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Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 19, 2019
Foreign visitors to Japan down 0.4% in November from year earlier amid row with South Korea
The government will increase the number of international flights at both Haneda and Narita airports in the hope of reaching the target.
JAPAN
Dec 18, 2019
Bill on Japanese wartime labor fund submitted to South Korea parliament
South Korean parliamentarians Wednesday submitted a bill to invite donations from Japanese and South Korean companies and the public to provide funds for compensation over Japanese wartime labor.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 16, 2019
Japan and South Korean export control officials meet in an endeavor to restore trust
It was the first time in 3u00bd years that high-level trade control talks have been held.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 16, 2019
Japan's 2012 'comfort women' proposal included apology to victims by envoy, ex-officials say
The deal fell apart and stayed on the back burner until a new agreement was reached in 2015.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 16, 2019
Japan and South Korea agree on importance of solving wartime labor dispute
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his South Korean counterpart, Kang Kyung-wha, reaffirmed the importance of solving a bilateral dispute over wartime labor compensation during a brief meeting in Madrid on Sunday night, a senior Japanese official has said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 11, 2019
China to host trilateral leaders' summit with Japan and South Korea on Dec. 24
China will host a trilateral summit with Japan and South Korea on Dec. 24 in the country's southern city of Chengdu, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Tuesday, with ties between Tokyo and Seoul remaining strained over trade and security issues as well as compensation for wartime forced labor.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Dec 6, 2019
Wartime documents shed light on role of Japanese government and military in recruiting 'comfort women'
According to documents that shed new light on the wartime practice of forcing and coercing women into military brothels, the Imperial Japanese Army asked the government to provide one “comfort woman” for every 70 soldiers.
BUSINESS
Dec 6, 2019
Japan won't ease export controls in South Korea talks, METI chief says
The removal of Japan's tightened export controls on South Korea will not be on the table in an upcoming meeting between senior trade officials from the countries, industry minister Hiroshi Kajiyama said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 5, 2019
Japan and South Korea to hold first talks on trade controls since Tokyo curbed tech exports
Senior trade officials from Japan and South Korea will meet on Dec. 16 to discuss Tokyo's tightened controls on technology-related exports to its Asian neighbor, industry minister Hiroshi Kajiyama said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 3, 2019
Abe says meeting with South Korea's Moon being arranged for later this month in China
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday he is arranging a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in when he visits China for a trilateral summit in late December.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 2, 2019
Proposed Korean wartime labor foundation said unlikely to cover 'comfort women'
A foundation proposed by South Korean National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang to pay consolation money to Koreans who worked for Japanese companies during the war is unlikely to cover the former "comfort women," Yonhap news agency reported.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 2, 2019
Top Japanese and South Korean diplomats likely to discuss wartime labor issue at Madrid meet
Top South Korean and Japanese diplomats will likely meet on the sidelines of a gathering of Asian and European foreign ministers later this month to discuss a resolution to a yearlong dispute, Yonhap news agency reported.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 30, 2019
Ex-PM Yasuhiro Nakasone nurtured ties with Beijing and Seoul but created a stink over Yasukuni
Former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, a conservative politician who died Friday at the age of 101, is recognized in China as the leader who helped usher in a so-called honeymoon-like period in bilateral relations with Japan in the 1980s.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 29, 2019
Japanese and South Korean trade officials to hold export control talks in December
Senior trade officials from Japan and South Korea will meet next month to discuss Tokyo's tightened controls on tech-related exports to its neighbor, trade minister Hiroshi Kajiyama said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 28, 2019
Boycott of Japanese beer sees shipments to South Korea plunge to zero
Exports of Japanese beer to South Korea, the domestic industry's biggest overseas market last year, fell to virtually zero in October as Korean consumers shunned products from their Asian neighbor amid a dispute over wartime history.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2019
Japan and South Korea back new air traffic control deal after near misses
South Korean and Japanese air traffic controllers operate on different radio frequencies, making communication more difficult for pilots.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 27, 2019
South Korea drafts bill for foundation to resolve wartime labor issue with Japan: media report
South Korean National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang has drafted a bill to set up a foundation to settle the current wartime labor dispute with Japan, Yonhap news said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 26, 2019
Japan denies floating one-month time frame for ending South Korea export controls
The denial marks the latest tit-for-tat between Tokyo and Seoul following years of bickering and finger-pointing amid sour bilateral relations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 25, 2019
Japan-South Korea friction flares again after GSOMIA intel pact rescue
Japan and South Korea take fresh swipes at one another, raising questions about whether relations between the U.S. allies will improve after reaching a last-minute deal to rescue an expiring intelligence-sharing pact.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 24, 2019
Top South Korean official accuses Japan of distorting facts in intel-pact negotiations
South Korea's national security chief on Sunday accused Japan of deliberately distorting details of their negotiations on maintaining a bilateral intelligence-sharing agreement.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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