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MILITARY 3

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 3, 2019
Pride and prejudice with Chinese characteristics
The take-home message for Japan from Beijing's 70th anniversary extravaganza is that not all is as it seems in China.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 1, 2019
Natural disasters: Preparing for the unexpected
Disasters can strike anywhere at anytime. Japan must be prepared.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2019
Record high 85% of Japanese view China unfavorably, despite improving ties between Beijing and Tokyo
Although bilateral ties between Beijing and Tokyo are on the mend, a new survey has found that a record high 85 percent of Japanese have unfavorable views of China — a stunning contrast with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's talk of creating a "new era" of friendship with Japan's top Asian rival.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 30, 2019
Tenuous ties: Few signs of substance behind warming Sino-Japanese relations as communist China marks 70th anniversary
As Washington and Beijing increasingly clash over global primacy, Japan's own ties with communist-ruled China have experienced an upswing — at least on the surface — ahead of Tuesday's 70th anniversary of the People's Republic.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 29, 2019
Xi set to highlight Beijing's might, but 'struggles' loom in quest to realize 'Chinese Dream'
Chinese leader Xi Jinping will mark the 70th anniversary of the People's Republic on Tuesday with a massive parade through Beijing, showing off the country's military might and underlining progress toward his "Chinese Dream" of national rejuvenation.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 29, 2019
Japan-based U.S. aircraft carrier in South China Sea ahead of key Chinese anniversary
In a move likely to stoke anger in Beijing just days before it marks a key anniversary, the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier is conducting operations in the disputed South China Sea, near China's man-made islands, new images have shown.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 28, 2019
China's 9-year-old 'national flag baby' captivates millions with daily patriotic ritual
Feng Jianhan, 9, puts on his olive-colored army uniform, cap and white satin gloves each morning, and goosesteps across his living room.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 28, 2019
Missiles and drones may steal the show at military parade marking Chinese anniversary
China's armed forces are expected to roll out an array of new weapons at a military parade in Beijing next week as President Xi Jinping shows off his ambitious military modernization program.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 24, 2019
Japan eyes hike in starting pay for SDF members as recruitment numbers falter
The Defense Ministry is considering an increase to the starting pay for Self-Defense Forces members from fiscal 2020, which begins in April next year, according to sources.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 23, 2019
A Filipino battleground in China-U.S. cool war
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is rebalancing the geopolitical order in the South China Sea.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 22, 2019
U.S. military unit apologizes for tweet threatening to kill civilians near Area 51 base
A public affairs division of the U.S. Department of Defense has apologized and deleted a tweet that appeared to threaten to kill civilians who had been drawn to a secretive military base in Nevada rumored to house government secrets about extraterrestrial life and spaceships.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 21, 2019
U.S. Defense Department division tweets apparent threat to kill civilians in Area 51 'raid'
A public affairs division of the U.S. Department of Defense has come under fire for a tweet that appeared to threaten to kill civilians who had been drawn to a secretive military base in Nevada rumored to house government secrets about extraterrestrial life and spaceships.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 21, 2019
Small but rare protests erupt in Egypt after online call for dissent
Hundreds protested in central Cairo and several other Egyptian cities late on Friday against President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, responding to an online call for a demonstration against government corruption, witnesses said.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
Trump pledges 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, and more levies on China
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket, in Brownsville, Texas, on Nov. 19. Trump on Monday threatened to slap China, Mexico and Canada with hefty tariffs upon his return to the White House.
AI boom makes 139-year-old cable maker Japan’s hottest stock
Fujikura's headquarters in Tokyo's Koto Ward. The company's share price has surged by more than 400% this year.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Kotozakura unburdened by weight of history after claiming first title
Kotozakura speaks during a news conference in Fukuoka on Monday
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Are you leaving your loved ones digital legacies or headaches?
The National Consumer Affairs Center reports a growing number of consultations regarding "digital legacies" — data and online services left behind when people die.
Rayssa Leal and Chloe Covell on Japan’s teen skaters: We are friends, not rivals
Brazil’s Rayssa Leal celebrates after winning the women's Street League Skateboarding competition on Saturday in Tokyo.

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

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Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
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