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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s plant in Kikuyo, Kumamoto Prefecture. The chipmaker is building a second plant in the prefecture that is scheduled to commence production in 2027.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 19, 2024
Third TSMC plant in Japan remains up in the air 
Taiwan Minister of National Development Liu Chin-ching, who is on TSMC’s board, says it hasn't been decided yet.
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
WORLD / Politics
Jul 5, 2022
China says Vice Premier Liu He had 'constructive' exchange with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen
The two sides had a 'pragmatic and frank' exchange of views on topics including the macroeconomic situation and the stability of the global industrial and supply chains.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Apr 10, 2022
Alysa Liu announces retirement at 16
The American won her first U.S. title in 2019 aged 13, breaking Tara Lipinski's record to become the youngest national champion, and repeated the feat in 2020.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 3, 2021
Liu Xiang the inspiration behind Su Bingtian's stellar Olympic sprint
Su finished sixth in the men's 100 meters final on Sunday after qualifying joint-fastest to give China its most high-profile male athletics performance since 2004.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 7, 2021
U.S. envoy on North Korea speaks with Chinese counterpart
The United States' top envoy for North Korea spoke with his Chinese counterpart on Tuesday, a State Department spokesman said, after Pyongyang's repeated rejection of the Biden administration's attempts to establish dialogue.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Mar 20, 2021
‘Immigrant Japan’: An expansive account of the migrant experience
In her book, Gracia Liu-Farrer judiciously covers the migrant experience and argues that Japan is becoming an 'immigrant country.'
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 6, 2020
Activists call for ‘Mulan’ boycott over star’s Hong Kong stance
Activists are calling for a boycott of Disney’s live-action "Mulan” remake, citing a social media post from the lead actress in support of Hong Kong police.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 5, 2020
China and U.S. to review trade deal and air other grievances Aug 15
Senior U.S. and Chinese officials will review the implementation of their Phase 1 trade deal and likely air mutual grievances in an increasingly tense relationship during an Aug. 15 videoconference, two people familiar with the plans said.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jul 20, 2020
U.K. fight with China gets ugly over Hong Kong extradition pact
If the U.K. suspends its extradition treaty with Hong Kong, it would mark a further escalation in a fray already strained by the 5G exclusion of Huawei Technologies Co.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 13, 2020
White House scraps new Treasury job for DOJ lawyer who oversaw Roger Stone case
The Trump administration is withdrawing the nomination of a former federal prosecutor to oversee sanctions at the Treasury Department, according to two White House officials.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 6, 2020
Phase 1 trade deal ambiguity gives China ample room for coronavirus delays in funding U.S. 'export boom'
The United States' expected "export boom" to China in the aftermath of the Phase 1 trade deal will be delayed, as China battles the rapidly spreading coronavirus, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 4, 2020
Chinese woman detained for hiding virus contact history, Xinhua reports
A 36-year-old woman in China's northern municipality of Tianjin was detained by police on Monday after "deliberately concealing" her contact with someone from a coronavirus-stricken area, according to Xinhua news agency.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 16, 2020
Doubts linger after U.S. and China ink initial trade deal
China will boost spending on U.S. products in exchange for rolling back of some tariffs under an initial trade deal signed by the world's two largest economies Wednesday, defusing an 18-month row but leaving numerous thorny issues unresolved.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jan 16, 2020
U.S. lawmakers propose sanctions over Chinese exit bans on Americans
A bipartisan group of senators has proposed legislation that would impose sanctions on Chinese officials involved in enforcing exit bans on U.S. officials in China.
BUSINESS
Jan 15, 2020
China to ramp up U.S. car, aircraft, energy purchases to tune of $80 billion in line with trade deal: source
China has pledged to buy almost $80 billion of additional manufactured goods from the United States over the next two years as part of a trade war truce, according to a source, a target that could provide a much-needed boost for plane-maker Boeing but is being questioned by U.S. trade experts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 10, 2020
Hopes for spike in U.S. farm exports to China dim ahead of trade deal signing
Days before a U.S.-China trade deal is due to be signed, large Chinese purchases of Brazilian soybeans and a pair of unexpected policy moves by Beijing have dimmed U.S. hopes that China would double its imports of American farm products this year.
BUSINESS
Dec 31, 2019
White House adviser says China trade deal signing expected soon
The White House's trade adviser on Monday said the U.S.-China Phase 1 trade deal would likely be signed in the next week, but said confirmation would come from President Donald Trump or the U.S. Trade Representative.
BUSINESS
Oct 7, 2019
Trump side denies impeachment effect as China narrows scope for trade deal with U.S. ahead of talks
Chinese officials are signaling they're increasingly reluctant to agree to a broad trade deal pursued by President Donald Trump, ahead of negotiations this week that have raised hopes of a potential truce.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2019
U.S. and China agree to resume trade talks, sending stocks up
China and the United States agreed Thursday to hold high-level talks in Washington in early October, encouraging investors who hope for a trade war thaw as new U.S. tariffs on Chinese consumer goods chip away at global growth.
Ex-PM Miyazawa aired doubts about China's democratization to Clinton in '93
Then-Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa (left) and then-U.S. President Bill Clinton meet for talks at the White House on April 16, 1993.
Human error caused JAL jet collision at Haneda Airport: safety board
The wreckage of a Japan Airlines plane after a collision with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft, at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Jan. 5, three days after the crash.
Uranium detected in extracted Fukushima nuclear fuel debris
Nuclear fuel debris recovered from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant No. 2 reactor
Chisako Kakehi, sentenced to death for cyanide murders, dies in custody
Death row inmate Chisako Kakehi, who was convicted of murdering three elderly men between 2012 and 2013 with the intent of inheriting their assets, has died, local media reported Thursday.
Japan Airlines reports cyberattack on system, impacting flights
Japan Airlines jets at Tokyo's Haneda Airport in August. On Thursday, JAL announced its systems had been targeted in a cyberattack.
Human error caused JAL jet collision at Haneda Airport: safety board
The wreckage of a Japan Airlines plane after a collision with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft, at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Jan. 5, three days after the crash.
High levels of PFAS found in water from 44 private suppliers across Japan
The Self-Defense Forces facilities are believed to have become sources of PFAS contamination because they used firefighting foam containing the toxic chemicals in the past.
Start the new year not with one temple visit, but seven
At each shrine and temple, priests create festive, decorative go-shuin stamps, and you can collect the marks of all seven of the lucky gods on one piece of paper (called a shikishi) to serve as a good-luck talisman.
Small letter, big impact: A little 'tsu' makes all the difference
Casual Japanese usage increasingly sees the "i" at the end of exclamations like "yabai" (dangerous) replaced by a small "tsu."
For baseball fans, 2024 brought The Summer of Shohei Ohtani
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani reacts to a standing ovation from fans after hitting his 50th home run of the season, against the Marlins in Miami on Sept. 19.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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