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RELATIONS

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 11, 2019
Abe's art of the deal with Russia
Abe may have showcased his deal-making prowess, but the country has crossed the Rubicon without a clear strategy to secure peace with Russia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 11, 2019
Trump's disquieting disdain for Japan
Rising tensions between China and the U.S. have put Japan in a uniquely privileged position vis-a-vis both countries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jul 11, 2019
Japan among 22 nations issuing rebuke over China's detention of Uighurs
U.N. experts and activists say at least 1 million Uighurs and other Muslims are held in detention centers in the remote western region.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 10, 2019
Abe considers holding more talks with Iranian President Rouhani in September
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering holding talks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani when he visits New York in September to attend a session of the U.N. General Assembly, government sources said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Jul 10, 2019
Decades on, justice still eludes interned Japanese Canadians and their kin
More than 70 years after racism and wartime hysteria devastated their community, Japanese Canadians are still fighting for justice.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2019
South Korea's Moon warns business leaders to prepare for a prolonged fight with Japan
South Korean President Moon Jae-in warned top business leaders of an extended battle with Japan over its export controls on vital manufacturing materials, raising concerns their latest fight could disrupt global supply chains.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 9, 2019
South Korea's botched handling of wartime labor issue
Seoul's claim of putting the wartime labor victims first doesn't stand up to scrutiny.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 9, 2019
U.K. diplomat gets run over by Brexit bus
Kim Darroch's memos aren't shocking because of what they say about Donald Trump. What the leak says about the state of U.K. politics is worse.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 9, 2019
Boycott Japan: South Koreans take to social media in reaction to trade spat
#BoycottJapan is trending in South Korea.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jul 7, 2019
Japanese firms cautious of fallout from deteriorating ties between Tokyo and Seoul
A number of Japanese firms are anxiously watching developments after Tokyo ends preferential treatment for exports of key materials to South Korea.
EDITORIALS
Jul 5, 2019
Get Japan-South Korea diplomacy back on track
It's time to make more serious efforts to restore Tokyo-Seoul relations, and the first step that must be taken is for South Korea to promptly agree to hold talks with Japan over the wartime labor issue, as called for under the 1965 agreement.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 5, 2019
Calls for boycott of Japan grow in South Korea as wartime labor row simmers
The dispute appears to be devolving into a tit-for-tat trade war that will likely prove damaging to both sides.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 5, 2019
South Korea formally closes Japan-funded 'comfort women' foundation
A Japanese-funded foundation set up in South Korea under a 2015 bilateral agreement on the issue of "comfort women" has been formally dissolved, a person closely involved with the organization said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2019
Frustrated with South Korea, Japan greenlights curbs on smartphone and semiconductor supplies
South Korea's economic policy chief said he would not rule out countermeasures against Japan if Tokyo maintains restrictions on the exports for an extended period.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 3, 2019
Abe wins, no matter what Trump does
U.S. President Donald Trump's comments play into the prime minister's efforts at constitutional revision, particularly with regard to Article 9.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 3, 2019
South Korea eyes investing ¥91.8 billion annually in chip supply chain after Japanese export curbs
South Korea will seek to invest 1 trillion won (¥91.8 billion) annually in developing homegrown materials and equipment used to produce microchips, a senior ruling party lawmaker said Wednesday, after Japan tightened curbs on exports of some high-tech materials to the country.

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