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U K JAPAN RELATIONS

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EDITORIALS
Mar 4, 2021
China’s new coast guard law appears designed to intimidate
The government of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga must blunt the Chinese move while demonstrating its understanding of the risks involved.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 4, 2021
Can Japan really shoot at vessels over the Senkaku Islands?
My American friend in San Francisco said he could not believe Japan could not shoot at invading foreign vessels. His comment hit the nail on the head.
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JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 3, 2021
Fear of being upstaged by China fuels Japan’s Olympics push
Japan's fear of losing face against its closest regional rival has upped the ante for the Summer Games.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Mar 2, 2021
Escape artists accused of freeing Carlos Ghosn can't evade reckoning in Japan
Emails, court documents and more than a dozen interviews detail the Taylors' failed quest to employ tactics that let so many well-connected people avoid legal trouble in the Trump era.
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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Feb 26, 2021
Fishermen call for calm in wake of China coast guard law
While government officials are alarmed at the provision for weapons use, no local Japanese fishing vessels travel near the Senkaku Islands nearest China.
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JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Feb 25, 2021
Japan's ties with Myanmar put to the test after military coup
Tokyo has been cautious about implementing sanctions on the Myanmar regime to avoid jeopardizing the relationship it has built with military leaders over decades.
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WORLD / Politics
Feb 24, 2021
Antony Blinken, without leaving U.S., tries to mend fences with allies abroad
As part of his effort to re-energize American alliances frayed by the Donald Trump years, Blinken has spoken with dozens of his counterparts around the world but has yet to leave the U.S.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 24, 2021
Biden eyes executive order on new U.S. and allied supply chain strategy
Any order would be part of a larger effort by the Biden team to determine how dependent the U.S. economy and military are on certain key Chinese exports.
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JAPAN
Feb 22, 2021
Japan and U.S. coast guards hold rare joint drills near Ogasawara islets
The exercises came as the China Coast Guard continues to send ships near the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.

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