Ben Dooley and Hisako Ueno, The New York Times
Published: 02 Apr 2021 04:48 PM BdST
Updated: 02 Apr 2021 04:48 PM BdST Halmat Rozi, a Uyghur Muslim living in Japan, at his kebab shop on the outskirts of Tokyo, March 21, 2021. The New York Times
Last summer, Halmat Rozi, a Uyghur Muslim living in Japan, received a video call from his brother in China’s western Xinjiang region. His brother said he had someone he wanted Rozi to meet: a Chinese security officer. );
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China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, had been invited to Japan, and the officer had some questions. Were Rozi and his fellow Uyghur activists planning protests? Who were the group’s leaders? What work were they doing? If Rozi cooperated, his family in China would be well cared for, the officer assured him on a second video call.
2021/03/11 14:34 Craze for Taiwanese pineapple continues to accelerate across Japan. Craze for Taiwanese pineapple continues to accelerate across Japan. (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Taiwanese pineapples have made headlines in major Japanese newspapers over the last two weeks as China s import ban on the fruit remains a hot topic in the archipelago country. As Japan s International Food and Beverage Exhibition (Foodex Japan 2021) opened Tuesday (March 9), well-known Japanese news broadcasters, including NHK, TV Tokyo, and TV Asahi, have extensively covered China s controversial ban, which many believe is politically motivated, on Taiwanese pineapples. Even the Japanese version of Playboy Magazine interviewed the 22 Taiwanese food companies at the event about the impact of the ban on Taiwan s agricultural industry.