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EU JAPAN RELATIONS

JAPAN
Dec 17, 2022
U.S. hails Japan's new security strategy as China lashes out over moves
Washington called Tokyo's revision of key security documents a 'bold and historic step,' while Beijing urged Japan to refrain from hyping the 'China threat.'
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2022
Japan approves major defense overhaul in dramatic policy shift
The government passed revisions to three key security documents that outline a tough new stance on China and pave the way for Tokyo's acquisition of a 'counterstrike capability.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Dec 15, 2022
New national security strategy needs to respond to realities on three fronts
With China, North Korea and Russia each posing a different problem, Japan's security strategy must shift to realistic strategies that cope with and deter existing threats.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 14, 2022
What happens in Taiwan doesn’t stay in Taiwan
Taiwan is too important to Japan and the global economy to ignore its tensions with China.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 13, 2022
Toxic compounds found around U.S. bases in Japan
Local municipalities have asked the Japanese government to conduct on-site inspections at the bases that are believed to have caused the pollution.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 13, 2022
South Korea to coordinate with U.S. and Japan on North Korea sanctions
The three countries this month imposed more sanctions on North Korean officials connected to the country's weapons programs after Pyongyang's intercontinental ballistic missile test.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Longform
Dec 12, 2022
Smooth operator: Rahm Emanuel’s transition to life as a diplomat
The U.S. ambassador on adjusting to life in Tokyo, his direct management style and dealing with Japanese politicians.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 11, 2022
Senior LDP lawmaker visits Taiwan, saying more military spending needed amid China threat
LDP policy chief Koichi Hagiuda said in Taiwan that China's massive increase in military spending and the North Korean threat mean Japan needs to raise its defense budget.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 10, 2022
Taiwan pledges deeper Japan security cooperation as senior LDP lawmaker visits
Meeting in Taipei, President Tsai Ing-wen thanked Koichi Hagiuda, the LDP's policy chief, for Japan's support over issues like maintaining security in the sensitive Taiwan Strait.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 9, 2022
Japan eyeing F-35 fighter rotational deployments to Australia
During “two-plus-two” talks held Friday evening in Tokyo, the nations' foreign and defense ministers agreed to step up both military cooperation and exchanges.
JAPAN
Dec 9, 2022
Japan, U.K. and Italy to jointly develop next-gen fighter aircraft by 2035
The move will see Tokyo cooperate for the first time with countries other than the United States to meet a major defense requirement.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 7, 2022
Japan's place in Canada’s Indo-Pacific strategy
Canada's position in regards to the rules that govern global trade, human rights and navigation should resonate with Japan given its deep concerns about China.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 7, 2022
U.S. and Australia invite Japan to step up troop rotations
Japan, a treaty-bound ally of the U.S., has in recent years sought growing diplomatic cooperation with Australia.
3D printer used to construct train station building in Japan
A train station building (front) is assembled from parts printed using 3D printer technology, in Arida, Wakayama Prefecture, on Wednesday.
Nissan says it will not take new U.S. orders for Mexican-built Infiniti SUVs
A Nissan manufacturing complex in Aguascalientes, Mexico. Nissan says it will not take new orders from the United States for two Mexican-built Infiniti SUVs following new auto tariffs levied by the U.S.
Japan digs deep to address 'national crisis' caused by Trump tariffs
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a news conference at the Prime Minister's Office on April 1. He has said that Japan is facing a "national crisis" following the introduction of new tariffs by the United States.
Tokyo’s KK Line to close for decadelong overhaul as public greenway
People enjoy running and yoga on Tokyo Expressway’s KK Line, a 2-kilometer elevated expressway cutting through the capital’s commercial Ginza district, when it was opened as a pedestrian space in May last year.
Japan promises 'bold and speedy' response to Trump’s surprise 24% tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump unveils new U.S. tariffs at the White House in Washington on Wednesday.
Tottori takes a bold leap forward in the arts
The city of Kurayoshi in Tottori Prefecture celebrated the opening of its public art museum with festivities such as a parade that drew 1,000 revelers.
Haruki Murakami TV adaptation revisits 30 years of watershed moments
Though Haruki Murakami's trademark whiff of offbeat existentialism is threaded throughout NHK's "After the Quake," the final episode — conceived as a sequel to the story "Super-Frog Saves Tokyo" — is the most stylized, featuring an anthropomorphic talking frog (voiced by Non) and his erstwhile associate Katagiri (Koichi Sato).
Nintendo to launch the Switch 2 on June 5
The controllers for the Switch 2 will attach to the console magnetically rather than sliding on rails as with the original device.
A new human trafficking trend emerges from Myanmar scam centers
Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar gather at a compound inside KK Park, a fraud center on the country's border with Thailand, after a multinational crackdown in February.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.

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