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Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2019
Nearly 100 Japan lawmakers, including another minister, visit Tokyo's war-linked Yasukuni
Internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi, as well as a cross-party group of about 100 lawmakers, paid homage Friday at war-linked Yasukuni Shrine during its autumn festival, a day after a visit from a different Cabinet minister drew criticism from China and South Korea.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 17, 2019
Number of South Korean visitors to Japan plunges nearly 60% in September
The number of South Korean visitors to Japan plunged nearly 60 percent in September from a year earlier, following a 48.0 percent tumble in August, amid frayed ties over wartime history and trade policy, government data has shown.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Brexit: How it affects Japan
Oct 17, 2019
Amid Brexit chaos, abandoning U.K. operations no simple task for Japanese firms
With the deadline for the U.K.'s withdrawal from the European Union fast approaching, the question for Japanese manufacturers and other businesses with operations there is not as simple as whether to stay or go.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 17, 2019
Huawei CEO voices hopes for cooperation with Japan amid U.S. dispute
Ren Zhengfei, chief executive and founder of Huawei Technologies Co., expressed strong hope on Wednesday for cooperation with Japan, as the Chinese tech giant faces severe challenges in a prolonged technology dispute with the United States.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 17, 2019
Seiichi Eto becomes first Japan minister to visit Tokyo's war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in over two years
The last Cabinet minister to visit was Sanae Takaichi in April 2017.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Brexit: How it affects Japan
Oct 16, 2019
As U.K. eyes post-Brexit trade deal with Japan, its hand may not be as strong as it thinks
With the U.K. looking to secure its economic future and seize the purported benefits of Brexit, London has been ramping up its negotiating capacity and making overtures to trade partners.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Brexit: How it affects Japan
Oct 15, 2019
Buffeted by Brexit, British firms try to chart a course in the Japanese market
British companies are coming under more pressure than ever to develop a footprint in non-EU markets.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 15, 2019
Japan prepares bill to ratify U.S. trade deal
The Abe government on Tuesday signed off on a bill that would ratify the new trade deal with the United States.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 13, 2019
South Korean PM to attend emperor's enthronement ceremony in highest-level visit to Japan since export curbs
Despite the current frosty relations, South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon plans to visit Japan next week to attend Emperor Naruhito's enthronement ceremony.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 13, 2019
North Korea demands Japan pay compensation over sinking of fishing boat
North Korea has “strongly demanded” Japan pay compensation for a fishing boat that sank after it collided with a Fisheries Agency patrol boat in the Sea of Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 11, 2019
Japan may release video of North Korean boat's collision with Fisheries Agency vessel
Suspecting illegal fishing, the patrol ship Okuni was badgering the ship with loudspeakers and water cannons before the accident in Japan's EEZ.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 10, 2019
Tokyo, Seoul and the weaponization of history
In July, Japan tightened its control of exports of certain materials for semiconductor production to South Korea. On Aug. 28, the government took further action and removed South Korea from its whitelist of nations granted preferential trade procedure.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 10, 2019
Japan's not hedging with Australia security ties
Once willing to let others take the lead in foreign policy and defense, Japan is now employing a comprehensive security strategy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 10, 2019
South Korea and Japan to hold talks over trade dispute on Friday
Trade officials from South Korea and Japan will hold bilateral consultations in Geneva on Friday, following a complaint filed by Seoul with the World Trade Organization last month over Tokyo's tightening of export controls, trade ministries of the two countries said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2019
Visits to Tokyo's war-linked Yasukuni Shrine by ministers may resume after more than two years
Since conservatives close to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe joined his Cabinet in a reshuffle last month, there has been speculation that visits to war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo by Cabinet ministers may resume after a halt of 2½ years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 9, 2019
Japanese manufacturers use decades of experience to dominate key chemical market for cutting-edge chips
Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., JSR Corp. and Shin-Etsu Chemical Co.: Three seemingly inconspicuous companies suddenly came into the spotlight in early July when Japan announced it would slap tightened export controls to South Korea on three key chemicals — photoresists, fluorinated polyimide and hydrogen fluoride...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2019
Trial tour to Russian-controlled isles for Japanese visitors postponed
The Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that a planned trial sightseeing tour to two Russian-held islands off Hokkaido had been postponed.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2019
Japan's Rising Sun flag: A bone of contention for South Korea
Late last month, South Korean lawmaker An Min-suk of the ruling Democratic Party stood before the media in Seoul to explain a resolution proposed in the National Assembly.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2019
Trump wishes Abe 'a very happy birthday' — on day of Putin's birth
U.S. President Donald Trump wished Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, his golf buddy and close ally, a "very happy birthday" on Monday, at the start of a formal signing ceremony for his country's recently reached trade deal with Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2019
Japan to conduct trial tour to Russian-held isles from Wednesday
A trial sightseeing tour to two of four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido at the center of a decadeslong territorial row between Tokyo and Moscow will take place between Wednesday and Oct. 16, the Japanese government has said.

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