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COMMUNIST PARTY

As Hong Kong courts prosecute pro-democracy activists and tighten Beijing¡¯s control, Western bankers attending a financial summit there are signaling they value profits over principles.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 28, 2025
Wall Street risks shorting freedom in Hong Kong
Western financiers seem willing to chase short-term profits even if it means funding a repressive regime that has made no secret of its animosity toward the West.
Japan Times
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Feb 8, 2023
Xi told Abe that he wouldn¡¯t be a communist if born in the U.S., book claims
The book, based on interviews with Japan¡¯s longest-serving prime minister, relates details of his interactions with other global leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 21, 2022
Re-examining the basis of Kissinger¡¯s strategic approach to China
Henry Kissinger laid the diplomatic groundwork for U.S. President Richard Nixon¡¯s historic visit to China 50 years ago, but the jury¡¯s still out on whether his appeasement policy has worked.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 17, 2021
Russia¡¯s Communist Party comeback
Amid all this silencing and persecution of anti-government voices, an unlikely group has survived and become the Kremlin¡¯s only real opposition: the Communist Party.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 10, 2021
China¡¯s Communist Party to wrap up key meeting as Xi strengthens power
The event is expected to lay the ground for what analysts widely expect to be a third term for the leader.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 3, 2021
Shutting down historical debate, China makes it a crime to mock heroes
Under a new law, China has zealously prosecuted even the perceived slander of communist figures, broadening Xi Jinping¡¯s campaign to dominate party orthodoxy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 5, 2021
China is close to dominating the world stage
Recent global matters all see China deeply involved, even when its name isn¡¯t mentioned.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 22, 2021
Hong Kong¡¯s nonelection is momentous and meaningless
An ¡®election¡± devoid of genuine debate or competition is a momentous sign of the lack of genuine democracy Hong Kong can expect in the future. It is also meaningless.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 8, 2021
Is capitalism just a phase? China struggles with the math
Communist ideology declares that capitalism is just a stage in human society, and that party leaders are the architects of the future there to look beyond this phase.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jul 3, 2021
Pride and concern marks anniversary of China¡¯s Communist Party
China¡¯s insecurity, rather than its very real problems, could be the greatest threat to the Chinese Communist Party.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 30, 2021
Finding relevance in the Communist Party among China¡¯s Gen-Z
Party membership grew by a record 2.43 million in 2020, and as is typical, about 80% of new joiners were 35 or under.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2021
China faces challenges as Communist Party turns 100
China¡¯s rapid militarization, its assertive behavior in the East and South China Seas and disregard for a rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific have not won friends in the region.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jun 29, 2021
China¡¯s ruling Communist Party censors its past as centenary nears
President Xi Jinping has spearheaded a campaign against ¡®historical nihilism,¡¯ defined as any attempt to use the past to question the party¡¯s leading role.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 20, 2021
The Chinese Communist Party is not forever
The fact that no other such party in modern times has survived for a century should give China¡¯s leaders cause for worry, not celebration.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 14, 2021
Do free markets still beat central planning?
Is China¡¯s system really diametrically opposed to that of, say, the United States? In a word: no.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 2, 2021
Did China avoid blame for causing the pandemic?
The WHO first learned of the COVID-19 outbreak from Taiwan, news articles, a public bulletin and from an automated alert system that scans the internet for mentions of unexplained pneumonia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 2, 2021
The secret behind the Chinese Communist Party¡¯s perseverance
To protect the party, even companies and their successful CEOs will be sacrificed if those interests in any way conflict with or threaten the supremacy and policies of the CCP.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 10, 2021
Hong Kong¡¯s fading attractions: Will the new Carrie Lam Show help?
Hong Kong is changing so much that it is quickly becoming unrecognizable. With China tightening its grip over the former British colony, it is losing much of its old attraction.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 19, 2021
Trust me, you don¡¯t want to be China¡¯s biggest billionaire
Conspicuous wealth attracts unwanted scrutiny. Beijing is wary of rich developers because they often load up on debt, thereby putting corporate China¡¯s financial health at risk.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 3, 2021
China says ¡®patriotism¡¯ in Hong Kong means loving the party
Hong Kong¡¯s Basic Law provides that foreigners can serve as judges and up to 20% of legislators can be foreign nationals. An emphasis on patriotism puts such people in an awkward position.
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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