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EU JAPAN RELATIONS

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 12, 2017
British Prime Minister May eyes late August Japan visit, official says
British Prime Minister Theresa May is planning to visit Japan later this month for talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a Japanese government official said Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 12, 2017
South Korean court again orders Mitsubishi Heavy to compensate former forced laborers
A South Korean court has for the second time in a week ordered Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. to compensate Korean victims of Japan's wartime forced labor.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 11, 2017
China air force chief rips defense white paper, says 'Sea of Japan is not Japan's'
The head of China's air force has blasted a Japanese Defense Ministry white paper critical of Chinese military drills in and over waters near Japan, saying "the Sea of Japan is not Japan's sea."
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 11, 2017
Japan said to offer chopper parts to Philippines as counter to China
Japan will use spare helicopter parts to curry favor with the Philippines as China continues to aggressively press its claims in the South China Sea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 9, 2017
Trump threatens to unleash 'fire and fury' on North Korea as Pyongyang takes aim at Guam
On a day typically remembered for the devastating atomic attack on Nagasaki in 1945, North Korea and U.S. President Donald Trump both unleashed an unprecedented verbal barrage.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 9, 2017
New Okinawa minister says Japan-U.S. SOFA should be 're-examined' after Osprey crash
The new minister in charge of issues related to Okinawa said Tuesday that the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) should be "re-examined" in light of the fatal crash off Australia of an Okinawa-based U.S. Marine Corps Osprey aircraft, likely overstepping Tokyo's official line on the politically...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 9, 2017
China banks appear to get temporary U.S. reprieve after U.N. sanctions deal
The Trump administration appears to be granting Chinese banks dealing with North Korea a temporary reprieve from threatened U.S. sanctions to give Beijing time to show it is serious about enforcing new U.N. steps against Pyongyang, U.S. officials said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 9, 2017
North Korea threatens missile strike near key U.S. military outpost on Guam
Nuclear-armed North Korea revealed Wednesday that it has drafted a plan to strike the area near a major U.S. military base on the island of Guam with a barrage of missiles, state-run media said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 8, 2017
South Korea protests Japan's claim to islets, summons diplomats
South Korea on Tuesday lodged a strong protest after Japan reiterated its claim to sovereignty over a pair of South Korean-controlled islets in its annual defense report, summoning a Japanese defense attache and minister.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 8, 2017
South Korean court orders Mitsubishi Heavy to pay compensation over wartime forced labor
A South Korean court on Tuesday ordered Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. to pay compensation over forced labor by two women during World War II.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 8, 2017
Japan Defense Ministry warns of North Korean nuclear, missile advances in annual report
White paper cites deep concern over reclusive state's recent advances in ICBM technology, while also hitting China for its maritime expansion.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 8, 2017
Due to proximity, China will pay biggest price for new North Korea sanctions
China will pay the biggest price from the new United Nations sanctions against North Korea because of its close economic relationship with the country, but will always enforce the resolutions, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 8, 2017
Kono urges China to learn 'how to behave as a big power'
Foreign Minister Taro Kono brushed aside a provocative remark by his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, during their first talks since he assumed his post last week, saying he wants Beijing to "learn how to behave as a big power."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 7, 2017
Xi's move to punish North Korea buys time With Trump on trade
Xi Jinping appears to again be back in Donald Trump's good graces — at least for now.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 7, 2017
Chinese state-run media stress limits to North Korea sanctions, slam U.S. 'arrogance'
Chinese state media on Monday stressed the limits of new United Nations sanctions on North Korea, and also slammed the United States for its "arrogance," saying Washington needed to understand it also has a role in lessening tensions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 7, 2017
Trump and Moon speak on phone as U.S. leader calls North Korea 'growing direct threat' to most of world
U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in affirmed in a Sunday telephone call that North Korea poses a growing threat to most of the world after recent intercontinental ballistic missile tests, the White House said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2017
On 72nd A-bomb anniversary, Hiroshima highlights Japan's refusal to join U.N. nuke ban
Hiroshima on Sunday marked the 72nd anniversary of its atomic bombing by the U.S., with Mayor Kazumi Matsui using the annual memorial ceremony to call on the central government to help make a treaty banning nuclear weapons a reality.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2017
'No plan' in works to let SDF develop way to attack foreign countries: Abe
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he has “no plan” to grant the Self-Defense Forces permission to develop the ability to strike overseas targets.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2017
A-bomb victim's paper crane donated to WWII air base in Utah
A paper crane made by Sadako Sasaki, a young Japanese victim of the Hiroshima atomic bombing who died of leukemia a decade after the attack, was donated Saturday to a former training site for U.S. bombing crews during World War II.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 5, 2017
Myanmar's military chief asks Abe to continue SDF support
Myanmar's visiting military chief, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, has asked Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to ensure the Self-Defense Forces continue to provide "capacity-building assistance" to Myanmar's national forces.

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