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XI JINPING

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 18, 2017
Japan said ready to cooperate with China's 'Silk Road' project
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to promote cooperation in China's cross-border infrastructure development project, in a shift in diplomatic policy to check Beijing's growing territorial assertiveness in the region, government sources said Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 14, 2017
China marks 80th anniversary of Nanking Massacre, but Xi remains low key
China marked the 80th anniversary of the Nanking Massacre on Wednesday with a call to work with Japan for peace, but President Xi Jinping kept a low profile and left the main public remarks to another senior official, apparently in consideration for Japan-China relations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 14, 2017
South Korea's Moon tries K-Pop and TV stars in China charm offensive
South Korean President Moon Jae-in will unveil an array of TV talent and K-pop celebrities at events, including a state dinner, in China on Thursday as he attempts to smooth out a year of difficult diplomacy with a star-laden charm offensive.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 6, 2017
Tokyo and Beijing agree to implement hotline aimed at averting clashes over Senkakus
Japan and China largely agree on how to implement a mechanism to prevent clashes in the East China Sea amid a long-running territorial dispute over the uninhabited Senkaku Islands.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 2, 2017
Xi behind coercive tactics in East China Sea: documents
Recently obtained documents confirm suspicions that Chinese President Xi Jinping himself is personally involved in ordering the military operations agitating Japan in the East China Sea.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 2, 2017
Komeito chief Natsuo Yamaguchi invites Xi to visit Japan next year
Chinese President Xi Jinping has met with the leader of the junior party in Japan's ruling coalition, who invited him to visit Tokyo next year amid growing momentum to rebuild bilateral ties.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 28, 2017
Top Chinese military official hangs himself amid corruption probe
A top Chinese general hanged himself at his home last week after becoming the latest prominent official to be swept up in President Xi Jinping's wide-ranging corruption campaign, state-run media reported Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 27, 2017
Xi prods China to spruce up toilets in bid to boost tourism and quality of life
China must keep up efforts to "revolutionize" its toilets until the task is completed, state media quoted President Xi Jinping as saying Monday, amid efforts to boost the domestic tourist industry and improve the quality of life.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 27, 2017
Top LDP and Komeito execs plan high-level visit to China next month
The secretaries-general of Japan's ruling parties will visit China in late December to attend an exchange gathering with the Chinese Communist Party, a source in the ruling coalition said Sunday.
JAPAN
Nov 26, 2017
China to build memorial hall in Shanghai dedicated to Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal
Plans are underway to build in Shanghai a memorial hall for the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, the Japanese equivalent of the Nuremberg trials, according to a Chinese academic who heads a center dedicated to researching the so-called Tokyo Trials.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 25, 2017
Xi discusses Rohingya crisis with visiting Myanmar army chief
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Myanmar's top military general in Beijing on Friday and discussed China's support amid international criticism over its treatment of the Rohingya minority, according a statement from the general.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 22, 2017
China probes former internet czar for suspected graft
The former head of China's powerful internet regulator is under investigation for suspected corruption, the ruling Communist Party said, the latest senior official to be caught up in a sweeping campaign against graft.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 20, 2017
China's Chongqing renews attacks on former disgraced leaders: 'Redouble efforts to root out poison'
The government of the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing renewed its attacks on two of its disgraced former leaders on Monday, saying one had set up an "independent kingdom" while the other was a lazy deceiver.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 15, 2017
Abe suggests Japan and China can resume leaders' visits next year
Relations between Japan and China have improved to the point that they may resume leaders' visits to each other's countries next year, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe suggested in Manila on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 12, 2017
Abe meets with Taiwan envoy at APEC summit despite warning from Xi
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met Sunday in Vietnam with a Taiwanese politician, hours after Chinese President Xi Jinping warned him not to break with the past consensus on what Beijing regards as a renegade province.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 11, 2017
Abe and Xi, acknowledging political successes at home, agree to push for better bilateral ties
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping, each benefiting from political victories at home, agree to pursue further efforts to improve bilateral ties.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 11, 2017
China faces historic corruption battle, ruling party's new graft buster says
China must win its battle against corruption or face being erased by history, its new top graft buster said in an editorial on Saturday, underscoring the ruling Communist Party's focus on eliminating corrupt behavior.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 11, 2017
Abe, Xi to hold talks on sidelines of Asia summit
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans was to hold a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday afternoon on the sidelines of a regional economic summit in the Vietnamese coastal city of Danang.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 10, 2017
Behind Trump's $250 billion deals with China are mostly nonbinding pledges with little substance
The headline number is impressive: a quarter of trillion dollars' worth of deals from China that President Donald Trump can use to show he is creating opportunities for U.S. businesses and jobs for his base.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 10, 2017
Beijing urged Tokyo to not 'make noise' about South China Sea in leaders' talks: sources
China asked Japan to not make the South China Sea the focus of upcoming talks between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese leaders, sources close to bilateral relations have said.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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