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EU JAPAN RELATIONS

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 20, 2014
China awaits Abe's stance on 70th anniverary of WWII
China warns Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that his attitude toward Japan's wartime actions on the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII will be critical in mending bilateral ties.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 19, 2014
Ruling bloc execs plan fence-mending visits to China, South Korea
Executives from the ruling coalition, including the secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, plan to travel to China and South Korea next year in a bid to improve ties, coalition lawmakers said Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WORDS TO LIVE BY
Dec 19, 2014
Navigator of the travel labyrinth is big fan of Japan
In Tokyo, Wang Jia Liang is well-known as a trusted travel agent and a most patient concierge who saves travelers time, money and lots of stress.
JAPAN
Dec 19, 2014
Japan, U.S. put off revising defense guidelines until next year
Japan and the United States said Friday they won't revise their defense cooperation guidelines until the first half of next year, keeping in step with Tokyo's efforts to legalize its use of collective self-defense.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 19, 2014
Australia gingerly mulls Japanese submarine offer
Australia is considering buying top-secret technology from Japan to build a fleet of next-generation submarines, a move that would risk reigniting diplomatic tensions with China that have only recently died down.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 18, 2014
Palau President Remengesau seeks visit by Emperor, Empress in 2015
Palauan President Tommy Remengesau said Thursday his nation would welcome a possible visit by the Emperor and Empress next year in honor of the more than 10,000 Japanese soldiers who died there during World War II. The South Pacific island nation was the scene of one of the bloodiest battles of the Pacific...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 18, 2014
Japan and Australia to provide F-35 fighter maintenance
The United States Defense Department has chosen Japan and Australia to be its maintenance hubs for F-35 stealth fighter jets in the Asia-Pacific region, the Defense Ministry said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 17, 2014
Japan-U.S. nuclear disaster drill held at Yokosuka base
Japan and the United States held a nuclear contamination exercise at the U.S. Navy Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2014
South Korean food safety inspectors arrive to check radiation protocols
South Korean food quality inspectors arrived in Japan on Monday to verify radiation inspection procedures for seafood.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Dec 16, 2014
Japanese actors die a thousand deaths in China's film industry
With his warm smile and shy demeanor, actor Hirotaka Tsukagoshi doesn't look like a villain.
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Dec 14, 2014
Readers' letters: Hague abduction pamphlets, East Asia ties, temping teachers and learning English
Some emails received in response to recent Community articles.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 14, 2014
U.S. internees recall ballgame of freedom
A baseball series played 70 years ago between two U.S. internment camps became a symbol of freedom for a group of Japanese-Americans rounded up during the war.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 13, 2014
Set aside hate, Xi tells Nanjing on first massacre memorial
China and Japan should set aside hatred but remember history, Chinese President Xi Jinping says on the first national memorial day for massacre victims at Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 13, 2014
Obama prodded Abe last month to improve ties with Seoul
President Barack Obama pressed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe last month to improve ties with South Korea, sources familiar with U.S.-Japan relations said Friday, reflecting Washington's dissatisfaction with the tepid progress in reconciliation.
BUSINESS
Dec 12, 2014
FTA talks stall over European access to gas, electricity markets
Japan and the European Union struggled to bridge gaps over the opening up of Japan's electricity and gas markets, one of Europe's key interests, during a round of free-trade talks that ended Friday.
JAPAN
Dec 11, 2014
Pyongyang proposed meeting between visiting Tokyo officials, Japanese residents in North
North Korea proposed in late October that visiting Japanese officials meet with their nationals who had stayed on in what is now North Korea after the end of World War II and Japanese women married to pro-Pyongyang Korean residents of Japan who moved to North Korea under a 1959-1984 resettlement project,...
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 10, 2014
Police identify U.S. Marine as suspect in Okinawa hit-and-run
Police on Wednesday identified a U.S. Marine as the suspect in a hit-and-run incident in the city of Okinawa last week in which a 67-year-old man was seriously injured.
JAPAN
Dec 10, 2014
U.S. military eases restrictions governing off-base drinking in Okinawa
U.S. Forces Japan has eased restrictions governing off-base drinking by military personnel based in Okinawa Prefecture, but they are still restricted from consuming alcohol from midnight to 5 a.m.
JAPAN
Dec 9, 2014
Japan, Russia eye vice minister-level talks in February
Japan and Russia are planning vice ministerial talks in February, RIA Novosti news agency reported Monday, quoting a Russian official after a meeting with Japanese officials in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 6, 2014
Japan, Russia to hold high-level talks aimed at Putin visit
Japan and Russia are arranging to hold talks at the director-general level in Tokyo on Monday to pave the way for bringing Russian President Vladimir Putin to Japan next year, government sources said.

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