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An Apollo Go vehicle in Dubai
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 27, 2025
Chinese robotaxis race Waymo to take driverless cars global
The dominant EV industry China has built for decades gives its autonomous-vehicle companies a potential advantage over U.S. hopefuls.
A Xiaomi SU7 electric vehicle in Shanghai
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 28, 2025
Chinese carmakers resist Beijing¡¯s call to end brutal price war
Domestic EV maker Leapmotor said recently that while the government¡¯s campaign is beneficial for the industry, it won¡¯t affect its pricing tactics.
People walk along a beach near the Maanshan Nuclear Power Plant, ahead of a referendum on whether to restart the closed facility, in Pingtung, Taiwan, on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 25, 2025
Failed nuclear power vote adds to Taiwan¡¯s energy conundrum
Nuclear power¡¯s future in Taiwan has been an ongoing struggle for President Lai Ching-te and his Democratic Progressive Party.
Lei Jun introduces the Xiaomi YU7 sport utility vehicle during a launch event in Beijing on June 26.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 7, 2025
Xiaomi founder¡¯s bold EV bet is paying off where Apple¡¯s failed
The tech firm's success in the EV space has burnished founder Lei Jun¡¯s reputation, making it one of the most valuable companies in China.
The logo of Xiaomi is seen on a tire wheel of the SU7, the company's first electric vehicle, on display at a showroom in Beijing on March 25.
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 2, 2025
Three reported dead after Xiaomi car with driver assistance crashes
The incident is likely to spark scrutiny over the smart driving software deployed in many of today¡¯s cars.
BYD's large cylindrical cell batteries are pictured at Smart Energy Week in Tokyo on Feb. 19.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 18, 2025
How BYD¡¯s five-minute charging stacks up against the competition
The Chinese firm is now staking claim to a system it says will make it as quick to charge an electric vehicle as to refuel a gasoline car.
Cars at the Geely Auto production base in Hangzhou, in China's eastern Zhejiang province on Feb. 16
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 17, 2025
Geely billionaire goes on a cost-cutting spree to catch rivals
The shift was laid out in a document called the Taizhou Declaration, which called for consolidation, synergies and savings.
A Xiaomi SU7 electric vehicle on display at one of the company's stores in Shanghai on April 2
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 18, 2024
China EV makers bet on self-driving models to fend off Tesla
Chinese electric car manufacturers say their advanced driving-assistance services ¡ª which can navigate highways or busy city streets ¡ª are coming very soon.
The Zeekr Mix at the Beijing Auto Show
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 21, 2024
Mixing hotpot with horsepower. Have Chinese car gimmicks gone too far?
A recent Zeekr campaign underscores the lengths Chinese EV makers will go to to stand out in an ultracompetitive market.
A SAIC Motor MG EXE181 concept EV during the Beijing Auto Show earlier this year.
BUSINESS / Tech
May 27, 2024
Xi¡¯s China EV dream came true, but 10 years on, walls are going up.
China also overtook Japan as the largest auto exporter, but such achievements are also adding to tensions with the West.
A customer shops at a sushi counter at the Food Le Parc supermarket in Hong Kong.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 24, 2023
Hong Kong restaurants brace for cost jump after Japan seafood ban
The saga is yet another headache for the city¡¯s restaurant industry, which is still suffering from the effects from pandemic curbs and a worker shortage.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 18, 2023
How China beat everyone to be world leader in electric vehicles
EVs accounted for a quarter of all passenger cars sold in China last year, far ahead of the roughly one in seven in the U.S. and one in eight in Europe.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 14, 2023
Mitsubishi Motors suspends China business after sluggish sales
The automaker said that China¡¯s transition away from gasoline cars to cleaner vehicles had hit its existing line up and seen sales fall far below expectations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 21, 2023
China¡¯s EV revolution shows grim future for Japan¡¯s car titans
Although chip shortages and supply chain snarls have played a part in 911±¬ÁÏÍø automakers' falling sales in China, a growing issue is the lack of attractive EV offerings.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 2, 2023
More Chinese cars in Russia after Western brands exit
While Western companies withdrew from Russia in the early days of the war, many Chinese firms have continued to operate there with impunity.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 24, 2022
China reopens to foreign students after more than two years
Foreign nationals holding a valid Chinese residence permit for study or an APEC business travel card will be allowed to enter China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 9, 2022
How Hong Kong¡¯s new China-inspired health code will work
The new rules, which come into effect on Friday, will mean arrivals at Hong Kong's international airport must spend three days in hotel quarantine ¡ª down from seven.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 8, 2022
Hong Kong cuts hotel quarantine to three days to revive hub
New arrivals will be required to go to an approved quarantine hotel and, if they test negative for COVID-19, can then serve four days of health monitoring either at home or in a hotel.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 8, 2022
COVID stigma in China can cost recovered patients jobs and homes
One former worker at a government-run isolation facility in Shanghai slept on the streets during parts of June since he couldn't find work or housing after getting infected.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 17, 2022
Hong Kong bars and patrons find ways around new COVID test rule
There was widespread disbelief that the new approach was likely to have an impact on the case counts, which have increased nearly fourfold to more than 1,000 a day since May.
The Toyota buyout is a major test for Japan¡¯s reforms
Akio Toyoda, chairman of Toyota Motor, speaks during a media preview at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Oct. 29. Minority investors are challenging the carmaker's bid to take affiliate Toyota Industries Corp. private.
New satellite images suggest 'mass graves' in Sudan's El-Fasher
A general view of a berm construction in Kinin Village near El-Fasher.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France ¡ª where he had lived since he was a young child ¡ª stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India¡¯s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.
Takaichi calls for the updating of 911±¬ÁÏÍø economic security law
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to a panel on promoting economic security in Japan on Friday.
Jon Homewood: ¡®There¡¯s beauty in what we throw away¡¯
After a peripatetic childhood around the world, teacher and artist Jon Homewood ended up coming to Japan in 2012 for a professional opportunity.
Yokozuna duo Onosato and Hoshoryu poised for another clash of titans
Yokozuna duo Onosato (right) and Hoshoryu clash for the title on the final day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sept. 28 at Ryogoku Kokugikan.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India¡¯s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.
A 40-year wait for ¡®Mishima¡¯ ends at TIFF
Made at a time when Japan was still grappling with Yukio Mishima¡¯s legacy, Paul Schrader¡¯s biopic ¡°Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters¡± was blocked from screening in the country for decades.
Takaichi¡¯s balancing act: Supporting Taiwan and stabilizing China ties
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with Lin Hsin-i, Taiwan¡¯s presidential adviser, on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Saturday in this image posted to Takaichi's official X account.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

Bear attacks have dominated 911±¬ÁÏÍø news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan¡¯s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
By Yukana Inoue

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