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DIPLOMACY

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 21, 2018
Taiwan calls China ‘out of control’ as it loses El Salvador to Beijing
Taiwan vowed on Tuesday to fight China's "increasingly out of control" behavior after Taipei lost another ally to Beijing when El Salvador became the third country to switch allegiances to China this year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 19, 2018
Empty hotels, idle boats: What happens when a Pacific island upsets China
Empty hotel rooms, idle tour boats and shuttered travel agencies reveal widening fissures in the tiny Pacific nation of Palau, which is caught in an escalating diplomatic tug-of-war between China and Taiwan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 16, 2018
East Asian 'railroad community' offers path to North Korea peace, says South Korean President Moon Jae-in
South Korean President Moon Jae-in has proposed setting up an "East Asian Railroad Community" that includes the U.S. and North Korea as he seeks to tamp down rising tensions between the two adversaries.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 13, 2018
Birds of a feather do fall out sometimes
Seasoned diplomats are much subtler and more prudent than badgers of the same stripe.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 13, 2018
Xi Jinping's vision for global governance
The world should buckle up and get ready for a new wave of Chinese international policy activism.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 9, 2018
North Korea reminds Trump its nuclear weapons won't come cheap
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo went to Pyongyang to get Kim Jong Un to give up his nuclear weapons. He left with a harsh reminder that the North Korean leader expects something in return.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 28, 2018
As North and South Korea cosy up, human rights groups struggle for cash
Human rights and North Korean defector groups in South Korea say they are struggling to raise money, cutting jobs and programs, and facing pressure to avoid criticism of Pyongyang as Seoul and Washington focus on diplomatic outreach to the isolated country.
Japan Times
JAPAN / AMBASSADOR VISIT
Jun 27, 2018
Uzbek envoy eager to deepen relationship with Japan
Uzbekistan Ambassador Gayrat Fazilov wants to strengthen the strategic partnership with Japan.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 17, 2018
Shares of small Japanese shipping firms jump on hopes of North Korea detente
Shares of small Japanese shippers jumped last week after the historic summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sparked hopes of new business ties with the reclusive country.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 11, 2018
Hot spring researcher detained by China as alleged spy indicted
A Japanese man in his 50s who was detained in China in March 2017 for alleged spying was indicted this month, informed sources said Saturday.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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