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Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2023
Eight dead, including six Chinese nationals, after ship sinks near Japan
Two people from Myanmar were also among the dead after a ship sank around 110 kilometers west of the remote and uninhabited Danjo Islands in far southwestern Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 24, 2023
China says it's open for business after end of ‘zero-COVID,’ but other worries persist
Despite a message of openness, China’s tech crackdown and deteriorating diplomatic relations complicate any return to business as usual.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 15, 2023
China and Hong Kong resume high-speed rail link after three years of COVID curbs
The reopening of the high-speed rail services between Hong Kong and the mainland comes amid a massive wave of infections nationwide.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 11, 2023
Hong Kong’s court of final appeal is not so final when it comes to the government
The decisions of Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal are final for most people, but the government doesn't think those rules apply to it.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 6, 2023
Hong Kong-China border reopening no quick fix for ailing city
The reopening will be a slow process, with a limit of about 60,000 people allowed to travel into the mainland from the financial hub every day.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 31, 2022
Lawyers exit Hong Kong as they face campaign of intimidation
Since a national security law was imposed in June 2020, Hong Kong lawyers have endured severe harassment, pushing many to leave the city.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 14, 2022
Hong Kong police wrong to ban Tiananmen vigil, court rules
The ruling is a rare rebuke of authorities in a city where the public commemoration of Beijing's deadly 1989 crackdown has been virtually wiped out in recent years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 14, 2022
Hong Kong aims to prove it can still be ‘Asia’s World City’
As the pandemic recedes, a new Hong Kong is emerging — one that's less free, less cosmopolitan and, for some businesses, less vital than the old one.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 13, 2022
Hong Kong ends curbs on arrivals and scraps contact tracing app
COVID-19 curbs have hobbled the city's economy and hurt its outlook as a financial hub.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 10, 2022
Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to over five years in prison on fraud charge
Lai, 75, was found guilty of two counts of fraud for covering up the operations of a private company, Dico Consultants, at the headquarters of the now shuttered Apple Daily newspaper.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 8, 2022
Hong Kong and Singapore compete for green finance supremacy
The race to attract all that fresh money and trading business in Asia will take years to play out, but so far Singapore has an early edge over Hong Kong.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Nov 29, 2022
Hong Kong leader says Beijing concerned about foreign lawyers in security cases
The city's top court had ruled that a British lawyer could represent jailed pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 16, 2022
Police check fears and hurdles keeping Hong Kong migrants out of U.K. professions
Some Hong Kongers fear giving their details to a police force they no longer trust, and the British consulate in Hong Kong stopped facilitating such requests in June.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Nov 14, 2022
Tohoku fruit producers look to overseas markets for growth
With Aomori marketing its apples in India, and Yamagata pears breaking into East Asia, the products are seen as being key to increased exports.
Japan Times
Rugby
Nov 14, 2022
Hong Kong protest song replaces China anthem at South Korea rugby match
The tournament organizers issued an apology and played the Chinese anthem after the match.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / EXPLAINER
Nov 10, 2022
How Binance-FTX deal rocked the crypto world and then collapsed
While crypto might seem like a niche corner of finance, the saga between two of its top players has upended the crypto ecosystem and is likely to have far-reaching repercussions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 4, 2022
Hong Kong finance summit spurs questions about the business hub’s future
The attendance of top executives has been criticized as an endorsement of human rights abuses, but their presence signals the city's business resilience.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 18, 2022
An oligarch's yacht and 10,000 tons of China's love for Putin
Beijing surely had to have a hand in giving assurance that a Russian superyacht that sailed into Hong Kong waters was safe from confiscation.
South Korea's Yoon backs down after parliament rejects martial law
Soldiers try to enter the National Assembly building in Seoul, after South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law late Tuesday evening.
BOJ weighs case for first triple hike since Japan’s bubble burst
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda reiterated in an interview published Saturday that authorities will raise rates if the economy performs in line with projections.
Australian says romance scam tricked her into smuggling drugs into Japan
Donna Nelson says her life was turned upside down when she learned that the man she was falling for had tricked her into smuggling 2 kilograms of methamphetamine into Japan.
Jetstar Japan loses lawsuit over disciplinary action against cabin crew
Jetstar Japan has been ordered to pay back wages to two cabin crew members for the periods they were suspended.
Nomura CEO takes pay cut after former employee charged with attempted murder
Kentaro Okuda, CEO of Nomura Holdings, speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
U.S. Space Force launches first unit in Japan
Activated on Wednesday, U.S. Space Forces Japan — a component similar to the one established at South Korea’s Osan Air Base in 2022 — will operate out of Yokota Air Base in the city of Fussa, western Tokyo, with a staff of about 10.
Can Japan's scientific community rebound from a Nobel nosedive?
The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo is a popular place to foster curiosity in the natural sciences.
Europe eyes 'boots on the ground' in Ukraine as possible peace deal option
A serviceman with the Ukrainian Army's 24th mechanized brigade fires a machine gun during an exercise, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the country's Donetsk region on Friday.
Seven strangers and an algorithm: Can this new dinner app help you make friends?
Timeleft uses an algorithm to match its users with five or six strangers in an effort to prompt “human connection” over dinner at a restaurant. It determines the attendees with the help of a simple personality quiz available when you sign up for the service.
Don’t worry, you can still use your Japan health insurance card — for now
A My Number card reader at a pediatric clinic in Tokyo. While the government will stop issuing new health insurance cards on Monday, most people will remain unaffected by the move in the short term as existing health insurance cards can still be used for another year.

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