China's economy is hitting a wall after years of optimism, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers says

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Larry Summers
Lawrence Summers, then Director of President Barack Obama's National Economic Council, participates in a question-and-answer session during a luncheon with the Economic Club of Washington at the J.W. Marriott April 9, 2009 in Washington, DC.

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China's economy is stumbling, but it still isn't as dire as Japan's 1990s collapse

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Pedestrians walk by China's national flag in Beijing.
Pedestrians in Beijing walk by the national flag of China.

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China's economy is showing signs of serious trouble — and the problems are still mounting

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China's economy hasn't rebounded from the pandemic as expected.
China's economy hasn't rebounded from the pandemic as expected, and now it faces a slate of obstacles.

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Japan's military is thinking about how to drop long-range cruise missiles from its biggest panes

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Japan Air Self-Defense Force Kawasaki C-2 airdrop Palau
A Japan Air Self-Defense Force Kawasaki C-2 drops a package on Angaur in Palau in February 2021.

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A 2020 hack of the Japanese military was tied to cyberspies from China's People's Liberation Army

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Marching honor guards shout as US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford is welcomed by his Chinese counterpart, chief of the general staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Gen. Fang Fenghui

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Behind the rise of GU: The Uniqlo offshoot loved by millennials and Gen Z is the latest cool-kid brand

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an exterior view of the GU store in Soho showing the door and window displays
GU opened its first store in the US in October 2022.

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I moved to Japan to teach on a US military base. The whole experience cost me thousands when the job didn't work out.

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a woman stands next to a rainbow sign that says Okinawa on a beach
Brianna Stultz in Okinawa, Japan.

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Haunting photos show the day the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima

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An aerial photograph of Hiroshima shortly after the
An aerial photograph of Hiroshima shortly after the "Little Boy" atomic bomb was dropped in 1945

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Japan has millions of cheap abandoned homes. Here's what to know before you buy one.

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Buying an akiya can provide a great opportunity, but buyers should be aware of possible downsides.

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China has to stabilize its housing market and address risks to its economy if it wants to avoid 'Japanification', JPMorgan says

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Elderly Chinese people sitting at dining tables and eating plates of food.
Falling birth rates saw China's population drop by 850,000 people last year, according to official figures.

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