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PROTESTS

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 15, 2019
Hong Kong under 'de facto curfew' as subway stations shut early
Hong Kong's subway system has closed early for more than a week, effectively cutting off the main mode of transportation for millions of residents. Many are now wondering how long it will last.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 13, 2019
Hong Kong pro-democracy activists hoist 'Lady Liberty' statue above city to rally protests
Hong Kong protesters scaled the city's Lion Rock peak and hoisted a large statue they called "Lady Liberty" early Sunday to rally anti-government activists ahead of more planned demonstrations in the Asian financial hub.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 12, 2019
U.S. supplier of tear gas to Hong Kong police faces growing criticism
A chorus is growing against Pennsylvania-based NonLethal Technologies Inc. for selling riot gear to Hong Kong that is being used against pro-democracy protesters.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 11, 2019
Hong Kong protesters gear up at 'National Calamity Hardware Store'
While months of anti-government protests have taken a toll on Hong Kong businesses, from luxury retailers to hotels and restaurants, Keita Lee's pop-up stall is thriving.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 11, 2019
Google pulls Hong Kong protester role-playing app
Alphabet Inc.'s Google has suspended a role-playing app associated with the Hong Kong protests due to a policy that prohibits developers from capitalizing on ongoing conflicts, the company said on Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 10, 2019
Apple pulls police-tracking app used in Hong Kong protests after facing Beijing's ire
Apple Inc. on Wednesday removed from its app store an app that protesters in Hong Kong have used to track police movements, saying it violated rules because it was used to ambush police.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 9, 2019
China state newspaper hits Apple over map app use by Hong Kong protesters
The Chinese Communist Party's official newspaper, the People's Daily, lashed out on Tuesday at Apple Inc. for allowing an app on its app store that tracks the movement of police around Hong Kong and is used by protesters in ongoing and sometimes violent demonstrations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 8, 2019
Blizzard punishes gamer and rescinds prize money for supporting Hong Kong protests
A unit of Activision Blizzard Inc. has punished a player for expressing support for Hong Kong's protest movement, the latest example of a U.S. company attempting to rein in speech that might displease the Chinese Communist Party.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 7, 2019
NBA faces backlash after ceding ground to China over pro-Hong Kong tweets
The NBA found itself in the middle of a firestorm Monday — facing criticism from both Beijing and U.S. lawmakers — for its reaction to a tweet by the Houston Rockets’ general manager backing ongoing pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 7, 2019
Hong Kong metro partially reopens as city struggles after violent weekend
Hong Kong struggled to recover Monday, with the metro only partially functioning and infrastructure extensively damaged, after scores of protesters were arrested in violent clashes overnight that drew the first warning from the Chinese military.
EDITORIALS
Oct 4, 2019
Hong Kong spoils Xi's celebration
This is largely a domestic drama, but one with unmistakable implications for the region.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 3, 2019
Up to $4 billion moved from Hong Kong to Singapore amid protests, Goldman says
The potential benefit to Singapore from the turmoil in Hong Kong: $4 billion.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 3, 2019
Curfews and mask ban considered as Hong Kong protests escalate
Hong Kong police groups are urging the city to impose curfews and invoke other powers under a controversial colonial-era emergency law as Chief Executive Carrie Lam struggles to control escalating unrest.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 2, 2019
Amid gleaming skyscrapers, Hong Kong's poor set aside hardships and join protests
Just before midnight in Hong Kong's Mong Kok district, a slight man in his 70s peels away from a crowd of protesters jeering at police. Behind him, a young woman calls out, "Be safe!"
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 30, 2019
China has doubled troop levels in Hong Kong, envoys estimate
China has quietly more than doubled its deployment of mainland security forces in Hong Kong, according to foreign envoys and security analysts, in the most dramatic move yet by Beijing to prepare for a potential worsening of unrest in the global financial center.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 30, 2019
Hong Kong on edge ahead of sensitive Chinese anniversary
Hong Kong's metro stations and roads re-opened on Monday after a chaotic weekend that saw police fire water cannons, tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters who set fires and threw petrol bombs outside government offices and across central districts.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 29, 2019
Hong Kong police fire rubber bullets and tear gas in one of most violent days of protests
Hong Kong police fired water cannons, rubber bullets and round after round of tear gas at petrol-bomb and brick-throwing protesters Sunday in some of the most widespread violence in more than three months of anti-government unrest.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 28, 2019
Climate movement now 'too loud to handle' for Trump and critics, Greta Thunberg says
Teenage activist Greta Thunberg hit back at critics including U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday, saying their mockery of children shows her message has become "too loud to handle."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 25, 2019
Indonesian student protests against sex ban law enter third day
Indonesian students rallied for a third day on Wednesday against proposed new laws, including a criminal code that would ban extramarital sex and penalize insulting the president's honor, a day after clashes in the capital injured more than 300 people.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 22, 2019
Hong Kong police block protesters from reaching airport
Hong Kong riot police took up position at the main rail station serving the airport on Sunday to prevent a new anti-government protest targeting air travel after a night of violent street clashes in the Chinese-ruled territory.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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