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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 14, 2023
Taking page from Ukraine, Taiwan shows off new killer drones
Taipei's top research institute unveiled the single-use attack drones as the self-ruled island focuses on asymmetric capabilities to defend against the much larger Chinese military.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 13, 2023
China's Xi stresses security, calling its military a 'Great Wall of Steel'
Speaking for the first time in his precedent-breaking third term as head of state, Xi called for China to step up its ability to safeguard national security and manage public security.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 8, 2023
China says it’s neutral on the Russia-Ukraine war, but is it?
Xi Jinping may see Vladimir Putin as a kindred spirit, but what does the People's Liberation Army think of the Russian military?
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 8, 2023
Studying Ukraine war, China's military minds fret over U.S. missiles and Starlink
Ukraine has sharpened China's focus by providing a window on a large power's failure to overwhelm a smaller one backed by the West.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 5, 2023
China defense spending to rise 7.2%, fastest pace since 2019
The defense budget will be closely watched by the U.S. and China's neighbors, including Japan, who are concerned by Beijing's strategic intentions and development of its military.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 2, 2023
Taiwan reports second day of large Chinese incursion into its air defense zone
China has said its activities in the area are justified as it seeks to defend its territorial integrity and to warn the United States against 'colluding' with Taiwan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Feb 20, 2023
One year on, Ukraine war accelerating changes in Japan’s defense posture
The war has sent shock waves across the Asia-Pacific, exacerbating fears that a similar conflict could engulf the region.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Feb 19, 2023
Is Taiwan the next Ukraine? It's more complicated.
Despite similar claims and growing economic and defense partnerships, Russia and China have significantly different incentives, economies and societies.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 19, 2023
Japan conveys spy balloon concerns to China as two sides agree to security talks
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi told Chinese foreign policy chief Wang Yi that a flying object from any country entering Japan's airspace without permission would constitute an intrusion.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 18, 2023
Balloon crisis highlighted a split in China’s leadership, Pentagon official says
An assertion that Chinese leader Xi Jinping is suspicious of his military commanders is perhaps the strongest such public comment by a senior Biden administration official.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 18, 2023
U.S. military now analyzing Chinese balloon's 'guts' after completing recovery
The last of the debris from the Chinese balloon is heading to an FBI laboratory in Virginia for analysis, the U.S. military's Northern Command said in a statement.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 18, 2023
U.S. and China diplomats communicating — but not militaries, White House says
The White House said it was not the 'right time' for Secretary of State Antony Blinken to travel to China after he postponed a Feb. 5-6 trip over the recent balloon episode.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 18, 2023
Japan and China eye security dialogue this month amid balloon spat
Potential topics of conversation include Japan's National Security Strategy, which was updated in December, and the situation over Taiwan, in addition to the suspected spy balloons.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 18, 2023
China naval helicopter flies near ship in Japan's economic zone
Tokyo urged Beijing to prevent any similar occurrences in the future, after the chopper came roughly 150-200 meters from the vessel in waters northwest of Okinawa on Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2023
Japan eyes eased rules for firing on aircraft violating airspace
The Defense Ministry earlier announced that it “strongly suspects” objects that flew over Japan in 2019, 2020 and 2021 were Chinese spy balloons.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 12, 2023
Chinese Navy vessel enters Japanese waters near Kagoshima islands
Tokyo expressed concern through diplomatic channels to Beijing about a Chinese Navy vessel that entered Japan's territorial waters in Kagoshima Prefecture.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 11, 2023
China considering tripling stockpile of nuclear warheads, sources say
The blueprint, mapped out by the People's Liberation Army, has already been approved by President Xi Jinping, who has been eager to bolster Beijing's deterrence against Washington.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 11, 2023
U.S. adds six Chinese entities tied to balloon program to export blacklist
The restrictions come after the U.S. said it would consider broader efforts to 'expose and address' China's larger surveillance activities that threaten national security and allies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 11, 2023
Biden plans to bar some U.S. investments in China and track others
The Biden administration plans to outright ban investments in some Chinese technology companies and increase scrutiny of others.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 8, 2023
U.S. Ambassador Rahm Emanuel says Japanese industry can play bigger role amid defense challenges
Rahm Emanuel said building up 'resilience' across a number of sectors and supply chains and bolstering deterrence capabilities were crucial goals for the alliance.
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.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
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.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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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
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