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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 23, 2019
GSOMIA lives, but what's next for Japan and South Korea ties?
After South Korea's surprise announcement to remain a party to a key intelligence-sharing pact with Japan, wartime labor, the issue at the heart of strained bilateral ties, remains far from being resolved.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 23, 2019
WTO reform 'urgent,' G20 ministers agree at Nagoya meeting
Amid an escalating U.S.-China tit-for-tat tariff trade war, foreign ministers from the Group of 20 major economies agree that it is “urgent” to reform the World Trade Organization.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 23, 2019
Despite continuation of intel pact, Japanese businesses see little hope for early recovery of ties with South Korea
Despite Seoul's eleventh-hour decision on Friday to effectively extend its military information-sharing pact with Tokyo, Japanese businesses appear to have little hope of an early recovery for bilateral ties due to the lack of a resolution of the wartime labor issue.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 22, 2019
G20 foreign ministers, including South Korea's Kang Kyung-wha, gather in Nagoya for Japan's last turn as host
Foreign ministers from the Group of 20 major economies gathered in Nagoya on Friday, where they were set to discuss free trade, sustainable development and how to best assist rapidly growing economies in Africa.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 22, 2019
Japan must do more to fix China's image problem: Xi
In a statement likely to annoy some in Japan ahead of his visit planned for next spring, Chinese President Xi Jinping blamed the unpopularity of his country on Japanese bias and prejudice.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 22, 2019
GSOMIA survives as South Korea reverses decision to exit intel pact with Japan
The dramatic reversal just hours before the deadline came in the face of strong pressure from Washington and after Tokyo and Seoul reportedly narrowed their gap on trade.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 22, 2019
Japan and India — a special relationship
As the world's economic center of gravity shifts to Asia, it increasingly falls to these two countries to take up the baton to champion freedom, inclusivity, trade and other liberal values.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 21, 2019
For Japan's economy, worst of South Korea boycott may have passed
While a South Korean consumer boycott of Japanese products continues in the wake of a prolonged dispute over wartime history and trade, economists say Japan has already seen the worst of its economic repercussions.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 21, 2019
Hopes for 11th-hour deal dim as deadline for Japan-South Korea intel pact looms
As the clock ticks closer to the deadline for renewing the pact, Tokyo and Seoul appear no closer to bridging significant gaps.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 20, 2019
South Korea hints at ending talks with Japan over trade dispute
South Korea suggested Tuesday it may break off talks with Japan at the World Trade Organization aimed at settling their dispute over Tokyo's export restrictions.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 19, 2019
Moon holding out hope that Japan-South Korea intel-sharing pact can be saved
Appearing on television for a question-and-answer session, Moon said South Korea will seek to settle the GSOMIA issue until the eleventh hour.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 19, 2019
Abe considering visit to India in December in bid to draw Modi back to RCEP
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering visiting India in mid-December for talks with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, sources familiar with bilateral relations said Tuesday, following New Delhi's decision to withdraw from a sweeping free trade agreement.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 18, 2019
Japan and U.S. defense chiefs agree Tokyo-Seoul intel pact is vital
Defense Minister Taro Kono and U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper have agreed that military cooperation between Japan and South Korea is vital for regional security, as their bilateral intelligence-sharing pact is set to expire Saturday, according to a Defense Ministry official.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2019
Japanese abductee receiving medical care in North Korea as Pyongyang considers future talks with Tokyo, source says
An order has been issued in North Korea for authorities to provide "a sufficient degree of medical care" to a Japanese woman abducted by agents of Pyongyang in the 1970s, a person familiar with the situation said Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 18, 2019
Japan's 'bark worse than its bite' in trade spat with South Korea, Citigroup says
Japan's tightening of export controls on South Korea have so far been a case of "the bark was worse than the bite," with only limited fallout for South Korea's economy, according to Citigroup Inc.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 17, 2019
No progress by Japan and South Korea defense chiefs over intel pact in Bangkok
During ministerial talks between the Japanese and South Korean defense chiefs in Bangkok, little progress is made over a bilateral military intelligence-sharing pact set to expire this month.
WORLD
Nov 17, 2019
Right disputed islands answer brings sweet revenge for 'Jeopardy' champ
It was sweet revenge for "Jeopardy" contestant James Holzhauer.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2019
Washington asked Tokyo to pay five times as much per year for U.S. forces based in Japan
The United States asked Japan earlier this year to pay significantly more — about five times as much per year — to support U.S. forces stationed on the soil of its major Asian ally, government sources said Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 15, 2019
Sharing military intel with Japan 'difficult,' Moon tells visiting U.S. defense chief
In his annual Security Consultative Meeting with Mark Esper, the Korean president vowed to promote cooperation among the three U.S. allies but said Japan's export curbs remained a hurdle.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 15, 2019
China frees Japanese law professor accused of spying after obtaining confession
Nobu Iwatani of the public university's graduate school of law is back home and in good health after some intervention from Japan and a confession to China.
Cutting ties with JCP not easy for CDP despite Renho's defeat
When Renho (center) announced her candidacy for the Tokyo gubernatorial election on May 27, the head of the Japanese Communist Party's secretariat, Akira Koike (far left), was also in attendance.
Japan soccer player Sano arrested for alleged sexual assault
Professional soccer player Kaishu Sano has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman in her 30s at a Tokyo hotel.
Taro Kono says central bank needs to raise rates to lift yen
Taro Kono, Japan's digital transformation minister, speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Trump says Taiwan should pay for defense, sending TSMC stock down
Shares in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple and Nvidia supplier, closed 2.4% lower on Wednesday.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
After Tokyo Olympic disappointment, Nadeshiko Japan look for redemption
Japan's Hikaru Kitagawa dribbles past a defender during an Olympic qualifying match against North Korea at National Stadium in Tokyo in February.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.

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