in part the rising tensions with both countries, according to former diplomats and foreign policy experts.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 14, 2013
Obama's well-timed pivot to the Pacific
In his push to get U.S. troops out of the Mideast, President Barack Obama seems at times to be a man fleeing a burning building for a calmer place.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 14, 2013
China using Senkakus dispute to test Japan, U.S.
Beijing faces an awkward propaganda problem in the South China Sea, as its sovereignty claims are not against an original imperial or colonial power.
JAPAN
Mar 12, 2013
China skips 3/11 rites over invite to Taiwan
China's absence at the national ceremony commemorating the second anniversary of the 3/11 disasters was unfortunate, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga says, with the snub apparently in response to Taiwan's invitation.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 12, 2013
U.S. publicly demands China halt commercial cyber-attacks
In an unusually direct appeal, the Obama administration on Monday called on China to halt its persistent theft of trade secrets from corporate computers and engage in a dialogue to establish norms of behavior in cyberspace.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 12, 2013
Tokyo dust storm came complete with China sand
The dust storm that choked Tokyo over the weekend contained yellow sand and particulate matter from China, despite official denials.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
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.
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.
Amid same-sex marriage ban, LGBTQ couples opt for 'photo weddings'
A lesbian couple, consisting of a 35-year-old woman (left) and 40-year-old woman, cover their faces with bouquets as they pose for wedding photos in Yokohama on Nov. 1.
China and Russia conduct joint Pacific military patrol
The Russian corvette Gromkiy enters the Chinese port of Zhanjiang as part of a joint China-Russia naval exercise on Saturday.
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.
How to tweak your diet when temperatures spike
Most people think of hydration as a strictly liquid-based concept, but eating foods with high water content is an essential part of making it through a Japanese summer unscathed.

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