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The uncertain reaction to Xi Jinping¡¯s display of warmth toward business made sense: China¡¯s executives are eager for a reset after years in the cold but ever wary of meddling.
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 24, 2025
Is Xi¡¯s sudden embrace of business for real? China is left guessing
China¡¯s private sector has good reasons to worry that Beijing could meddle more in businesses in the name of supporting them.
Angry at what they view as China's state-led xenophobia, taught in schools and prevalent online, some people are taking action after the killing of a 10-year-old Japanese boy on his way to school in China, even at their own personal risk.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Oct 16, 2024
Killing of Japanese boy leaves Chinese asking: Is this my country?
Some Chinese people believe the boy was a victim of surging anti-Japanese sentiment fueled by China¡¯s government.
Chinese influencer Li Ying used social media to help tell the world about last year¡¯s protests in China. Now in exile, he has been threatened and lost his livelihood for his defiance.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 12, 2023
¡®I have no future¡¯: China¡¯s rebel influencer is still paying a price
To some Chinese, painter and art school graduate Li Ying is a superhero who stood up to their authoritarian government and leader.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 31, 2023
China¡¯s young people can¡¯t find jobs. Xi Jinping says to ¡®eat bitterness.¡¯
A record 11.6 million college graduates in China are entering the workforce this year, and 1 in 5 young people are unemployed.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 30, 2022
Proud, scared and conflicted. What the China protesters told me.
After nearly three long years of COVID zero, which has turned into a political campaign for Chinese President Xi Jinping, China¡¯s future looks increasingly bleak.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 8, 2022
China¡¯s business elite sees the country that let them thrive slipping away
China¡¯s leader, Xi Jinping, used an important Communist Party congress last month to establish near-absolute power and make it clear that security would trump the economy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 9, 2022
Has Shanghai been Xinjianged?
Shanghai and Xinjiang used to be two sides of the China coin; the former glamorous and thriving, the latter dark and repressed. Now both are subject to social control and surveillance.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 2, 2022
COVID, Russia and economy put the ¡®China model¡¯ to the test
On social media, a growing number of citizens are accusing the Communist Party of breaching its social contract with the people as China faces down numerous challenges.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 5, 2022
How China embraces Russian propaganda and its version of the war
In much of the world, Russia is losing the information war over Ukraine. In China, though, it¡¯s winning big.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 10, 2022
China¡¯s anti-graft show is educational, with unintended lessons
The state-produced documentary was meant to celebrate the success of Xi Jinping¡¯s anti-corruption campaign, but the series may have done the opposite.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 9, 2022
As Beijing takes control, Chinese tech companies lose jobs and hope
The crackdown is killing the entrepreneurial drive that made China a tech power and destroying jobs that used to attract the country¡¯s brightest.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 20, 2021
With its human rights record in question, China turns to an old friend
Perhaps no international organization has a more symbiotic relationship with Beijing than the IOC.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 10, 2021
China¡¯s youth are embracing Mao¡¯s message
The chairman¡¯s call for struggle and violence against capitalists is winning over a new audience of young people frustrated with long work hours and dwindling opportunities.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 27, 2021
China punishes those who question ¡®martyrs.¡¯ A sleuth keeps track.
An online spreadsheet with an anonymous minder tabulates Xi Jinping¡¯s crackdown on speech.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 10, 2021
The Great Firewall cracked, briefly. A people shined through.
For years, the Chinese government has prevented its 1.4 billion people from speaking freely online. Then, for a precious few days, that wall was breached.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 16, 2021
As Trump clashes with Big Tech, China¡¯s censored internet takes his side
Blurring the distinction between companies and government, official propaganda outlets use Trump¡¯s ouster from Twitter and Facebook to argue that nobody in the world enjoys free speech.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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