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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 7, 2018
Japan seeks to join U.S. WTO complaint against China as third party
Japan has notified the World Trade Organization of its intention to join as a third party the United States' complaint against China over alleged theft of intellectual property, a source has said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 5, 2018
Only Pyongyang stands to gain from possible Kim-Trump summit: former U.S. envoy
Any summit between the leaders of North Korean and the U.S. — regardless of the outcome — is likely to be a big win for Pyongyang, according to the former top American diplomat for the Asia-Pacific region.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices
Apr 4, 2018
Readers' views on intercultural insensitivity, Japanese schooling, English gaps and an inspirational Indian
Some readers' responses to recent stories on the Community pages:
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 4, 2018
Japan warned U.S. over reductions to nuclear arsenal and sought flexible deterrence, 2009 memo reveals
Japan's dependency on the U.S. nuclear umbrella and the bilateral "nuclear bond" have been strengthened through under-the-table discussions, according to a 2009 Japanese government memo recently obtained by Kyodo News and interviews with officials.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 3, 2018
Japan aims revamped TPP at reducing reliance on U.S.: former high-level diplomat
Donald Trump’s erratic posture on trade is forcing Japanese policymakers to rethink their reliance on the economic and political alliance with the United States, according to a former high-level diplomat from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 3, 2018
Analysis disputes Japanese foreign minister's claim that North Korea is preparing fresh nuclear test
A leading North Korea-watching website has disputed Foreign Minister Taro Kono's reported remarks that Pyongyang is preparing to conduct a fresh nuclear test even as tensions on the Korean Peninsula ease ahead of a rare summit between the two Koreas.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Apr 2, 2018
Kim Jong Un: statesman and all-around normal guy? Not quite
Kim Jong Un: statesman and all-around normal guy?
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 1, 2018
Japan and China prepare to revive high-level economic dialogue amid tensions with U.S.
Japan and China are gearing up to resume high-level economic dialogue later this month after a hiatus of more than seven years, sources close to bilateral relations said Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2018
Japanese families tell Abe they want Trump to go to bat for abductees
The families say the denuclearization summit next month is a “now or never” chance to repatriate their loved ones and that U.S. President Donald Trump is their best bet.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2018
South Korea condemns Japan's renewed claim to disputed islets, summons diplomat
South Korea condemned Japan on Friday for renewing its claim to islands in new high school education guidelines adopted by the education ministry the same day.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 30, 2018
Japan pledges ¥100 billion in loans for Mumbai subway
Japan pledged on Thursday to provide India with yen loans of up to ¥100 billion ($940 million) for the construction of Mumbai's subway system, and nearly ¥50 billion for other infrastructure projects.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 29, 2018
Japan-U.S. economic relations can overcome protectionism
The benefits of Japanese companies' investment in the U.S. should be enough to dissuade Donald Trump from implementing unwise trade policies.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 29, 2018
Suga says Japan-U.S. alliance stronger under divisive 2016 security laws
The government said Thursday that the Japan-U.S. alliance has become "stronger than ever" as the Tokyo marked the second anniversary of the enforcement of controversial security legislation that has expanded the role of the Self-Defense Forces.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 29, 2018
Pyongyang has discussed possibility of holding Abe-Kim Jong Un summit in June: report
The Asahi Shimbun cited an unidentified North Korean source regarding the potential talks.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Mar 28, 2018
Why not try Canada, eh?: For Japanese students, a university up north is worth considering
Japanese students just hoping for a cheaper college option than the U.S. by heading north may be disappointed — but there are plenty of other benefits.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Mar 28, 2018
With historic meeting of leaders, North Korea and China shore up leverage as Kim-Trump talks loom
North Korea and China secured major diplomatic victories — and possibly more — this week with leader Kim Jong Un's visit to Beijing, a move that bolsters Pyongyang's leverage ahead of talks with Washington and returns Beijing to its role as a central player in the nuclear crisis roiling the...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 28, 2018
Mystery no more: North Korea's Kim meets Xi, says he's 'willing' to talk with Trump
North Korea's young leader, Kim Jong Un, has made an unannounced visit to China at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, state media confirmed Wednesday, apparently saying for the first time just weeks before a possible meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump that he is "willing" to sit down...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 28, 2018
London parks to be next target of Japan's cherry-blossom diplomacy
A fundraising project aimed at planting 1,000 cherry trees across parks in Britain — meant as a symbol of bilateral friendship — is about to begin.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 27, 2018
Speculation on Kim visit to China rife as train departs
A train believed to be carrying a senior North Korean delegation left the Chinese capital on Tuesday following a dramatic whirlwind visit that some reports said included the country's leader, Kim Jong Un.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Mar 27, 2018
Kim Jong Un and John Bolton take different lessons from Libya and Gadhafi's fall
The last remnants of Libya's nuclear program were loaded onto an aircraft in 2009 and shipped out of the country, part of a U.S.-brokered deal with dictator Moammar Gadhafi to disarm in return for sanctions relief. Two years later, NATO-backed rebels brutally killed him.

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