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U S JAPAN RELATIONS

Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2014
Families fear hundreds left out of abductee debate
Feb. 7, 1976, should have been just another Saturday for Susumu Fujita.
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2014
Chongryon leader departs for North Korea
Ho Jong Man, chairman of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon), left Tokyo's Haneda International Airport for North Korea on Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 3, 2014
Abductees' families welcome new abduction minister Eriko Yamatani
The head of a group representing the families of Japanese abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s welcomed the appointment Wednesday of Eriko Yamatani as the new state minister in charge of the issue, expressing hope she "can quickly perform her job."
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 3, 2014
Inoki returns, says Pyongyang set to air results of abductee probe
Diet member Antonio Inoki, upon his arrival Tuesday from North Korea after co-hosting a rare pro wrestling event in the country, said he believes Pyongyang is "pretty much ready" to announce the results of its investigation of missing Japanese suspected of being abducted to the hermit state.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 2, 2014
Senior member of North Korea secret police met Japan diplomat over abduction issue
A senior official of North Korea's secret police organ directly linked to leader Kim Jong Un met Japan's top diplomat for Asian affairs in a closed-door meeting last month to discuss the abduction issue.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 2, 2014
Number of suspected Japanese abduction victims by N. Korea rises to 883
The National Police Agency said Tuesday that the number of missing people who may have been abducted by North Korea and whose disappearances are under investigation has increased by 23 to 883.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 2, 2014
Australia leaning toward buying Japan subs to upgrade fleet
Japan and Australia are leaning toward a multibillion-dollar sale by Tokyo of a fleet of stealth submarines to Canberra's military, in a move that could rile an increasingly assertive China, people familiar with the talks said.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 1, 2014
Keiji Furuya vows tough stance on North Korean abduction issue will continue
Japan will continue to take a hard stance against North Korea over the abduction issue until every single case involving a Japanese citizen is resolved, the Cabinet minister handling the matter said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 1, 2014
Abe, India's Modi agree to boost security, economic ties amid China's increasing territorial ambitions
The leaders of Japan and India agree to boost security and economic ties amid China's increasing territorial ambitions and military strength.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2014
Ex-abductee Hasuike keeps up pressure to retrieve others taken by North Korea
A man who was held by North Korea for more than 20 years before being repatriated in 2002 renewed a call for other Japanese abductees to be returned as soon as possible as Pyongyang conducts its second probe into their whereabouts.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2014
Japan, North Korea reportedly held secret talks over abductions
Japan and North Korea reportedly hold a secret meeting on the abduction issue as the North's first report on its new probe approaches.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 31, 2014
Indian leader Modi arrives for summit with Abe
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at Kansai International Airport on Saturday for a five-day visit in which he is expected to seek stronger security and economic ties with Japan in the face of China's rising territorial ambitions and military might.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 29, 2014
Japan, U.S. trade chief might hold TPP powwow in September: Amari
Tokyo and Washington could hold a ministerial meeting in September to reach agreement on contentious bilateral issues related to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the minister in charge of the trade initiative said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 29, 2014
Abductee hopes hinge on Kim
Japan is confident some of the more than a dozen citizens abducted by North Korean agents over three decades ago are alive, and is counting on Kim Jong Un to return them, said the minister in charge of the issue.
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2014
North Korea may delay first abduction probe report to late September
North Korea may delay the first report to Japan of the new round of investigation into abduction cases of Japanese nationals to the third week of September or later, sources said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2014
Japan, India to jointly produce rare earth metals for export to Japan
Japan and India have largely agreed to jointly produce rare earth metals that could be exported to Japan as soon as next year, sources close to the matter said Thursday.
WORLD
Aug 27, 2014
Japan, South Korea eye strategic talks in September
Japan and South Korea are preparing to hold a vice minister-level "strategic dialogue" possibly in early September in Tokyo, a senior Japanese Foreign Ministry official said on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2014
Japan Coast Guard to seek to double budget to expand Senkaku patrols
The Japan Coast Guard will request a budget of ¥50.4 billion for fiscal 2015, twice its current budget, to enable enhanced security of territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, coast guard sources said Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 26, 2014
U.S. official mum about Putin's planned visit to Japan amid Ukraine crisis
A U.S. official refrained Monday from elaborating on whether Japan should follow up on its invitation to have Russian President Vladimir Putin visit this fall amid the crisis in Ukraine.
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Aug 25, 2014
Japan awaits North Korean report on fate of abductees
It may soon become clear whether the Japanese government's decision to bet on the power and ability of North Korea's State Security Department to resolve the fate of past Japanese abductees was justified.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
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.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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