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U S JAPAN RELATIONS

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 9, 2020
Amid strained ties, Fukushima fears grow anew in South Korea
Concerns over radiation from the defunct Fukushima No. 1 power plant remain strong in South Korea nine years after the March 2011 triple core meltdown triggered by the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 8, 2020
Will American populism damage Japan?
The sort of polarizing populism exemplified by Trump, Sanders and several other current world leaders may present Japan and the international order with their biggest challenge of the post-war era.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Mar 6, 2020
With Xi visit now delayed, coronavirus threatens to spoil Abe's 2020
The prime minister's big plans for 2020 — hosting China's president, the Olympics and amending the Constitution — have been undercut by Japan's muddled response to the coronavirus outbreak.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Feb 29, 2020
Who really controls the airspace over central Japan?
A good portion of the airspace over central Japan has been reserved for the exclusive use of the U.S. military since the end of World War II, a fact that isn't widely known in Japan. Over the past several weeks, however, it has become a sudden reality to thousands of Tokyoites and residents of Kawasaki...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 29, 2020
United halts some U.S. flights to Narita and Osaka and reduces others
United Airlines has announced it is suspending or cutting back on flights from major hubs in the United States to Narita Airport and Kansai International Airport amid the new coronavirus outbreak, according to a statement posted to its website Friday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 27, 2020
Xi Jinping's coronavirus crucible
The COVID-19 epidemic presents an opportunity for Japan and other countries to rebalance their bilateral relations with China.

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