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EU JAPAN RELATIONS

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 8, 2018
Nikki Haley defends Trump's 'nuclear button' tweet, says it keeps North Korea's Kim 'on his toes'
U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley has defended President Donald Trump over his recent "nuclear button" tweet, denying that it hurts Washington's credibility with its allies and calling such moves necessary to keep North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "on his toes."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 7, 2018
Trump puts rhetoric aside, says he'd be open to talking with North Korean leader Kim
U.S. President Donald Trump holstered his fiery rhetoric toward nuclear-armed North Korea and its leader, saying Saturday that he would "absolutely" be open to talks over the phone with Kim Jong Un.
EDITORIALS
Jan 6, 2018
Economic relations with China
There are signs that economic cooperation between China and Japan, stagnant for the past several years, is being revived.
EDITORIALS
Jan 5, 2018
'Comfort women' deal should be honored by Seoul
The South Korean government should carefully weigh the potential damage that seeking to rework the agreement would have on diplomatic relations with Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 4, 2018
Don't renegotiate 'comfort women' deal
Renegotiation efforts, no matter how well-intentioned, would undermine the agreement of 2015, with no guarantee of success and much risk of failure.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 28, 2017
Russia says Tokyo's deployment of U.S. missiles a blow to relations and will impact peace treaty negotiations
A decision by Japan to deploy a U.S. missile defense system will damage Moscow's relations with Tokyo and is a breach by Washington of a landmark arms control treaty, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday.

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