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EU JAPAN RELATIONS

JAPAN / Politics
May 10, 2015
Chinese paper slams Japan for lack of WWII contrition
China praises Germany and blasts Japan in an article contrasting their approaches to reflecting on World War II.
JAPAN
May 7, 2015
Australia to get classified Japanese data on stealthy submarines ahead of bid, sources say
Japan will agree this month to give Australia classified submarine data, an unprecedented step signaling Tokyo's intent to join competitive bidding to sell Canberra a fleet of stealth subs, said two Japanese officials familiar with the plan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 6, 2015
Philippine and Japanese coast guards hold anti-piracy drills
Philippine and Japanese coast guard teams staged an anti-piracy drill on Wednesday, featuring the storming of a cargo vessel after a mock hijack, in a show of maritime cooperation between the two nations amid rising tension in Asian waters.
JAPAN / Politics
May 4, 2015
Abe missed chance in U.S. to mend ties, South Korea's Park says
South Korean President Park Geun-hye says Prime Minister Shinzo Abe missed an opportunity to improve ties between their countries by not apologizing for Japan's wartime use of sex slaves during his U.S. trip.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 2, 2015
North says Japan's abduction summit in NYC a bid to deceive world
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tells more than 200 business leaders in Los Angeles during his visit to the United States that an aversion to risk has hindered Japan's attempts to replicate the success of Silicon Valley as a hub of innovation.
EDITORIALS
May 1, 2015
Abe must address home audience
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe needs consider whether singling out China as the reason for strengthening of Japan's security alliance with the U.S. will, in fact, help make the region 'remarkably more stable.'

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