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The Japan Times<p>If anyone was wondering what Chinese troops and armored vehicles disembarking onto Taiwan’s shores would look like, China’s new barges equipped with interconnected landing bridges might provide a clue. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/15/asia-pacific/china-bridge-barges-taiwan/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">15/asia-pacific/china-bridge-barges-taiwan/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pla</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taiwan</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>China's Xi Jinping called on Vietnam to jointly oppose "unilateral bullying” to maintain the stability of global free trade and supply chains, in a veiled jab at U.S. trade policy, as he began a trip to Southeast Asia. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/15/asia-pacific/politics/vietnam-china-unilateral-bullying/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">15/asia-pacific/politics/vietnam-china-unilateral-bullying/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vietnam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vietnam</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southeastasia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southeastasia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>republicans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>donaldtrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/xijinping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>xijinping</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Schools in the Philippines are resorting to measures including a scheduling change and installing more fans following unprecedented climate change-fueled heat waves that forced classes to be cancelled in 2024. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/14/asia-pacific/society/philippines-schools-climate-change/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">14/asia-pacific/society/philippines-schools-climate-change/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philippines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>schools</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>South Korea's ousted leader, Yoon Suk Yeol, argues that his brief martial law declaration late last year was "not a coup d’etat" as he answers criminal charges that he led an insurrection. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/14/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-insurrection-trial-yoon/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">14/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-insurrection-trial-yoon/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southkorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southkorea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/yoonsukyeol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yoonsukyeol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/leejaemyung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>leejaemyung</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Young Bangladeshi men desperate for work are allegedly being tricked into fighting for Russia against Ukraine. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/14/asia-pacific/crime-legal/bangladesh-families-sons-russia/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">14/asia-pacific/crime-legal/bangladesh-families-sons-russia/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimelegal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bangladesh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bangladesh</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>russia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/russiaukrainewar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>russiaukrainewar</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s net approval rating has reached its highest point in 11 months ahead of an election on May 3, as the fallout from U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war looms over the vote. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/14/asia-pacific/politics/australia-pm-approval-trump-election/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">14/asia-pacific/politics/australia-pm-approval-trump-election/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>australia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/anthonyalbanese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anthonyalbanese</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>donaldtrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trade</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Chinese leader Xi Jinping starts a three-nation tour of Southeast Asia this week, beginning his state visits with Vietnam amid heightened trade tensions prompted by hefty U.S. tariffs. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/14/asia-pacific/politics/xi-vietnam-trade-southeast-asia-us/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">14/asia-pacific/politics/xi-vietnam-trade-southeast-asia-us/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vietnam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vietnam</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/malaysia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>malaysia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cambodia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cambodia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southeastasia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southeastasia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/xijinping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>xijinping</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>republicans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>donaldtrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asean</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tradewar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tradewar</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Thousands marked the start of Myanmar's water festival, which typically celebrates the new year, in the ruins of last month's earthquake, with the country's most raucous holiday muted by the tragedy of the tremor. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/14/asia-pacific/myanmar-quake-new-year/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">14/asia-pacific/myanmar-quake-new-year/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/myanmar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>myanmar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southeastasia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southeastasia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/earthquakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>earthquakes</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Hong Kong's last remaining major opposition party has taken a key step toward disbanding itself in the face of pressure from China amid a national security crackdown. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/14/asia-pacific/politics/hong-kong-opposition-disbanding/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">14/asia-pacific/politics/hong-kong-opposition-disbanding/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hongkong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hongkong</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will face his first criminal trial on Monday for insurrection after his short-lived imposition of martial law in December. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/13/asia-pacific/politics/yoon-south-korea-insurrection-trial/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">13/asia-pacific/politics/yoon-south-korea-insurrection-trial/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southkorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southkorea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/yoonsukyeol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yoonsukyeol</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Support for South Korea’s presidential race front-runner Lee Jae-myung has risen to a three-month high as he extends his lead over conservative rival — a sign his Democratic Party could grab power in elections on June 3. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/12/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-lee-jae-myung-support/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">12/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-lee-jae-myung-support/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southkorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southkorea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/leejaemyung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>leejaemyung</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/yoonsukyeol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yoonsukyeol</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>U.S. President Donald Trump has floated talks with his Chinese counterpart more than half a dozen times since the trade war started. But prospects look remote, even as their tariff fight appears to have peaked. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/12/asia-pacific/politics/trump-xi-trade-truce-china-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">12/asia-pacific/politics/trump-xi-trade-truce-china-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uschinarelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uschinarelations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tradewar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tradewar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/xijinping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>xijinping</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>donaldtrump</span></a></p>
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The discovery of a Denisovan jawbone off Taiwan's coast shows that this enigmatic lineage of archaic humans once inhabited a vast expanse in eastern Eurasia in environments ranging from cold and arid to warm and humid. japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/ #asiapacific #sciencehealth #taiwan

The Japan Times · Jawbone from Taiwan shows geographic reach of enigmatic archaic humansBy Will Dunham
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