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PROTESTS

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.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 20, 2019
Hong Kong police 'tortured' and beat protesters, Amnesty says
Hong Kong police beat pro-democracy protesters in custody and committed acts that amount to "torture" during recent demonstrations, Amnesty International says in a new report that could fuel further unrest.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 18, 2019
Top Lam adviser says Hong Kong won't meet any more of protesters' demands
Hong Kong's government doesn't see any benefit in conceding to more demands from protesters, according to a top adviser to Chief Executive Carrie Lam, though the increasingly violent demonstrations are unlikely to stop anytime soon.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 18, 2019
Activists push U.S. Congress to pass Hong Kong bill to combat rights abuses
Hong Kong democracy activists urged members of the U.S. Congress on Tuesday to pass legislation to combat human rights abuses in the city, rejecting any suggestion that such a move would be inappropriate U.S. involvement in another country's affairs.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 17, 2019
'Stand up to Beijing,' Hong Kong singer Denise Ho tells U.S. lawmakers and companies
Hong Kong singer and activist Denise Ho wants U.S. lawmakers and companies to criticize Beijing's actions in Hong Kong to help change the Chinese Communist Party's behavior.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 17, 2019
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to hold dialogue aimed at easing tensions
Hong Kong's leader, Carrie Lam, said Tuesday she and her team would begin dialogue sessions with the community next week, while reiterating that violence that has roiled the city over three months of protests must end.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 16, 2019
Violence and vandalism leave Hong Kong's world-class subway in crisis mode
From Sydney to Stockholm, governments looking for help with their rail systems turn to Hong Kong's MTR Corp., renowned for its speedy, clean and reliable commuter trains.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 15, 2019
Hong Kong police fire tear gas and blue water jets at petrol-bomb-throwing protesters
Hong Kong police fired water cannons and volleys of tear gas to break up protesters throwing petrol bombs and bricks near the Legislative Council building and central government offices Sunday, the latest in weeks of sometimes violent unrest.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 15, 2019
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong visits New York to seek U.S. support for pro-democracy protests
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong is seeking the support of U.S. lawmakers for the demands of his fellow protesters who have led months of streets demonstrations, including a call for free elections.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 13, 2019
As unrest deepens, Hong Kongers keep eyes on real estate from Canada to Australia
As protests in Hong Kong stretch from summer into autumn with little sign of resolution, a surge in migration applications suggests more locals are making plans to leave the special administrative region.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 13, 2019
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to prioritize housing and livelihoods to appease protesters
Embattled Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam has promised to prioritize housing and people's livelihoods to appease deep-rooted discontent about the way the Asian financial hub has been governed.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 11, 2019
Hong Kong unrest gives Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen a timely boost
Heading into 2019, Tsai Ing-wen looked at risk of becoming Taiwan's first one-term president. Then came the unrest in Hong Kong.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 10, 2019
U.S. should side with Hong Kong protesters, says ex-Pentagon chief Jim Mattis
Former U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Monday anti-government protests in Hong Kong were "not an internal" Chinese matter and that the United States should offer at least moral support to the demonstrators.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Sep 10, 2019
In Hong Kong's leaderless movement, officials don't know who to negotiate with
As a top adviser to Hong Kong's government, Bernard Chan is searching for any protester who can strike a deal to end more than three months of unrest.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 9, 2019
Hong Kong school students form human chain after weekend of protests
Hundreds of uniformed school students, many wearing masks, formed human chains in districts across Hong Kong on Monday in support of anti-government protesters after another weekend of clashes in the Chinese-ruled city.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 9, 2019
Central Hong Kong beset with violence after Carrie Lam's big concession
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam's biggest concession yet to protesters did little to stem scenes of violence that have become the norm on weekends in the Asian financial hub.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 8, 2019
Protesters sing 'Star-Spangled Banner' during rally and call on Trump to 'liberate' Hong Kong
Thousands of Hong Kong protesters on Sunday sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" and called on U.S. President Donald Trump to "liberate" the Chinese-ruled city, the latest in a series of demonstrations that have gripped the territory for months.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 6, 2019
Hong Kong airport operator pleas with protesters not to target passengers
Hong Kong's airport has used a newspaper advertisement to appeal to protesters, asking them not to target the transport hub ahead of another weekend of anti-China demonstrations in the city.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 5, 2019
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says China backs her 'all the way'
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Thursday that China "understands, respects and supports" her government's move to formally withdraw an extradition bill, part of measures she hoped would help the city "move forward" from months of unrest.
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.
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.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

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