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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.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 27, 2017
Japan dismisses South Korean criticism of 'comfort women' deal
Japan on Wednesday rejected a South Korean government report that raised doubts over the process that led to a bilateral deal aimed at resolving a dispute over Korean women who were forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 26, 2017
South Korea lacked communication with 'comfort women' on deal with Japan, foreign minister says
South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said Tuesday the process of reaching a deal with Japan on "comfort women," who were forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels, "lacked significantly" in communication with the victims.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Dec 25, 2017
Stop pleading for Xi to visit Japan
Abe should focus on long-term objectives in Sino-Japanese ties, not short-term gains.

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Sociologist Gracia Liu-Farrer argues that even though immigration doesn't figure into Japan's autobiography, it is more of a self-perception than a reality.
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