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CARRIE LAM

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 9, 2022
¡®A new symphony and I am the conductor,¡¯ says Hong Kong leadership candidate
Fleshing out his policy platform, John Lee said loyalty to the central government was a priority for any chief executive.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 7, 2022
Ex-Hong Kong security chief launches bid to become city¡¯s leader
John Lee¡¯s candidacy is a sign Beijing is focused on deepening its crackdown on dissent in the city, and his agenda will likely include the passage of additional security legislation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 6, 2022
Hong Kong in 2047: What to expect over the next 25 years
Twenty-five years ago, at midnight on June 30, 1997, Britain handed over Hong Kong, its colony for 150 years, to China in return for a promise that the region would be given ¡°a high degree of autonomy¡± and retain its lifestyle for the next 50 years under a ¡°one country, two systems¡± formula....
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 5, 2022
With each new crisis in Hong Kong, pressure built on a Beijing loyalist
On Monday, those pressures appeared to boil over as Hong Kong¡¯s Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced that she would not seek a second five-year term.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 4, 2022
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says she won¡¯t seek second term
The city¡¯s current No. 2 official, John Lee, is forming a team to prepare for an electoral run, local media reported.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 4, 2022
Hong Kong leadership contender emerges amid uncertain future
Former police officer John Lee, has signaled his intention to contest an election for the city¡¯s top job.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 9, 2022
Hong Kong¡¯s leader goes quiet as city¡¯s COVID-19 crisis deepens
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam¡¯s unusual withdrawal from public view underscores concerns about how the city will be governed.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 7, 2022
Hong Kong birthday bash lands 30 officials in quarantine
Many senior politicians ¡ª including over 20% of the new ¡®patriots-only¡± legislature ¡ª flouted safety rules and will now be confined to quarantine with no wifi access.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 7, 2022
Hong Kong: Where East and West no longer meet
The Hong Kong legislature¡¯s willingness to give the government a free pass means liberty is under threat.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 30, 2021
Hong Kong leader says Stand News arrests not aimed at media industry
The raid was the latest crackdown on media and dissent since China imposed a tough new national security law aimed at ending pro-democracy protests.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 23, 2021
China¡¯s Xi says Hong Kong is heading in the right direction
Chinese President Xi Jinping praised Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam days after an election installed a legislature of Beijing loyalists in the Asian financial hub.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 3, 2021
Carrie Lam¡¯s second term depends on 0.02% of Hong Kong¡¯s people
Lam¡¯s approval rating plummeted to around 15% two years ago, and while it has since doubled, only about one in three residents support her.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 24, 2021
Hong Kong jails activist for over three years in latest secession case
The latest sentence will add to concerns that the security law imposed by Beijing in June 2020 is being used to crack down on political opposition.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 19, 2021
Hong Kong under pressure to track residents like China to open mainland border
City leaders have struggled to find a tracking system that both convinces Beijing to the unlock the border and avoids triggering a public backlash.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 9, 2021
Hong Kong won¡¯t open to world until mid-2022, top official says
Like China, Hong Kong is still pursuing a ¡®COVID zero¡¯ strategy by implementing strict travel and quarantine restrictions, which have frustrated international businesses and residents.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 6, 2021
New start for Hong Kong development under national security law, Carrie Lam says
Leader Carrie Lam used a speech to focus on ensuring affordable housing to the city¡¯s 7.5 million people.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 8, 2021
China moves to complete its purge of Hong Kong¡¯s election system
With their critics out, President Xi Jinping¡¯s chosen representatives in Hong Kong are building a system that will make it much riskier for the opposition.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 20, 2021
Widening Hong Kong crackdown sweeps away unions and activist groups
The pressure on civic organizations ¡ª ranging from teacher¡¯s unions and legal societies to journalist associations and activists groups ¡ª shows Beijing isn¡¯t finished remaking Hong Kong.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 18, 2021
China says next Hong Kong leader must tackle housing crisis
China said Hong Kong¡¯s future leader needs to tackle the city¡¯s housing crisis in the latest sign that the city¡¯s expensive residential real estate market is a priority for Beijing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 16, 2021
Hot-pot scandal fuels anger over Hong Kong ¡®double standards¡¯
While members of the public have been adhering to COVID-19 restrictions, a pardon for officials having violated them has caused trouble in the territory.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
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.
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Inside Toho Archive¡¯s mission to save Japan¡¯s cinematic memory
The goal of restoration is not to artificially upscale but to return the film to the condition it was in ¡°the very first day it appeared in the world,¡± says Nobushige Toshima, president and sales division manager of Toho Archive.
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.

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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