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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 8, 2020
Eyeing China, Taiwan urges alliance against 'aggressive actions'
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said Taiwan stood at the forefront of defending democracy from 'authoritarian aggression.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 8, 2020
Japan secretly proposed Iranian oil and U.S. grain swap in failed mediator bid
A deal, worth several billion dollars, was initially received well, but later fell through before it could be agreed upon.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Sep 5, 2020
Japan strike capability could stoke simmering tensions in Asia
Experts say the move could drag Japan into a dangerous arms race with China that might force it to consider the acquisition of offensive weapons.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 4, 2020
Rest of Asia will miss Abe more than Japan will
Asian democracies will have to hope that Japan continues down the path Prime Minister Shinzo Abe laid out.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 3, 2020
Last trains in Tokyo to leave earlier from next spring, JR East says
The railway said it is trying to improve labor conditions for maintenance personnel, but cost-cutting is believed to be another reason in light of the pandemic.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 2, 2020
China looking to double nuclear stockpile in next decade, Pentagon says
The United States' congressionally mandated report said China currently possesses a stockpile “estimated to be in the low 200s.”
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 2, 2020
One of the world’s richest petro states is running out of cash
When Kuwait’s then-Finance Minister Anas Al-Saleh warned in 2016 that it was time to cut spending and prepare for life after oil, he was ridiculed by a population raised on a seemingly endless flow of petrodollars. Four years on, one of the world’s richest countries is struggling to make ends meet...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 31, 2020
Japanese foreign policy likely to continue on path set by Abe
Japan will likely have no choice but to stick to its current foreign policy since the next Cabinet will only have a year in office.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 30, 2020
Israel aiming to sign UAE peace deal in September
Israel expects to sign a peace agreement with the United Arab Emirates before the Jewish New Year, which begins Sept. 18, Minister of Regional Cooperation Ofir Akunis said Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 29, 2020
Japan and U.S. defense chiefs hold talks in Guam as China tensions build
Defense Minister Taro Kono and U.S. counterpart Mark Esper agreed in Guam to keep China's maritime assertiveness in the South and East China seas in check.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Aug 28, 2020
Japan accelerates medical aid diplomacy amid China's rising clout
Japan has agreed with 68 countries to offer medical devices after securing u00a548 billion in coronavirus-related aid expenses in the extra budget for fiscal 2020.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 27, 2020
RCEP states make 'significant' progress in trade talks without India
The RCEP deal aims to establish common rules for e-commerce, trade and intellectual property.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2020
Japan defense chief eyed first-ever aerial inspection of islets claimed by China
Taro Kono considered the plan to inspect the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands this month, but dropped the idea to avoid provoking Beijing.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Aug 26, 2020
In a second Trump term, Tokyo would need to bolster ties elsewhere
The U.S. president has repeatedly voiced disdain for the existing alliance system, calling allied countries freeloaders that should pay more of its costs.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 26, 2020
Moon risks U.S. rift with China policy, top South Korean opposition lawmaker says
South Korea is caught between maintaining strong ties with China — its biggest trading partner — and the U.S., its main military ally.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 23, 2020
Fomenting intellectual revolution in the MENA region
A lack of basic data and limited space for independent discourse are preventing needed reforms.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 21, 2020
Would Joe Biden be 'Obama 2.0' when it comes to Northeast Asia?
The former vice president, who formally accepted his party's nomination Thursday, is renowned for his foreign policy chops.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2020
Japan and U.S. militaries complete multiple joint air and sea exercises
Earlier this week, Defense Minister Taro Kono also met with China's ambassador to Japan, Kong Xuanyou, regarding intrusions into Japanese waters near the Senkakus.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2020
Chinese fishermen told not to approach Senkakus as Beijing seeks to avoid frictions
Before a summer fishing ban ended, Chinese fishermen said they had been told by local officials not to sail near the disputed islets.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 14, 2020
Trump claims foreign policy win he craves with UAE-Israel accord
U.S. President Donald Trump hasn’t yet delivered the "deal of the century” he’s long sought in the Middle East, but his administration’s efforts have produced an agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates that even opponent Joe Biden is calling a historic step.
Ryuju Nagayama falls in controversial ruling in Paris, later earns bronze
Ryuju Nagayama reacts after his quarterfinal bout against Spain's Francisco Garrigos at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
Dominant Natsumi Tsunoda delivers Japan's first gold medal at Paris Olympics
Gold medalist Natsumi Tsunoda celebrates on the podium after she won the women's under 48-kg division at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
When did summer in Japan stop being fun?
Summer in Japan is now consistently brutal enough to drive you indoors and keep you there until autumn.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
By Alex K.T. Martin

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