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BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE

Chinese police have signed cooperation agreements with countries across Asia, Latin America, the Pacific and Sub-Saharan Africa, offering embedded officers, training, joint patrols and exporting security equipment, especially to developing economies.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 13, 2024
China¡¯s cops are coming to a?city near you
When asked about covert overseas police outposts, China either denies their existence or claims they are service centers for overseas citizens.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 7, 2021
China throws down the gauntlet on development aid
The West can¡¯t match China project for project. The fact that their resources are limited demands that Western governments be smarter and more efficient with development aid.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
May 18, 2021
Managing the U.S. and China: Japan¡¯s best way forward
Tokyo must be wary of Beijing¡¯s attempts to split the Japan-U.S. alliance, and must work to persuade Washington of the best approach to conflict.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2021
The new China shock
Chinese President Xi Jinping¡¯s new strategy centers on the concept of ¡°dual circulation.¡± Behind the technical-sounding phrase lies an idea that could change the global economic order.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 23, 2020
2020 in hindsight: Asia¡¯s bad to good in the year that was
The Asian Development Bank projects COVID-19 could push 160 million more into poverty in Asia. The region¡¯s poverty rate will increase for the first time in 20 years, says the World Bank.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 18, 2020
Now is a good time for Japan to re-focus on quality infrastructure lending in the Indo-Pacific
Tokyo must promote both the quality of output from the increasing number of new infrastructure initiatives it is signing and re-approach some of the older projects.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY
Sep 1, 2020
¡®Debt trap¡¯ diplomacy is a card China seldom plays in Belt and Road initiative
It¡¯s taken as a given that the Belt and Road initiative (BRI), China¡¯s effort to close the world¡¯s multitrillion-dollar infrastructure gap, is an attempt to extend Beijing¡¯s influence throughout the world by means fair and foul. One of the most incendiary charges is that China uses BRI funds...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 4, 2019
Beijing is determined to reshape the globe
The Belt and Road initiative seeks to remake Eurasia in China¡¯s image.
EDITORIALS
May 1, 2019
China reassesses its ¡®Belt and Road¡¯
Japan should work with China to fill the yawning regional infrastructure gap, encouraging truly sustainable development that meets local needs.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 21, 2019
Xi: Smooth talker vs. brass knuckle operator
The Chinese leader¡¯s latest global export strategy: tools for human control.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 1, 2018
Xi tells new Maldives president he wants to deepen cooperation
China wants to deepen mutually beneficial cooperation with the Maldives, President Xi Jinping said in a congratulatory message to the newly elected Maldivian president, the leader of an opposition that has vowed to review Chinese projects.
EDITORIALS
Sep 5, 2018
China¡¯s ¡®Belt and Road¡¯ at age 5
Asia¡¯s infrastructure needs exceed what any one country can provide. A cooperative, coordinated effort is the only practical response.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 28, 2018
China¡¯s ¡®Belt and Road¡¯ could be a debt trap
Clearly, the ¡®Belt and Road¡¯ initiative has run into serious problems. Some countries are finding the burden of debt financing too arduous.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 12, 2018
China¡¯s silk road isn¡¯t turning out to be smooth
Skeptics¡¯ warnings about the ¡®Belt and Road¡¯ initiative are beginning to come true.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 24, 2018
The risks of ¡®One Belt, One Road¡¯ for China¡¯s neighbors
China¡¯s lending policies present some challenges to the region.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
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 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.
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.
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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