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U K JAPAN RELATIONS

BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2018
Import of cars and car parts not a threat to U.S. security, Tokyo says
Japan said on Friday that U.S. imports of its automobiles and auto parts are not an impediment to U.S. security and will not become one, and import restrictions would have "devastating effects" on the U.S. and global economies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 27, 2018
Sanctions on Iran create diplomatic headache, rather than economic catastrophe, for oil-dependent Japan
A new hard-line U.S. policy aimed at halting imports of Iranian crude oil may deal a significant blow to the growing ties between Tokyo and Tehran.
Japan Times
JAPAN / AMBASSADOR VISIT
Jun 27, 2018
Uzbek envoy eager to deepen relationship with Japan
Uzbekistan Ambassador Gayrat Fazilov wants to strengthen the strategic partnership with Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 26, 2018
North Korea says it will ignore Japan until Tokyo scraps military drills, other measures
North Korea will continue to ignore Japan unless Tokyo halts hostilities against its neighbor, such as large-scale military drills and efforts to boost military readiness, the isolated nation's state media has said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 24, 2018
Despite hype, Japan's envoys skeptical an Abe-Kim summit would be productive
Despite growing media hype, key Japanese bureaucrats and politicians warn against expecting any big breakthroughs if Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2018
Iran doesn't expect oil customers — including Japan — to get sanctions waivers
Iran doesn't believe buyers of its oil — including Japan — will get waivers from Washington following its renewal of sanctions, Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 21, 2018
U.S. tariff exemptions on steel and aluminum unlikely to placate Tokyo, experts say
Experts see the policy change as motivated by business interests rather than a sincere desire to shift away from protectionism.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 16, 2018
Japan's Foreign Minister Taro Kono could meet North Korean counterpart at ASEAN forum in Singapore in August
The government is considering holding a meeting of foreign ministers with North Korea on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum in Singapore in early August, informed sources have said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Jun 16, 2018
Osaka floats out-of-box thinking for ties with North
Though it remains to be seen how history will judge the June 12 summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, present Japanese and Western views across the political spectrum are generally either skeptical of North Korea's sincerity in honoring any agreement or of America's...

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