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Kari Soo Lindberg
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jun 29, 2022
Hong Kong¡¯s future uncertain as consequences of Xi¡¯s tightening grip take hold
As the city loses its edge, many among its political and business elite who supported Beijing¡¯s crackdown are now looking to see how far they can veer from its rigid policies.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 20, 2022
How Xi¡¯s China put over 1,000 Hong Kong journalists out of work
Many veteran journalists have decided to leave the industry because they could not find a suitable position without compromising their ¡®integrity and personal safety.¡±
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 31, 2021
Hong Kong¡¯s media crackdown portends tough 2022 for free press
Governments appear poised for more steps to silence critical media coverage in the year ahead.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Dec 22, 2021
Hong Kong went from zero to 29 terrorism arrests in 18 months
The cases have been accompanied by a flurry of warnings by government officials that radicals could be planning more attacks.
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 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 / 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
Feb 18, 2021
Spin doctors target Hong Kongers seeking U.K. visas
The U.K. is being portrayed in China-friendly Hong Kong newspaper editorials and online chat rooms as an undesirable place to live.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Dec 29, 2020
¡®I won¡¯t take it¡¯: China struggles to get the world to trust its vaccines
That uncertainty presents another roadblock in China¡¯s efforts to extend its political influence across Asia, Africa and South America.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 29, 2019
Like France¡¯s enduring Yellow Vest movement, Hong Kong protests unlikely to end anytime soon
Billy has been the butt of criticism from friends for taking part in Hong Kong¡¯s protests. Undeterred, he sees his marching days as just beginning.
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Severe tropical storm Chan-hom makes landfall near Tokyo
Severe Tropical Storm Chan-hom made landfall around Ibaraki Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Tuesday night.
What Â鶹´«Ã½ language rules for permanent residency should look like
Potential health care workers hoping to find work in Japan take Japanese language instruction in Jakarta. Not all applicants for permanent residency should be expected to reach this level of proficiency.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
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