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U S JAPAN RELATIONS

JAPAN / Politics
May 2, 2018
Abe aims to resolve North Korea abduction and nuclear issues, and normalize diplomatic ties
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday that Japan is seeking to resolve the North Korean abduction, nuclear and missile issues "in a comprehensive manner" and normalize diplomatic ties with the North, following Pyongyang's recent diplomatic moves.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 2, 2018
Top U.S. trade official says Washington looking to strike bilateral free trade agreement with Tokyo 'at some point'
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer expressed an eagerness to strike a free trade agreement with Japan “at some point” — an arrangement Tokyo has adamantly opposed.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
May 2, 2018
Memories preserved of Japanese born in Taiwan during colonial rule
Japanese who lived in Taiwan during a 50-year period of colonial rule ultimately weren't given a choice after the end of World War II: They were forced to repatriate to a country many hadn't stepped foot in for decades, if ever.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 2, 2018
South Korea's Moon says peace deal wouldn't mean U.S. troops' withdrawal
South Korean President Moon Jae-in delivered a denial Wednesday that U.S. troops stationed in the country would withdraw following the possible signing of a peace treaty to end the Korean War, saying that they should stay even if a deal is reached.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 1, 2018
Trump was talked out of pulling U.S. troops from South Korea ahead of Pyeongchang Olympics, report says
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JAPAN
Apr 30, 2018
Statue of forced Korean laborers may be placed near Japanese Consulate in Busan
A statue symbolizing forced Korean workers taken to Japan during its colonial rule may be erected Tuesday in front of the Japanese Consulate General in Busan, South Korea's second-largest city.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 30, 2018
Mike Pompeo says he spoke with North Korea's Kim about denuclearization 'mechanism'
Newly minted U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday he has spoken with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un about how the isolated country might relinquish its nuclear arsenal and what a "complete, verifiable, irreversible mechanism might look like."
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 29, 2018
With too many unknowns, Abe administration cautious about any summit with Kim
The administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is cautious about North Korea leader Kim Jong Un's call to hold a bilateral summit, saying there are many hurdles to overcome.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 29, 2018
Possibility of Abe-Kim meeting gives hope to families of Japanese abducted by North Korea decades ago
The news Sunday of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's interest in holding a summit with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe offered a glimmer of hope to the relatives of Japanese nationals kidnapped by North Korea decades ago.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 29, 2018
Kim Jong Un ready to talk with Abe at 'any time,' Blue House reveals after North-South summit
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says he is ready to hold a dialogue with Japan at “any time,” the presidential Blue House in Seoul says.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 29, 2018
China outlaws uploading of photos of people in Imperial Japanese Army costumes
China's legislature has enacted a law to criminalize the uploading of photographs containing people dressed in costumes based on the defunct Imperial Japanese Army.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 29, 2018
North Korea's Kim vows transparency in nuclear site closure, says foreign experts and journalists can view dismantling
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un plans to shutter his country's nuclear test site next month and will invite foreign experts and journalists to view the dismantling, as planning ramps up for a landmark meeting between him and U.S. President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 27, 2018
North Korea's Kim and South's Moon pledge 'new era of peace'
In a historic summit that few could have imagined just months ago, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in announced Friday the opening of "a new era of peace" that would end the Korean War and achieve a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 27, 2018
With Kim-Moon summit over, Japan eager for piece of the action
With North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's summit with his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in seen as a success and Kim's summit with U.S. President Donald Trump on the horizon, Japan is desperate to become a player in the next round of negotiations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 27, 2018
Abe hails outcome of inter-Korean summit
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday hailed the outcome of the inter-Korean summit and the leaders' pledge to achieve a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 27, 2018
New cold war forcing Japan to choose sides
How long can Tokyo keep up its balancing act between Russia and the West?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2018
Abductees' kin watch inter-Korean summit from Japan, hoping for return of loved ones
Relatives of Japanese kidnapped by North Korea decades ago expressed hope that Friday's inter-Korean summit and a subsequent U.S.-North Korea summit will move the long-stalled abduction issue forward and ultimately lead to the return of their loved ones.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 27, 2018
When Pompeo met Kim: White House releases images of historic moment
The White House released photos of new U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shaking hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, marking the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit the pariah nation since 2000.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 26, 2018
Denuclearization to take center stage as Kim and Moon meet in rare inter-Korean summit
Sixty-five years after the Korean War ended in an armistice, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will become the first leader from the North to set foot on South Korean soil when he strides across the Demilitarized Zone on Friday for a historic summit with the rival South's president, Moon Jae-in.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Apr 25, 2018
Is the Indo-Japan rail project a boondoggle?
It appears all but certain that India will ask Japan to shoulder rising costs of the shinkansen project in India.
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
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
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.
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.

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