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U K JAPAN RELATIONS

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 21, 2019
U.S.-China: Navigating constant change
Japan now has a favorable position to negotiate with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Aug 21, 2019
Australia's decision to join U.S.-led maritime mission off Iran likely to heighten pressure on Japan
Australia's prime minister announced his country will join the U.S.-led mission to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz amid ongoing tensions with Iran, albeit under Australia's operational control.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 20, 2019
Can Japan-South Korea relations be saved?
By continuing to freeze the bilateral relationship, the two countries prevent themselves from pursuing policy issues that are critical to their futures, including the endgame for the denuclearization of North Korea.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 20, 2019
Despite toned down rhetoric, no compromise likely as Taro Kono gets set to meet with South Korean counterpart in China
South Korea and Japan have toned down the rhetoric but show little sign of compromise in a bitter political and economic dispute as their foreign ministers prepare to meet in China this week.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2019
Chinese missile arsenal could embolden Beijing to seize Senkakus and force U.S. from region, report claims
The study by the University of Sydney says a decade of “delayed and unpredictable funding” for the U.S. defense budget has seen Washington lose its primacy in the Western Pacific.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 19, 2019
Japan's feud with South Korea threatens heating fuel shortage
Consumers may pay a higher price to stay warm this winter if South Korea bans exports of heating fuel to Japan as the bilateral trade feud deepens.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 17, 2019
Outrage over Aichi Triennale exhibition ignites debate over freedom of expression in art
Three days after it opened on Aug. 1, a section of the Aichi Triennale 2019 arts festival, which is taking place in and around the city of Nagoya, was closed due to controversy over one of its exhibits and an anonymous threat.

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