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U S JAPAN RELATIONS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 11, 2017
Japanese companies find an island of calm in India's chaotic business terrain
In the desert-like scrub land of Rajasthan, beside a barren stretch of highway, an unlikely oasis appears: an island of Japan Inc.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 10, 2017
Abe and Finnish president agree to coordinate on dealings with Russia
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Finnish President Sauli Niinisto have affirmed that they will work together on their respective diplomatic relations with Russia.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2017
Japan and the Philippines sign grant deal on scholarships for government employees
Japan and the Philippines have signed a ¥264 million grant agreement to help Filipino government workers study at Japanese universities.
BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2017
Japan's private investment in India tops $1 billion in first half of 2017
Japanese firms invested at least $1.43 billion (about ¥163 billion) in Indian private equity and venture capital deals in the first half of 2017, more than triple the $459 million in 2016, according to data provided by Indian research firm Venture Intelligence.
Japan Times
LIFE / OBITUARY
Jul 9, 2017
Jean Pearce, Japan Times columnist and author, 1921-2017
Jean Pearce, my mother, who for decades helped Japan's foreign community feel more at home in their adopted country through her columns in The Japan Times, passed away peacefully on June 14 at the age of 96 in Washington, D.C.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jul 9, 2017
Thank you, Jean Pearce, for helping us get things done in Japan
If the U.S. had Ann Landers and Dear Abby, and Britain had Marge Proops, then Japan had Jean Pearce — someone who transcended the title of 'columnist' and became a media icon for generations of readers.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Jul 9, 2017
Tributes to Jean Pearce, who shaped the foreign community's experience of Japan
Jean Pearce, who for decades helped Japan's foreign community feel more at home in their adopted country through her columns in The Japan Times, passed away peacefully on June 14 at the age of 96 in Washington, D.C.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 9, 2017
Trump prods Abe to shrink U.S.-Japan trade imbalance
In talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, U.S. President Donald Trump urges Japan to further open its market to American exports as part of efforts to cut the trade imbalance.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 8, 2017
Abe, Xi hold talks at G-20 summit as North Korea threat looms
Hampered by years of strained diplomacy, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Germany to address the military threat posed by North Korea.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 8, 2017
South Korea, Japan unlikely to let 'comfort women' row undermine security ties
South Korea and Japan are expected to take a two-track approach to diplomacy to prevent the “comfort women” dispute from weakening their stance against North Korea.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2017
Abe, Putin to step up talks on joint economic activities on disputed Russian-held isles
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin agree to hold talks in August about jointly developing the disputed Russian-held islands off Hokkaido.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 8, 2017
Bombers buzz Korean Peninsula as U.S. says it is 'ready to unleash full lethal capability of allied air forces'
The U.S. sent two B-1B bombers from Guam to buzz the Korean Peninsula following the isolated nation's test this week of an intercontinental ballistic missile that analysts say is capable of striking Alaska.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2017
Onaga, three municipal chiefs vent ire over U.S. parachute drills at Kadena base in Okinawa
Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga on Friday called on Tokyo to pressure Washington to stop conducting parachuting drills at Kadena Air Base because they apparently violate a 1996 Japan-U.S. accord.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 7, 2017
Abe and Moon hold first talks in Hamburg, agree to resume reciprocal visits
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Moon Jae-in meet for the first time on the sidelines of the G-20 summit and focus on future-oriented ties.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 5, 2017
Commander of U.S. forces in South Korea says 'self-restraint' only thing preventing war against North
In a stark warning to North Korea after its successful test of a long-range missile, the top U.S. military commander in South Korea insinuated Wednesday that Seoul and Washington were willing to go to war if provoked.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 5, 2017
Former Prime Minister Mori plans to discuss cooperation, isle issue with Putin during visit
Former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori is arranging to visit Russia for talks with President Vladimir Putin on Sunday, a diplomatic source said Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 5, 2017
North Korea ICBM poses 'global threat' as Japan, allies weigh options
North Korea's new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) represents "a new escalation of the threat to the United States," Japan and South Korea, the U.S. said, as dictator Kim Jong Un pledged not to give up his isolated country's burgeoning nuclear weapons capabilities while continuing to dole out...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 4, 2017
North Korean claim of successful ICBM test likely to raise alarm in Tokyo — and Anchorage
North says it “can strike any place in the world” after missile fired on u2018lofted' trajectory splashes down in Sea of Japan
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2017
Japan moots low-tariff import quota on cheese in EU free trade talks
It remains unclear whether the EU will agree given its demand that tariffs on all categories of cheese be eliminated
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 3, 2017
Japan-U.S. 'two-plus-two' security talks postponed
Japan and the United States have postponed security talks involving their foreign and defense chiefs planned for mid-July because U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will not be available around that time, according to a Japanese source.
Ryuju Nagayama falls in controversial ruling in Paris but later earns bronze
Ryuju Nagayama reacts after his quarterfinal bout against Spain's Francisco Garrigos at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
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.
A mysterious plot prompts a rare call from Russia to the Pentagon
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington in April. In July, Russia's defense minister said he needed to talk to Austin about an alleged Ukrainian operation. What happened next remains murky.
‘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.
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.
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.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
By Alex K.T. Martin

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