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U S JAPAN RELATIONS

Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 22, 2023
Japan, South Korea and U.S. stage rare joint naval drill after North Korean launches
Wednesday’s joint exercises, which focused on ballistic missile information-sharing, were seen as highlighting unity among the three countries — despite Tokyo’s frosty ties with Seoul.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 22, 2023
Defending Japan with better Pacific Island diplomacy
By improving its diplomatic efforts and listening to the Pacific Islanders, Japan will spend less money and achieve more security.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 21, 2023
China decoupling debate misses the most important point
The decoupling of China and Western economies will be very expensive, but there are other needs to be considered.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Feb 21, 2023
'We’re all different': Russians in Japan reflect on year since Ukraine invasion
The past year has seen them reflect on what it means to be Russian today and the new normal that comes with their home country being at war.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Feb 20, 2023
One year on, Ukraine war accelerating changes in Japan’s defense posture
The war has sent shock waves across the Asia-Pacific, exacerbating fears that a similar conflict could engulf the region.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 19, 2023
Japan and South Korea affirm close contact over wartime labor issue
The South Korean government last month announced a draft plan for a domestic foundation to pay compensation to South Korean plaintiffs in related lawsuits on behalf of Japanese companies.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Feb 19, 2023
Families seek closure for mine disaster as Japan-South Korea relations thaw
136 Koreans and 47 Japanese were killed when the Chosei mine beneath the seabed on the Yamaguchi Prefecture coast collapsed and flooded in 1942.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 17, 2023
Germany wants to team up with Japan in securing raw materials
Raw material security and linking the two nations’ strategies will top the agenda at upcoming talks with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 17, 2023
Bilateral defense deals between Tokyo and Manila could reshape Indo-Pacific security
Philippine President Marcos visited Tokyo seeking key partners in the region to play a pivotal role in Manila’s new foreign policy direction.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2023
South Korean defense paper describes Japan as close neighbor
Document says Japan is a close neighbor with which South Korea shares values and should build a future-oriented cooperative relationship.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 17, 2023
Sony chip unit sees limited impact from recent export curbs to China
Sony is the world's largest maker of image sensors widely used in smartphones and autos.

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