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UK JAPAN RELATIONS

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 26, 2017
North Korea says U.S. has 'declared war,' warns it may shoot down warplanes as risk of miscalculation grows
North Korea's foreign minister said Monday that the U.S. had "declared war" on the isolated nation, pinning the blame on President Donald Trump's incendiary words days earlier while also threatening to shoot down U.S. bombers — even if they are not in the country's airspace.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 24, 2017
North Korea foreign minister warns of 'pre-emptive action' as U.S. bombers fly off Korean Peninsula
In a fiery speech before world leaders at the U.N. on Saturday, North Korea's foreign minister vowed the country will take "merciless pre-emptive action" if it detects U.S. or allied military action against it.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 23, 2017
China warns Japan not to abandon dialogue for sanctions in dealing with North Korea
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Taro Kono, his Japanese counterpart, that talking only about sanctions for North Korea rather than focusing on dialogue will be seen as going against United Nations resolutions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2017
U.S., Japanese carriers conduct drills amid soaring North Korea tensions
The Maritime Self-Defense Force conducted exercises with the U.S. Navy on Friday amid North Korea's continued nuclear and missile tests, the Defense Ministry said in a statement.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 22, 2017
Kim directly warns Trump as North Korean foreign minister says response may include Pacific H-bomb test
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un calls U.S. President Donald Trump “mentally deranged” and vows to make him “pay dearly” for threatening the total destruction of his country.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 20, 2017
Trump's fire and brimstone U.N. speech hands Abe a win on North Korea, but will victory be pyrrhic?
Experts warn that Trump's threat could reinforce Pyongyang's belief that nuclear weapons remain the sole means of securing the regime's safety.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 20, 2017
In first U.N. speech, Trump threatens total destruction of North Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that the United States will be forced to "totally destroy" North Korea unless it halts its pursuit of nuclear weapons, mocking the isolated country's dictator, Kim Jong Un, as a "rocket man" on a suicide mission.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 19, 2017
Mattis hints at U.S. military options, says no need to shoot down North Korean missiles yet
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis hinted Monday that Washington retained military options against nuclear-armed North Korea that he said would not leave Seoul at risk of devastating retaliatory strikes.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 18, 2017
U.S. sends powerful bombers, fighters over Korean Peninsula in 'show of force'
The U.S. military sent four of its most advanced stealth fighter jets, along with two heavy bombers, for joint drills with Japanese and South Korean warplanes near Japan and over the Korean Peninsula on Monday in a "show of force" after North Korea's missile launch over Hokkaido three days earlier.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
Japan to aid introduction of multilingual ride-hailing apps
A Nihon Kotsu Co. taxi departs one of the company's service offices in Tokyo.
Seven & I founding family sounded out KKR and others about buyout: report
A 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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