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EU JAPAN RELATIONS

JAPAN / Politics
Aug 17, 2016
Japan, China, South Korea foreign ministers to meet in Tokyo next week
The three countries agree to a ministerial meeting on Aug. 23 and 24, the first such gathering in Japan in more than five years.
JAPAN
Aug 15, 2016
Chinese newspaper slams Japan over reported Miyako missile plan
Chinese state-run media on Monday slammed a reported plan by Tokyo to develop a new land-to-sea missile and place it on remote southern islands, saying the move would make Japanese military sites there a "target" for Chinese forces.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 14, 2016
North Korea unveils study facility dedicated to anti-Japan, anti-U.S. education
North Korea has built a new facility to increase efforts to educate its people on the "history of aggression" by Japan and the United States.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2016
South Korea presents Japan's U.N. envoy Bessho with top diplomatic award
Japanese Ambassador to the United Nations Koro Bessho has been awarded a medal by South Korea for his contribution to bilateral relations.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2016
As Senkaku tensions surge, Japan eyes missiles to protect its islands: report
The government plans to develop land-to-sea missiles to protect the Senkakus and other far-flung islands from 2024, a report says.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 12, 2016
Tokyo, Seoul agree part of 'comfort women' funds to be spent on medical, nursing care
The historic "comfort women" agreement made progress Friday as Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said Tokyo and Seoul have largely agreed to spend some of Japan's ¥1 billion contribution on medical and nursing care for the survivors.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 11, 2016
U.N. fails to agree on rebuke of North Korea over missile launch
The U.N. Security Council has failed to agree on a statement rebuking North Korea's recent launch of a missile that landed near Japan.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Aug 10, 2016
Training of British troops on Okinawa bases may violate Japan-U.S. Security Treaty
The U.K. government reveals that two Royal Marines have been deployed to U.S. bases in the island prefecture.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 10, 2016
China stands ground on THAAD, Senkakus as it advances toward control of west Pacific
China is signaling it is prepared to stand its ground on two key regional fronts, diplomatically confronting the United States and South Korea over new missile defenses and intensifying pressure on Japan at sea over disputed islets.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2016
'Comfort women' statue unveiled in Sydney
An unveiling ceremony was held Saturday for a statue intended to commemorate the issue of "comfort women" that will be installed on the grounds of a church in suburban Sydney next year.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 6, 2016
Trump rips U.S. defense of Japan as one-sided, too expensive
Donald Trump blasted as unfair U.S. defense tie-ups with NATO, South Korea and Japan, a reprise of comments that have earned him scorn by many in the national security community.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2016
Japan protests after swarm of 230 Chinese vessels enters waters near Senkakus
Unusually large number of fishing boats — apparently escorted by armed China Coast Guard vessels — spotted in contiguous zone near uninhabited Senkaku islets.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 5, 2016
China slams Japan's defense minister for ducking Nanking Massacre questions
China on Friday accused Japan's new defense minister of recklessly misrepresenting history after she declined to say whether Japanese troops massacred civilians in China during World War II.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2016
U.S. ambassador hopes Obama's Hiroshima trip spurs nonnuclear quest
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy expressed hope on Thursday that U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to the atomic-bombed city of Hiroshima in late May will build momentum toward a world without nuclear weapons and encourage more people to visit there.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 4, 2016
Putin to meet Abe, South Korean president in early September
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the first days of September, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 4, 2016
Japan, U.S., South Korea slam North Korean missile launches, seek quick Security Council response
Japan, along with the United States and South Korea, condemned North Korea's ballistic missile launches Wednesday, including one that landed in Japan's exclusive economic zone, and pressed for a quick U.N. Security Council response.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 3, 2016
Beijing, Seoul 'strongly dissatisfied' with Japan defense report
China and South Korea on Tuesday expressed "strong dissatisfaction" with Japan's latest defense white paper, issued earlier in the day, which highlighted concern over the Chinese military's muscle-flexing in the East and South China seas.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 3, 2016
U.S. failure to ratify TPP will make Japan rethink security, hurt U.S. credibility in region, Singapore's Lee tells Obama
Relations between the United States and Japan will suffer if U.S. President Barack Obama fails to win Congress approval of a Pacific free trade agreement before leaving office in January, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 3, 2016
Visiting Taiwan legislative speaker offers donation for Kumamoto recovery
The head of Taiwan's legislature handed over a donation of 24.55 million New Taiwan dollars (about ¥80 million) to Japan on Tuesday on behalf of Taiwanese people to help its southern city of Kumamoto recover from a series of earthquakes that struck in April.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 2, 2016
China puts Japan in cross hairs with blistering, sustained attack over alleged role in sea ruling
China has claimed to have unmasked Japanese malfeasance and "manipulation" amid a campaign to discredit an international tribunal ruling two weeks ago that largely invalidated Beijing's claims to most of the South China Sea.

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