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U K JAPAN RELATIONS

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JAPAN / Politics
Aug 3, 2015
Abe, Renzi agree to beef up security, economic ties
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his visiting Italian counterpart, Matteo Renzi, agreed Monday to strengthen bilateral security and economic ties, and cooperate further on a wide range of global issues.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Aug 3, 2015
Let's discuss rice and the TPP
Japan is proposing to set a 70,000-ton tariff-free import quota for U.S. rice in bilateral talks for a Pacific free trade agreement, in return for maintaining a high tariff on the country's staple food.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 3, 2015
Curiosity overcomes animosity as Chinese tourists flock to Japan
While shuffling his family aboard the 16-deck Quantum of the Seas in Shanghai, Yu Zhihong admitted he has often told his kids that Japan is no good.
JAPAN
Jul 31, 2015
WikiLeaks alleges widespread U.S. spying on Japanese government, major companies
Anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks releases a trove of documents titled “Target Tokyo” detailing alleged snooping by the U.S. National Security Agency on the Japanese government and businesses — just as negotiators from 12 nations, including Japan and the U.S., hope to wrap up the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jul 23, 2015
Japan, India, U.S. plan Indian Ocean naval drills, in tightening of ties
Japan is set to take part in joint naval exercises with India and the U.S. in the Indian Ocean in October, a drill that so riled China eight years ago that Delhi has not since hosted such a multilateral exercise.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 22, 2015
China says Japan defense review misleading, damages relations
China on Tuesday described Japan's annual defense review as misleading and malicious, saying it overplayed the "China military threat" and stoked tensions between the two East Asian powers.

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