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U S JAPAN RELATIONS

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 27, 2018
Could Japan shift away from the U.S. and toward China? No chance, government sources and experts say
Despite warming ties between Japan and China, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to its neighbor does not mean Tokyo is about to move away from Washington toward Beijing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 27, 2018
USTR to hold hearing in December over trade talks with Japan
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative will hold a hearing on Dec. 10 regarding bilateral trade negotiations with Japan that Washington plans to launch in mid-January, according to the Federal Register.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 27, 2018
Abe weighs visit to Britain in December for meeting on Brexit, trade and South China Sea
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering visiting Britain in December, government sources have said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2018
Jointly developed U.S.-Japan interceptor knocks down medium-range missile in test
The U.S. military said it successfully tested a key missile defense system Friday, in a milestone that experts say shows a growing U.S. capability to knock down an incoming, medium-range missile from countries like North Korea and Iran.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 26, 2018
Third Modi visit to Tokyo reflects deepening of Japan-India ties
Converging interests are drawing Tokyo and New Delhi closer, but obstacles must be overcome.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW 2018
Oct 26, 2018
Tasked with bringing North Korea abduction issue to a close, Suga vows to do all in his power
As the government's new point man on the abduction of Japanese citizens by North Korean agents, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said he will do all in his power to bring the issue to a close and secure the safe return of all who were kidnapped.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2018
Nara and Canberra celebrate 25 years of sister city ties
Dignitaries from Japan and Australia commemorated the 25th anniversary of sister city relations between Nara and Canberra on Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Oct 25, 2018
Japan and China resume top-level diplomacy
Regular contacts need to resume between Japan and China's top leaders in order to stabilize the bilateral relationship.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 24, 2018
Human rights situation in North Korea 'has not changed' despite Pyongyang's warming ties with Seoul and Washington, U.N. investigator says
The ongoing detente between North Korea and the United States has done little, if anything, to improve Pyongyang's abysmal rights record, the U.N. independent investigator on human rights in the nuclear-armed country said Tuesday, just weeks before the expected passage of a Japan-led resolution condemning...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2018
North Korea blasts Japan's role in pushing U.N. human rights resolution amid nuclear talks
North Korea has singled out Japan, criticizing Tokyo's leading role in crafting a U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations and the abductions of foreign nationals by the nuclear-armed country, amid its ongoing thaw with the outside world.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 22, 2018
Japan and EU to work toward early ratification of FTA
Japan and the European Union agreed Monday to complete respective domestic procedures before the end of the year to ratify a free trade agreement by March as planned.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 22, 2018
Japan and China to resume fleet visits for first time since 2011
The restart will be announced when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang this week.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Oct 22, 2018
China’s missile buildup — a threat to U.S. bases in Japan — likely a key factor in Trump plan to exit INF
U.S. President Donald Trump has pinned much of the blame for Washington's planned exit from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) on Russian violations of the landmark pact. But a closer look shows that China's buildup of its missile forces — which pose a grave threat to U.S. military...
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 22, 2018
South Korean lawmakers visit disputed islets amid Japanese opposition
A group of South Korean lawmakers from the country's ruling and opposition parties traveled to South Korea-controlled, Japan-claimed islets in the Sea of Japan on Monday amid opposition from Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 21, 2018
Abe-Xi summit comes as Chinese leader looks to create united front amid U.S. trade war
At the upcoming summit in Beijing, President Shinzo Abe and Chinese leader Xi Jinping may form a united front in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's protectionist moves.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 21, 2018
Ahead of Abe's visit to Beijing a look at Japan-China ties through the years
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to China from Thursday, which will include the first formal summit between the two countries' leaders since 2011 and comes as they mark the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship, is expected to cap a warming trend in once chilly Sino-Japanese...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 21, 2018
Abe and Xi expected to discuss food import ban, but chances of progress uncertain
China's import ban on Japanese food introduced following the March 2011 nuclear disaster is likely to be discussed between Japanese and Chinese leaders in upcoming summit talks in Beijing this week, though whether any progress can be made on the discussion is uncertain.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 21, 2018
Japanese Cabinet opts not to visit Yasukuni Shrine during Autumn Festival
The entire Cabinet along with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe refrained from visiting Tokyo's war-linked Yasukuni Shrine during this year's four-day autumn festival that ended Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 21, 2018
Japan and South Korean spat over use of wartime flag discussed at Singapore ministerial talks
Japan and South Korea remained at odds during bilateral ministerial talks over the weekend over Seoul's call for Tokyo not to fly the Rising Sun flag, which was also used during World War II, at a naval review held in South Korean waters earlier this month.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 20, 2018
China and Japan set to agree on panda lease during Abe's visit
China and Japan are expected to reach a broad agreement on panda leasing during Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to Beijing next week, bilateral sources said Friday.
Dominant Natsumi Tsunoda delivers Japan's first gold medal at Paris Olympics
Gold medalist Natsumi Tsunoda celebrates on the podium after she won the women's under 48-kg division at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
Japan's Hifumi Abe defends Olympic title after sister falls early
Hifumi Abe reacts after defending his Olympic title in the judo men's under-66 kg division at the Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris on Sunday.
When did summer in Japan stop being fun?
Summer in Japan is now consistently brutal enough to drive you indoors and keep you there until autumn.
In historic move, U.S. to upgrade military command structure in Japan
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (left to right), U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and Defense Minister Minoru Kihara prior their "two-plus-two" talks at the Iikura Guest House in Tokyo on Sunday
For aging Japan, a troubling link between heat and dementia
The latest research indicates that heat stress is likely to worsen the condition of people with Alzheimer’s disease — which accounts for over half of all dementia cases in Japan — by making them more irritated or exacerbating their cognitive decline.
In historic move, U.S. to upgrade military command structure in Japan
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (left to right), U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and Defense Minister Minoru Kihara prior their "two-plus-two" talks at the Iikura Guest House in Tokyo on Sunday
Influencers helped cause overtourism. Can they help fix it?
More tourists than ever are guided around Japan based on the content they consume online, but can those same creators help direct them to less-populated areas of the country?
Japan's extreme heat is causing a rethink of school sports
The students at Mitaka Municipal No. 7 Junior High School have access to various cooling devices for when they play sports.

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