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CHINA

COMMENTARY / World
May 21, 2015
Beijing makes a great academic leap forward
China has made impressive strides in its higher education system, which will pay off as its economy increasingly relies on technology and innovation.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 21, 2015
U.S. Navy secretary: Cyberthreats getting ‘whole lot of attention’
The U.S. Navy is working hard to improve the cybersecurity of its computer networks and weapon and communications systems, while bracing for potential attacks on power grids and fuel supplies, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / World
May 20, 2015
Modi’s refreshingly novel outreach to Beijing
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is refashioning India’s policy toward China, and the new stance comes none too soon.
COMMENTARY / World
May 20, 2015
The conversion of America’s China doves into hawks
U.S. experts on China are taking an increasingly hawkish view toward Beijing.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 20, 2015
The AIIB has little to offer Japan and the U.S.
Japan is wise not to join China’s Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, which could end up merely as a policy instrument for Beijing.
WORLD
May 20, 2015
U.S. charges six Chinese nationals with economic espionage
The U.S government charged six Chinese nationals with economic espionage, saying they stole secrets from two companies that develop technology often used in military systems, the Department of Justice said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 20, 2015
U.S., China ships in unplanned encounter
A U.S. combat ship used agreed codes for unplanned encounters when it met a Chinese vessel during a recent patrol of the contested South China Sea, according to the vice chief of naval operations.
COMMENTARY / World
May 18, 2015
Channeling China’s aspirations
America’s energy and resources would be far better spent containing China’s military aspirations than trying to prevent it from further engaging with the world in the economic sphere.
EDITORIALS
May 18, 2015
Tensions rising in South China Sea
Beijing should exercise self-restraint to help dispel concerns over its perceived attempts to secure its interests in the South China Sea at the expense of other states in the region.
COMMENTARY / World
May 18, 2015
Long-term greening of China’s financial system
It is imperative that development banks make sure financing decisions nurture environmentally sustainable growth.
COMMENTARY / World
May 18, 2015
Is corruption key to China’s economic growth?
China’s ‘selectocracy,’ which promises promotions to the officials who prove most effective in promoting growth, could be the key to explaining the country’s impressive economic track record.
JAPAN
May 18, 2015
‘War orphans’ from China to be surveyed this fall
The government will conduct a comprehensive survey this fall on the latest living conditions of war-displaced Japanese orphans repatriated from China and their descendants, with the aim of easing their educational and financial difficulties, a welfare ministry official said Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
May 18, 2015
China tells its road-rage motorists to cool it
The horrific incident shocked the nation when it went viral in China earlier this month: a woman dragged from her car, thrown to the ground and kicked repeatedly in the face and head in a case of road rage in Sichuan.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 18, 2015
Vietnam opposes fishing ban declared by China
Vietnam said it resolutely opposes a temporary Chinese ban on fishing in a some parts of the Gulf of Tonkin, a maritime area shared by the two countries, in the latest of a series of disputes in and around the South China Sea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 17, 2015
Xi tells Kerry U.S.-China relations stable despite tensions in South China Sea
China’s ties with the United States remain stable, President Xi Jinping said Sunday, as he sought to defuse tension over a territorial dispute in the South China Sea that has raised fears of confrontation between them.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 15, 2015
In Philippine bay, fear of China trumps fear of brothels
Once opposed to the prospect of a major naval base inside the Philippines’ picturesque Ulugan Bay, fearing it would mean bars and brothels for visiting sailors, local residents now look forward to the arrival of American and other foreign warships.
COMMENTARY / World
May 14, 2015
Man who brought down Barings warns on China
Convicted rogue trader Nick Leeson warns that stock trading in China is rife for manipulation.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 13, 2015
U.S. may dispatch planes, ships near disputed South China Sea islands
The Pentagon is considering sending U.S. military aircraft and ships to assert freedom of navigation around rapidly growing Chinese-made artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea, a U.S. official said Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 13, 2015
China developing key aircraft to build amphibious capabilities
Chinese researchers are getting closer to developing a military aircraft seen as key to building the country’s amphibious capabilities, despite technical obstacles, state media reported on Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 13, 2015
China declares holiday to mark Japan’s surrender
China said Wednesday it would make Sept. 3 a national holiday this year to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Japan needs caregivers. Young Indians are answering the call.
Young people in India's northeast are increasingly studying Japanese in hopes of building new lives and careers in Japan.
Trump says ‘Japan’ instead of Iran at meeting in Ankara
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference during a NATO leaders' summit in Ankara on Wednesday.
Wakatakakage injury casts pall over July meet, but potential new stars loom
Nicholas Tarasenko trains at Minato stable in August 2024.
Osaka trumps Tokyo as both ranked among world’s top 10 most livable cities
Osaka’s infrastructure earned higher marks than Tokyo’s in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s latest Global Liveability Index.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.
Filmmaker explores history of discrimination against foreign nationals in Japan
Takashi Nishihara, the director of "Now and Then," in Tokyo on Wednesday. The director has spent 10 years traversing politically charged terrain while exploring youth-driven grassroots political movements that scrutinize the status quo.
Okinawa’s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.

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