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Astellas employee won't appeal spying conviction in China
A Beijing district court that imposed the prison sentence is believed to have found the man guilty of espionage for providing ...
Japan calls axis of China, Russia, North Korea the 'gravest threat' to global order since WWII
Russia operations and North Korean threats pose the greatest challenge to global order since World War II, in its annual ...
China, North Korea and Russia represent biggest security challenge since World War II, Japan says
Japan is facing its most severe security environment since World War II as three potential adversaries in East Asia – China, ...
China Convicts Employee of Japanese Drugmaker of Spying
The Astellas Pharma executive was sentenced to 3½ years in a case that has added strain to relations between Tokyo and ...
Japan Official Urges China to Expand Foreign Investment Quota
A Japanese government official called on China to expand a program allowing certain mainland investors to put more money ...
Japan calls China’s military activity its biggest strategic challenge
Japan has warned of escalating military threats from China in a new defense report. The report highlights China's growing ...
Japan national sentenced to 3-1/2 years in prison in China has no plan to appeal, Kyodo says
A Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma, who was sentenced to 3-1/2 years in prison in China this week, has no plan to appeal, Japan's Kyodo news agency said on Saturday, citing unnamed Japanese and ...
Japan’s welcome acknowledgment of the China threat
A new report from Japan's Defense Ministry accurately identifies China as the greatest threat to global stability since World ...
US Ally Calls China Greatest Threat
In its 2025 white paper, Japan's Defense Ministry said the world faces the most perilous security environment since World War ...
Japan, EU to explore joint rare earths procurement, Nikkei reports
Japan and the European Union will consider joint public-private partnerships as they look to reduce their reliance on China ...
China Will Make Almost a Third of the World’s Cars by 2030
The surge in Chinese car exports is reshaping automobile markets around the world, flooding countries with affordable ...
Arab Times13h
Ren powers China into showdown with Japan
XI'AN, China, July 19, (Xinhua): Two home runs from Ren Min propelled China to an 8-4 victory over Chinese Taipei and a place ...