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TAIWAN

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 17, 2016
Obama warns that China won't take any change in U.S. policy on Taiwan lightly
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday it was fine for President-elect Donald Trump to review Washington's "one-China" policy toward Taiwan, but he cautioned that a shift could lead to significant consequences in the U.S. relationship with Beijing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2016
On heels of Trump affront, GM, Ford shares slide as China warns it may fine monopolistic U.S. carmaker
Shares of U.S. automakers General Motors Co and Ford Motor Co skidded on Wednesday after a Chinese official warned the government could slap a penalty on an unnamed U.S. automaker for monopolistic behavior.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 14, 2016
Are Sino-American ties too big to fail? China maps out fresh Trump strategy
When Donald Trump becomes U.S. president next month, one issue above all others could force his new administration to work closely with China and underscore why he and Beijing need each other — North Korea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 14, 2016
Top U.S. official says Taiwan needs to increase defense spending due to threat from China
Defense spending in Taiwan has not kept pace with the threat posed by China and should be increased, a senior U.S. defense official said on Tuesday, days after President-elect Donald Trump touched off a storm by questioning American policy over the island.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 12, 2016
Talking to Trump's team: China's high-flying U.S. expert
China's top diplomat, who recently met a senior adviser to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, is a high-flying former Chinese ambassador to Washington with a deep understanding of U.S. politics, a country he has clashed with, too.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Dec 10, 2016
Same-sex marriage sparks a 'culture war' in Taiwan
Taiwan is one of the most LGBT friendly societies in Asia, with an active gay community and possibly the largest annual gay pride parade in the region. In recent weeks expectations spiked that it would soon legalize same-sex marriage. On Dec. 3, The Economist opined, "It would be even better if the country...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 7, 2016
Former Sen. Bob Dole set up contacts between Trump campaign and Taiwanese leadership
Former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole, acting as a paid lobbyist for Taiwan's government, connected Donald Trump's staff with Taiwanese officials in advance of an unprecedented phone call between the U.S. president-elect and Taiwan's president.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 5, 2016
Trump complains in tweets about Chinese policy after Taiwan call raises ire
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump complained about Chinese economic and military policy on Twitter on Sunday, showing no signs of a conciliatory approach after a phone conversation with Taiwan's president raised hackles in Beijing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 3, 2016
Trump speaks with Taiwanese president in major break with decades of U.S. policy on China
In a stunning move, Donald Trump broke with decades of diplomatic tradition on Friday to become the first U.S. president or president-elect to speak directly with a leader of Taiwan since diplomatic ties were cut in 1979.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 21, 2016
Taiwan sees exchange with China's leader at APEC as positive
A brief exchange between representatives from Taiwan and China at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders' meeting is a "positive" development for relations across the Taiwan Strait, Taiwan's Presidential Office said Monday.
EDITORIALS
Nov 14, 2016
Hong Kong's autonomy eroded
Beijing's promise to uphold the 'one country, two systems' formula that was designed to protect Hong Kong's distinct features — in particular its political system — looks increasingly empty.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Nov 7, 2016
Pepper gets to work in Taiwan
Pepper, SoftBank Corp.'s humanoid robot, has started work at a bank and a life insurer in Taiwan.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 4, 2016
Tsai looks to Japan as cross-strait ties grow cool
Relations between Japan and Taiwan have the potential to reach new heights since the election of Tsai Ying-wen as president earlier this year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 2, 2016
China's Xi, Taiwan opposition leader voice concern over tensions
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Taiwan's opposition chief expressed shared concern about souring relations between the two sides in the wake of the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party's rise to power on the island.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 30, 2016
China applies 'divide and rule' concept to Taiwan by favoring pro-Beijing towns
China is embarking on a divide-and-rule campaign on self-ruled Taiwan, offering to boost tourism to pro-Beijing towns and counties while giving the new pro-independence government the cold shoulder, government officials and politicians say.
Nissan says it will not take new U.S. orders for Mexican-built Infiniti SUVs
A Nissan manufacturing complex in Aguascalientes, Mexico. Nissan says it will not take new orders from the United States for two Mexican-built Infiniti SUVs following new auto tariffs levied by the U.S.
Nikkei plunges in third-biggest daily loss ever amid Trump tariff concerns
Pedestrians stand in front of an electronic board showing the numbers of the Nikkei Stock Average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange along a street in the Japanese capital on Monday.
Ride-hailing services spreading in Japan
Vehicles used for ride-hailing services in the city of Kiryu, in Gunma Prefecture
Japan digs deep to address 'national crisis' caused by Trump tariffs
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a news conference at the Prime Minister's Office on April 1. He has said that Japan is facing a "national crisis" following the introduction of new tariffs by the United States.
'Hang tough, it won't be easy': Trump defiant on tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he walks to deliver remarks on reciprocal tariffs during an event in the Rose Garden entitled "Make America Wealthy Again" at the White House in Washington on Wednesday.
‘Let’s make it practical’: NATO chief eyes greater defense-industrial ties with Japan
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte plans to visit Japan on Tuesday and Wednesday — his first to the Indo-Pacific region since taking office in October, as he seeks to implement lessons from the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Tottori takes a bold leap forward in the arts
The city of Kurayoshi in Tottori Prefecture celebrated the opening of its public art museum with festivities such as a parade that drew 1,000 revelers.
Haruki Murakami TV adaptation revisits 30 years of watershed moments
Though Haruki Murakami's trademark whiff of offbeat existentialism is threaded throughout NHK's "After the Quake," the final episode — conceived as a sequel to the story "Super-Frog Saves Tokyo" — is the most stylized, featuring an anthropomorphic talking frog (voiced by Non) and his erstwhile associate Katagiri (Koichi Sato).
Nintendo to launch the Switch 2 on June 5
The controllers for the Switch 2 will attach to the console magnetically rather than sliding on rails as with the original device.
A new human trafficking trend emerges from Myanmar scam centers
Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar gather at a compound inside KK Park, a fraud center on the country's border with Thailand, after a multinational crackdown in February.

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