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JAPAN U 23

COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 25, 2014
Japan scores whaling own goal
In the hindsight of the recent International Court of Justice's humiliating ruling against Japan's Antarctic scientific whaling, the government's slapping down of Japan Greenpeace in 2010 was probably a bad idea.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 25, 2014
Perilous road to Slovyansk
The utter disconnect between America's diplomatic principles and practice is emboldening the country's adversaries. The lone actor most responsible for threatening world peace might unwittingly be U.S. President Barack Obama.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 25, 2014
U.S.-Japan statement: Treaty covers Senakakus, will work on trade
The United States and Japan agreed in a joint statement on Friday that a key security treaty covers islands at the center of a territorial dispute between Japan and China, and said they would continue working toward a bilateral trade deal after talks failed to reach a conclusion.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 24, 2014
Abe secured only half of key goals at meeting
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe finally gets a U.S. president to state for the first time that the bilateral security treaty applies to the Senkaku Islands.
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2014
¥4 billion paid for ship's release
Mitsui O.S.K. coughs up about ¥4 billion to secure the release of an ore carrier seized in China over a contract dispute predating World War II.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 24, 2014
Invitee Masuzoe in Beijing amid chill
Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe becomes the first Tokyo mayor to visit Beijing since 2008, receiving a warm welcome that he hopes will help thaw tensions with China.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2014
Obama assures Abe on Senkakus
President Barack Obama says Thursday that he wants to see a dispute between China and Japan over islands in the East China Sea resolved peacefully, while affirming that the mutual security treaty with Japan applies to the islands.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 24, 2014
Summit kept to script that sidestepped many issues
High-level summits like Thursday's between U.S. President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are mostly scripted affairs, with a clearly defined agenda revolving around the most pressing, or politically important, issues.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2014
Obama urges science students to bolster U.S.-Japan ties
Visiting U.S. President Barack Obama expressed hope Thursday that Japanese students will work closely with their U.S. peers to continue their tradition of cooperation over scientific and technological breakthroughs.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 24, 2014
Did Barack, Shinzo get down to sushi or business?
U.S. President Barack Obama had his first session with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday in Tokyo, treated at what is often touted as the best-ever sushi bar in Japan: Sukiyabashi Jiro in Tokyo's Ginza district.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2014
China holding three workers, Marubeni says
Three employees at one of Marubeni Corp.'s grain trading units in China have been detained by authorities, the trading house said Thursday, a move sources said was prompted by allegations it evaded taxes on soybean imports.
EDITORIALS
Apr 24, 2014
Reaffirming the Japan-U.S. alliance
Pime Minister Shinzo Abe and visiting U.S. President Barack Obama play up the 'unshakable' alliance between Japan and the U.S. as the cornerstone of peace and security in Asia.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 24, 2014
Abe-Obama summit kicks off with security reassurances
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Barack Obama kicked off long-awaited summit talks in Tokyo on Thursday morning, aiming to bolster security and economic ties.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2014
Mitsui O.S.K. paid ¥4 billion over ship seizure in China
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. has paid around ¥4 billion in connection with the recent seizure of its iron ore carrier by a Shanghai court due to a legal dispute, people familiar with the matter said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Apr 23, 2014
Fines, snitching fuel U.S. antitrust blitz against Japan firms
Since 2011, the U.S. Department of Justice has charged two dozen Japanese auto parts companies and 32 of their employees with rigging bids or fixing the prices for their products in what it calls its largest such investigation to date.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 23, 2014
Obama given traditional garment by Hokkaido Ainu Association
The Hokkaido Ainu Association has sent U.S. President Barack Obama an Ainu traditional garment as a gift to mark his visit to Japan.
BUSINESS
Apr 23, 2014
BOJ will not buy bonds indefinitely
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda has said the BOJ will not buy bonds just to keep down the government's debt-servicing costs after it achieves its goal of stable 2 percent inflation.
BUSINESS
Apr 23, 2014
Japan may pressure U.S. via Canada pork talks
Japan, the world's largest pork importer, may accelerate tariff talks with Canada to increase pressure on the United States to ease demands for cuts in agricultural protection, the nation's biggest hog farmers group said.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 23, 2014
TV program exports lag South Korea's
Japan's television program exports in the fiscal year ending in March 2013 totaled ¥10.43 billion, far less than South Korea's ¥18.63 billion, according to government data.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 23, 2014
Obama arrives for summit, to assure security ties are solid
U.S. President Barack Obama arrived Wednesday evening at Haneda airport at the start of a seven-day Asia tour in which he is expected to reaffirm America's commitment to maintaining regional security.

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