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China missile test over Pacific alarms island nations
7+ hour, 28+ min ago (148+ words) Nikkei Asia China missile test over Pacific alarms island nations Leaders decry breach of nuclear-free zone norms as they weigh security partnerships A Chinese naval submarine near Hainan Island launches a missile carrying a dummy warhead toward the South Pacific…...
Trump invokes Pearl Harbor to defend surprise attack on Iran
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (175+ words) WASHINGTON -- U. S. President Donald Trump on Thursday compared the surprise U. S. -Israel attacks on Iran to the bombing of Pearl Harbor by Japan during Trump invokes Pearl Harbor to defend surprise attack on Iran Comment comes at start of summit with Japanese…...
Macron visits China, Putin in India, South Korea martial law anniversary
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (373+ words) Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events Welcome to Your Week in Asia. This week, two influential world leaders are set to visit Asian countries. French President Emmanuel Macron is making a state visit to China from…...
The US and Japan in the post-postwar era: Gerald Curtis (29)
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (106+ words) Donald Trump came back to the White House on Jan. 20 promising to replace the postwar rules-based international order with a transactional America Fir The author poses'outside the Rockefeller Center in New York. Tokyo can fill Trump void through humanitarian aid,…...
Tomiichi Murayama led Japan through turmoil with his humanity
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (148+ words) TOKYO -- In'June 1994, Japanese Prime Minister Tsutomu Hata resigned after just 64 days in office as the head of a minority government. In the ensuing Tomiichi Murayama led Japan through turmoil with his humanity Socialist prime minister governed during 1995 Kobe earthquake, sarin…...
Yasuhiro Nakasone: Gerald Curtis (16)
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (109+ words) Yasuhiro Nakasone, whom I met for the first time when I came to Tokyo in 1966 and whose introduction to Bunsei Sato led to my writing "Daigishi no Tan Curtis's relationship with Yasuhiro Nakasone continued until the'former prime minister's death in…...
International marriage: Gerald Curtis (12)
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (105+ words) I met my wife, Midori, in 1968. She was 21 and had just arrived from Japan to study advertising design at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Curtis with his wife Midori at their wedding reception. Midori's journey from…...
As protests rage, Prabowo's China visit sends mixed signals to Indonesians
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (149+ words) Azry Almi Kaloko is an Indonesian analyst at the Atlas Institute for International Affairs in London. Indonesia is facing its most serious unrest in ye As protests rage, Prabowo's China visit sends mixed signals to Indonesians President must rethink free…...
Japan warns expats in China over actions that risk spying arrests
10+ mon, 3+ day ago (168+ words) TOKYO -- The Japanese Embassy in China is warning expatriates working there to refrain from activities that risk running afoul of Beijing's anti-espio Japan warns expats in China over actions that risk spying arrests Japanese Embassy has been briefing businesspeople, according…...
China showcases military muscle as Xi hosts Putin and Kim at parade
10+ mon, 4+ day ago (221+ words) BEIJING -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said the world once again faces a "choice between peace and war," as he showcased his country's advanced weapo China showcases military muscle as Xi hosts Putin and Kim at parade World faces 'peace or…...