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U S JAPAN RELATIONS

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2017
Despite TPP agreement, Japan under pressure to make free trade deal with U.S.
By remaining a champion of the TPP free trade deal after the U.S. pulled out, Japan hopes Washington will soften its demands in future trade negotiations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 12, 2017
Abe meets with Taiwan envoy at APEC summit despite warning from Xi
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met Sunday in Vietnam with a Taiwanese politician, hours after Chinese President Xi Jinping warned him not to break with the past consensus on what Beijing regards as a renegade province.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 12, 2017
'Old' Trump takes shot at 'short and fat' Kim Jong Un — but also floats prospect of friendship
U.S. President Donald Trump, in his latest jab at North Korea's Kim Jong Un, taunted the isolated country's leader Sunday over his height and weight before pondering if the two could eventually be friends.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 11, 2017
Abe and Xi, acknowledging political successes at home, agree to push for better bilateral ties
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping, each benefiting from political victories at home, agree to pursue further efforts to improve bilateral ties.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 11, 2017
Japan to build four radar stations for the Philippines to counter piracy surge, sources say
Japan will build four coast guard radar stations on islands in the Sulu Celebes Seas separating the Philippines and Indonesia to help Manila counter a surge in piracy by Islamic insurgents, two sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 11, 2017
Abe, Xi to hold talks on sidelines of Asia summit
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans was to hold a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday afternoon on the sidelines of a regional economic summit in the Vietnamese coastal city of Danang.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 10, 2017
Putin links peace treaty to Japan's alliances but agrees to follow through on North sanctions
Concluding a peace treaty with Japan would involve Moscow examining how it could be affected by Tokyo's security commitments to its allies, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 10, 2017
Beijing urged Tokyo to not 'make noise' about South China Sea in leaders' talks: sources
China asked Japan to not make the South China Sea the focus of upcoming talks between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese leaders, sources close to bilateral relations have said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Nov 9, 2017
Trump's tone during visit to Seoul largely reassures South Koreans
By the time U.S. President Donald Trump departed Seoul on Wednesday, the sometimes bellicose leader seemed to have mollified South Koreans, who had been bracing for more confrontational rhetoric over North Korea, trade, and defense spending.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 9, 2017
Leaving TPP a strategic blunder by Trump, ex-U.S. trade rep Michael Froman says
The Trump administration's decision to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement will cost the U.S. access to markets in the Asia-Pacific and make it easier for China to advance its own vision for the region, said Michael Froman, who served as the U.S. Trade Representative under former...
JAPAN
Nov 9, 2017
Japan-funded facility for Syrian refugee women opens in Turkey
A Japan-funded facility for female Syrian refugees opened Wednesday in Gaziantep, southern Turkey, to provide vocational training and Turkish language education.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 8, 2017
Trump issues warning to 'rogue regime' North Korea: 'Do not try us'
U.S. President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday, telling him that the nuclear weapons he is developing "are not making you safer, they are putting your regime in grave danger."
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 8, 2017
Trump claim that Abe plans massive purchases of U.S. defense equipment walked back by Tokyo
The government has downplayed U.S. President Donald Trump's abrupt request for Japan to make large purchases of U.S.-made military gear.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 7, 2017
In rare show of force, U.S. set to stage drill with three carriers as Trump visits South Korea
Three U.S. aircraft carrier strike groups will exercise together in the Western Pacific in the coming days in a rare show of force as President Donald Trump visits Asia with warnings about the nuclear threat from North Korea, U.S. officials say.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 7, 2017
Fake meat, free markets ease North Koreans' hunger woes
Take the dregs left from making soy bean oil, which usually go to feed the pigs. Press and roll them into a sandy-colored paste. Stuff with rice, and top with chili sauce. The dish's name, "injogogi," means "man-made meat."
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 7, 2017
Abe's support for 'all options' on North Korea complicates efforts to bring abductees home
Abe has said rescuing citizens abducted by North Korea is a top priority, but a military option would inevitably jeopardize the abductees' lives.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 7, 2017
Satellite images spot increased activity at North Korean nuclear test site tunnel complex
Significant activity has been spotted at North Korea's main atomic test site's west portal — an as-of-yet unused tunnel complex where little or no activity had been observed over the past several months — raising the possibility of preparations for a fresh nuclear test, an analysis of new...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Nov 7, 2017
'Donald & Shinzo' chumminess aside, Trump leaves empty-handed on trade as Abe digs in
Throughout Trump's two-day visit, Abe publicly ducked any talk of major trade concessions even though Trump kept bringing it up.
JAPAN
Nov 6, 2017
Abe gives Trump and family golden table runner, golf cap and other summit gifts
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gave U.S. President Donald Trump a golden table runner on Monday to commemorate their summit in Tokyo, the Foreign Ministry said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 6, 2017
Trump touts solidarity with Japan but refuses to shy away from trade
In his high-stakes summit with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, U.S. leader Donald Trump keeps the heat on North Korea but also mentions his dissatisfaction with U.S.-Japanese trade.

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