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U K JAPAN RELATIONS

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JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 22, 2021
U.S. ambassador pick Rahm Emanuel could give Japan a direct line to Biden
After nearly two years, Japan could soon be getting a high-profile, Senate-approved U.S. ambassador — one who has the ear of the American president.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 20, 2021
Calls grow for Japan to provide assistance to Afghans amid Taliban rule
A prominent Afghan doctor living in Shizuoka Prefecture is urging Tokyo to offer medical support to people in his home country.
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JAPAN
Aug 18, 2021
Robert 'Skipp' Orr, key figure in U.S.-Japan relations, dies age 68
Orr enjoyed a long and distinguished career in business, government and academia, with positions at the Asian Development Bank, Boeing Japan and others organizations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 18, 2021
South Korean PM aims to have 70% of nation receive first vaccine dose by end of September
South Korea currently lags Japan, which started its inoculations at about the same time and now has 37% of its population fully vaccinated.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 16, 2021
Spring Airlines Japan bets on post-pandemic China tourism boom
Spring Airlines Co. and Japan Airlines Co. are anticipating a post-pandemic tourism boom between China and Japan for their joint-owned budget carrier.
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JAPAN
Aug 15, 2021
Japan and South Korea tensions flare on war-end anniversary
Visits to Yasukuni Shrine by sitting members of the Cabinet are typically seen as crossing a diplomatic red line among victims of Japan's wartime aggression in South Korea and China.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2021
The Black reporter who exposed a lie about the atom bomb
Charles Loeb defied the American military's denials and propaganda to show how deadly radiation from the strike on Hiroshima sickened and killed.

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