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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 17, 2020
Who benefits from the Henoko delay?
Most people in Okinawa Prefecture in fact do not truly desire a solution to the so-called Okinawa problem.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 16, 2020
Japan-China ties, according to Beijing
Beijing's perceptions of the state of Japan-China relations and Japan-U.S. relations reflect an aspiration of what they hope to manifest.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 16, 2020
Macron says he repeatedly told Abe that Ghosn's treatment wasn't good enough
The French president felt the conditions of Carlos Ghosn's detention and interrogation by Tokyo prosecutors were substandard.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 15, 2020
Japanese response to alleged global Chinese assault on rights 'lukewarm,' rights group says
Human Rights Watch released a scathing report Wednesday slamming the Chinese government for crafting an "Orwellian high-tech surveillance state" at home and deploying its growing economic clout to silence its critics overseas, while an official with the group criticized Japan's response to alleged rights...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 14, 2020
Toward an Indo-Pacific concert of democracies
If democratic powers leverage their bilateral and trilateral partnerships to generate progress toward such a concert of democracies, the vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific may be achievable in the years ahead.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 14, 2020
Japan defense chief Taro Kono tours Aegis missile defense test site in Hawaii
Defense Minister Taro Kono on Monday visited a test complex of a U.S.-developed land-based missile defense system in Hawaii amid a stalemate over its introduction to Japan, with candidate sites angered by errors in government surveys used to select the locations.
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BUSINESS
Jan 14, 2020
Japanese and U.S. trade chiefs discuss WTO reform
Trade minister Hiroshi Kajiyama and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer exchanged views Monday on reforming the World Trade Organization, which has become largely dysfunctional due to a shortage of members in its appellate body.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 14, 2020
Harvard scholar Joseph Nye sees role for Japan in U.S.-China 'cooperative rivalry'
Japan could play a "very important role" in balancing the "cooperative rivalry" between the United States and China, renowned American scholar Joseph Nye said in a recent interview.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 14, 2020
Japan's top diplomat meets with former U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi met Monday with George Shultz, former U.S. secretary of state under President Ronald Reagan, ahead of the 60th anniversary of the signing of the revised Japan-U.S. security treaty.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 13, 2020
Saudi crown prince 'fully supports' Japan MSDF mission in Middle East
Shinzo Abe and Mohammed bin Salman confirm that Japan and Saudi Arabia will work together for stability in the Middle East and safe navigation in the region.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 12, 2020
China's navy commissions biggest and 'most powerful' surface warship
China's navy commissioned its biggest and most advanced surface warship yet, the Nanchang guided-missile destroyer, on Sunday morning in the port city of Qingdao, state media reported.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 12, 2020
Despite electoral landslide, 'new era' of Sino-Japanese ties strikes fear into the hearts of Taiwan's leaders
Fears are growing in Taipei that Japan might agree with Beijing on a new political document effectively expressing its support for China's strategy toward what it regards as a wayward province.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jan 12, 2020
Tsai Ing-wen's electoral secret weapon: pro-Japanese youths
In Taiwan's presidential election Saturday, young people, who are favorably disposed toward Japan, may have been one of the major contributors to the re-election of incumbent Tsai Ing-wen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 10, 2020
Uniqlo sees worst drop in overseas sales in decade amid Hong Kong unrest and South Korea row
Political flare-ups in Asia are putting the brakes on Fast Retailing Co.'s overseas momentum, as the Uniqlo operator reported the worst decline in its quarterly revenue in a decade for its international segment.
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JAPAN
Jan 10, 2020
Foreign visitors to Japan set record in 2019, but South Korea tensions put 40 million goal in doubt
The boycott, spawned by Japan's decision last year to tighten curbs on strategic exports to the South, is resulting in fewer visitors.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 10, 2020
Japan-China political document to be unveiled during Xi's state visit
Japan and China have decided to craft a major political document that will lay the foundation for the two countries' future relations and are likely to unveil it when Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Japan as a state guest in the spring, sources close to the matter said Thursday.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jan 10, 2020
Japanese delegation of 1,000 to visit South Korea
Japan will send a delegation of about 1,000 people to South Korea later this year, Toshihiro Nikai, secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 9, 2020
Japan backs restrained U.S. response to Iranian missile strikes, Abe says
Defense Minister Taro Kono spoke by phone with his Iranian counterpart Amir Hatami to explain Tokyo's plan to dispatch a destroyer and two patrol airplanes to the Middle East, the Japanese Defense Ministry said Thursday.
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JAPAN / History
Jan 9, 2020
Long friendship comes full circle with Welsh gift of ginkgo trees to Japan
Over a dozen ginkgo tree saplings have been sent to Japan from Pembrokeshire, a location noted for its remarkable history in Wales' long-standing ties with Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2020
South Korea court rejects wartime labor claims against Mitsubishi Heavy from 54 plaintiffs
A lawyer said those whose claims were rejected were not able to gather relevant evidence or did not have enough recollection to prove their case.

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