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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 25, 2018
The linchpins for a rules-based Indo-Pacific
the Abe-Modi summit offers an opportunity to discuss how the Tokyo-New Delhi duet can contribute to the larger U.S.-initiated effort to build strategic equilibrium, power stability and maritime security in the Indo-Pacific.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 25, 2018
Activist for Rohingya Muslims calls on Tokyo to speak out over refugee crisis
A leader of a global network of activists for Rohingya Muslims on Thursday called on Japan to actively speak out against the alleged abuse and genocide against Myanmar’s ethnic minority by the country’s military and strongly criticized Tokyo for its relative silence on a crisis that has become a major...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 23, 2018
Can Japan-China relations return to ‘normal’?
The Abe administration understands that any sustained economic growth in Japan will necessarily include more, not less, trade and engagement with China.
EDITORIALS
Oct 23, 2018
Revisiting the Meiji Restoration, 150 years on
The process of the Meiji Restoration looks all the more relevant at a time when Japan is facing an uncertain and uncharted future.
BUSINESS
Oct 22, 2018
China looks to historic foe Japan for lessons on handling Trump trade war
As China braces for the full impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war, it’s seeking to learn from Japan’s economic battles with Washington during the Reagan years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 19, 2018
Energy price surge seen fueling 1% September jump in Japan’s inflation
Japan’s key inflation gauge edged up in September, bringing the Bank of Japan back to the halfway point toward its price target, though gains are still largely limited to energy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 19, 2018
Pope is conveyed invite from North Korea, signals he will consider it
Pope Francis on Thursday received an invitation to visit North Korea and the pontiff indicated that he would consider making what would be a landmark trip to the hermit nation, according to South Korean officials. South Korean President Moon Jae-in relayed the invitation from North Korean leader Kim...
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 18, 2018
Trump looks to tap ex-Air Force general conversant in Korean, Chinese and Japanese as top Asia diplomat
U.S. President Donald Trump plans to nominate former Air Force Gen. David Stilwell to be the State Department’s top diplomat for East Asia, a post that has remained unfilled for more than a year despite major challenges in the region.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 17, 2018
China pares U.S. Treasury holdings for third month in bid to keep yuan from falling
China’s holdings of U.S. Treasuries fell for a third consecutive month in August as the Asian nation struggles to prevent the yuan from weakening amid trade tensions with America.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 16, 2018
Japan must look beyond U.S. for stable economic and military future, says risk analyst Ian Bremmer
As the United States’ commitment to global leadership and principles grows ever more uncertain under President Donald Trump, Japan finds itself with little choice but to look beyond its closest ally to ensure economic and military security, according to analyst Ian Bremmer, the head of political risk...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 12, 2018
Pope visit to North Korea feasible if well-prepared, could lead to pacification: South Korean bishop
A trip by Pope Francis to North Korea is “a dream that can be realized” and would be a gigantic step towards peace on the Korean peninsula, a senior South Korean bishop said on Thursday.
BUSINESS
Oct 1, 2018
Shell, partners OK huge $31 billion LNG Canada project to shorten gas route to Asia
Royal Dutch Shell PLC and its four partners have agreed to invest in a multibillion-dollar liquefied natural gas project in western Canada — the largest new one of its kind in years that would carve out the fastest route to Asia for North American gas.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 25, 2018
Japan’s economy is starting a new chapter
Look what happened over two decades while the world was distracted by China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 25, 2018
U.N. debut for New Zealand’s ‘First Baby’ includes diaper change, peace summit
With a mock security pass that lists her as the “First Baby” of New Zealand, 3-month-old Neve Te Aroha made her United Nations debut on Monday when her mother — Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern — spoke at a peace summit in the General Assembly.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 24, 2018
Yen jumps briefly as China cancels trade talks with U.S. as Trump tariffs loom
The safe-haven Japanese yen briefly blipped higher on Monday as investors reacted to news that China had canceled trade talks with the United States just as the latest round of tariffs are set to take effect.
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2018
¥6.7 billion in digital money stolen from Osaka firm
Hackers gained unauthorized access to the exchange’s hot wallets, which are less secure and where funds are held for immediate transactions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 18, 2018
Putin’s unacceptable peace treaty condition
The Russian president set a precondition Japan can’t accept when he offered to negotiate a peace treaty before reaching a settlement on the Northern Territories.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 12, 2018
Russia launches biggest war games in decades
Russia began its biggest war games since the fall of the Soviet Union on Tuesday close to its border with China, mobilizing 300,000 troops in a show of force that will include joint exercises with the Chinese army.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 10, 2018
How much damage was done?
The real question for Tokyo now is where the Trump administration will go from here.
BUSINESS
Aug 29, 2018
U.S. energy firms fume over rejected steel tariff exemptions
The U.S. Commerce Department recently granted a tariff exemption to oil major Chevron for its imports of 4.5-inch Japanese steel tubes for oil exploration.

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