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U S JAPAN RELATIONS

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JAPAN / FOCUS
Aug 3, 2021
Hong Kong’s fate spurs Japan to speak up about defending Taiwan
A more supportive policy toward Taipei is emblematic of a broader shift by Tokyo in response to China's crackdown on Hong Kong and increased military activities in the Taiwan Strait.
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JAPAN
Aug 1, 2021
Japan's No. 2 diplomat in South Korea ordered home for improper remark
Hirohisa Soma has been serving as the deputy chief of mission at the Japanese Embassy in Seoul since July 2019.
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BUSINESS
Aug 1, 2021
Japanese firms worry about business impact as Myanmar unrest grows
Many of the more than 400 Japanese companies with local operations in the country have taken steps such as putting business plans on hold.
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JAPAN
Jul 30, 2021
Japan and U.S. informed by Seoul on reopening of inter-Korean communications
With North Korea keeping its borders closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, South Korea hopes to hold inter-Korean consultations online.
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JAPAN
Jul 29, 2021
U.S. urges Japan to shoulder more of costs for hosting American troops
The two allies will launch full-fledged, working-level talks in early August in the United States to conclude a multiyear agreement.
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SOCCER / J. League
Jul 24, 2021
Asylum-seeking Myanmar soccer player to join Japanese club as trainee
Pyae Lyan Aung will join YSCC Yokohama, currently in the J. League's third division, as a trainee following the approval of a six-month visa earlier in the month.
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WORLD / Politics
Jul 24, 2021
Biden eyes former Japan envoy Caroline Kennedy as U.S. ambassador to Australia
Kennedy threw her support behind Biden's 2020 presidential bid, writing that the former vice president was more prepared for the job than his rivals.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 23, 2021
Crossing the Rubicon? The deepening of Japan and Taiwan's relationship
A Taiwan that is not free and open or wedded to a rules-based order is a serious security concern for Japan.
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JAPAN
Jul 23, 2021
Details of Korean wartime labor at Japan heritage site insufficient, UNESCO says
The World Heritage Committee adopted a resolution Thursday calling for Tokyo to amend its description of Hashima Coal Mine by December 2022.
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JAPAN
Jul 21, 2021
Japan, U.S. and South Korea affirm importance of peace across Taiwan Strait
Top officials from the three countries also used a meeting to send a clear message with their coordination on policy toward North Korea, despite recent frictions between Seoul and Tokyo.
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JAPAN
Jul 21, 2021
Japan's total number of fighter jet scrambles reaches 30,000
The figure reached the milestone on Monday after hitting 20,000 in 2006 and 10,000 in 1983, according to the Defense Ministry.
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JAPAN
Jul 21, 2021
Typhoon ends 157-day streak of Chinese vessels near Senkakus
The absence of China Coast Guard ships ended the longest streak since the islands were brought under state control in September 2012.
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JAPAN
Jul 20, 2021
British aircraft carrier strike group to make port calls in Japan in September
Defense chief Nobuo Kishi unveiled the plan, apparently intended to counter China's rising assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region, after meeting with his British counterpart in Tokyo.
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JAPAN
Jul 20, 2021
Senior Japanese, U.S. officials hold security talks
Top Japanese and U.S. officials began talks on Tuesday to discuss regional security issues, including those related to China and North Korea.
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JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Jul 20, 2021
Moon’s Olympic absence points to protracted stalemate with Japan
Tokyo had been lukewarm on a visit, as it did not expect the South Korean president to propose solutions to festering grievances over historical, political and economic issues.
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JAPAN
Jul 19, 2021
South Korea’s Moon scraps plan to visit Tokyo for Olympics
Plans to hold the first in-person summit between the leaders of Japan and South Korea had hit a snag over a disparaging comment by a Japanese diplomat about the South Korean president.
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JAPAN
Jul 18, 2021
Japan to rebut UNESCO request over Korean labor at World Heritage sites
A feud over wartime labor and compensation has caused Japan-South Korea relations to sink to their lowest point in decades.
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JAPAN
Jul 17, 2021
North Korea slams Japan's Tokyo Olympic map showing disputed islands
North Korea on Saturday criticized a map on the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Organising Committee's website that shows a group of islands controlled by South Korea as being part of Japan.
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JAPAN
Jul 15, 2021
Japan will welcome South Korea's Moon for Olympics visit, ruling party says
South Korean lawmakers and members of Japan's counterpart group also discussed ways to cooperate for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics and improve bilateral relations.
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JAPAN
Jul 13, 2021
Japan and Britain hold anti-piracy drill in Gulf of Aden
Japan and Britain have held an anti-piracy military drill in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia in East Africa, Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said Tuesday.

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