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EU JAPAN RELATIONS

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 5, 2019
Who lost South Korea?
Japan and South Korea made need a few more decades before reaching a true rapprochement.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 5, 2019
Four Japan firms fined in South Korea for auto parts bid-rigging
South Korea's fair trade commission has ordered four Japanese companies to pay fines totaling 9.2 billion won (¥803 million) for rigging bids on auto parts supplied to South Korean automakers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 5, 2019
Amid growing diplomatic row, sales of Japanese cars in South Korea slump
Sales of Japanese-brand autos in South Korea slumped in July amid the worsening diplomatic row that has led to consumer boycotts and efforts by Seoul to cut the economy's reliance on imports from Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 5, 2019
South Korea may begin defense drills on disputed Sea of Japan islands this month
The South Korean military is considering conducting defense drills this month on islands in the Sea of Japan that are at the center of the nation's territorial dispute with Japan, South Korean media reported Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 3, 2019
U.S. struggles to find footing as trade and history row threatens Japan-South Korea intel-sharing pact
Japan's defense intelligence-sharing agreement with South Korea could be in jeopardy as Seoul weighs its options amid a trade and history clash with Tokyo that threatens joint efforts to rein in Pyongyang's nuclear program.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 3, 2019
New Chinese history textbook to stress territorial rights over Japan-administered Senkakus
A new Chinese history textbook will stress that the disputed Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture have been part of China since ancient times, according to the Global Times, a newspaper affiliated with the Communist Party of China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 2, 2019
South Korea braces for Japan's tighter export restrictions
As Asian markets slid Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he'll impose more tariffs on China, another trade spat between Japan and South Korea is escalating.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 2, 2019
Japan officially approves scrubbing South Korea from 'white list' of countries
In response, South Korean President Moon pledged countermeasures that might affect military information exchanges with Japan — a key part of their three-way security pact with the U.S.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 31, 2019
Japan fears compromise on South Korea wartime labor could open Pandora's box of WWII issues
Tokyo worries the ripple effects of South Korea's top court ordering Japanese firms to pay redress could cascade into other issues, and reignite war compensation issues with other countries.

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