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UK JAPAN RELATIONS

JAPAN / Politics
Nov 15, 2015
Abe, Turnbull condemn Paris attacks, take up South China Sea
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe condemns the Paris terrorist attacks during a meeting with new Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at the G-20 summit in Turkey.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 14, 2015
Abe, Erdogan agree to cooperate on refugees, fighting terrorism
Meeting in Istanbul ahead of the G-20 summit, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Turkish counterpart agreed to jointly assist Syrian refugees while working to prevent terrorism.
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2015
Indonesia looks to buy US-2 amphibious aircraft from Japan in bid to show solidarity
Indonesia's lower house speaker told Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday that his country is considering procuring US-2 amphibious aircraft from Japan, signaling Jakarta's desire to promote cooperation with Tokyo over defense equipment as Beijing advances into the South China Sea.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2015
Hokkaido photographer documents neighboring Sakhalin
Photographer Masayoshi Saito has spent the past decade shooting the rugged expanses of Sakhalin Island, with the hope that his images will create better understanding between the Russian and Japanese people.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 11, 2015
Japan's lost decade has lesson for those dreading China slowdown
When Japan's economy downshifted dramatically in the 1990s, the rest of the world managed to do just fine. Now, as China suffers a sustained slowdown, there's a group of economists who say the same may well happen again.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Nov 9, 2015
Korean woman, 96, realizes childhood dream and finally goes to school
Pak Sang Im, 96, a Korean resident of Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, is going to school, realizing a childhood dream.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Nov 6, 2015
UNESCO eyes improvement in documentary listing system after Japan objects to Nanking Massacre papers
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova made the comments during a meeting with culture minister Hiroshi Hase in Paris on Friday, according to Hase.
JAPAN
Nov 6, 2015
Japanese monitoring team arrives in Yangon ahead of historic Myanmar general election
A delegation of Japanese election monitors arrived in Yangon on Friday afternoon, ahead of Myanmar's general election on Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 6, 2015
Japan weighs course of action in disputed South China Sea
As tension mounts in the South China Sea over the U.S. military's recent patrol challenging China's territorial claims there, speculation has centered on what action Japan may take in the region.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 6, 2015
South Korea urges rapid action on 'comfort women' row
A senior South Korean official on Friday urged Japan to waste no time in presenting acceptable proposals for ending a festering dispute over wartime sex slaves.
JAPAN
Nov 6, 2015
Japan defense vessel to stop at Vietnam naval base in South China Sea
Japanese and Vietnamese defense chiefs agreed Friday that a Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel can make a port call at a strategic Vietnamese naval base.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 6, 2015
Prince Akishino, Princess Kiko meet with Japanese immigrants in Brazil
Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko on Thursday honored Japanese immigrants in Brazil for the role they have played in building ties.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Nov 6, 2015
Indignant Japan urges UNESCO to overhaul procedures after Nanjing records flap
The government has weighed in again over UNESCO's acceptance of Chinese records of a wartime atrocity, demanding improved procedures.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 5, 2015
Tokyo mulls trilateral summit close to G-7 next May
The government is considering holding the next trilateral summit involving Japan, China and South Korea next May, the same month Japan hosts the Group of Seven summit.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 5, 2015
Japan, China agree to maritime communication mechanism to prevent conflict
The defense ministers of Japan and China have agreed in their first talks since June 2011 that defense exchanges and the early launch of a maritime communication mechanism will be important in preventing accidental clashes.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 5, 2015
Park-Abe reconciliation comes on heels of TPP, China-Japan thaw
The recently sealed Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact, Washington's urging for better relations with Tokyo and a thaw in ties between Japan and China appear to be why South Korea's leader decided to meet with her Japanese counterpart at last.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 4, 2015
Beijing's pragmatic Taiwan-China summit has implications for Japan
Some observers see the announcement of the first talks in 66 years between China's president and the leader of Taiwan as a further sign of Beijing's readiness to take risks.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 1, 2015
East Asia leaders agree to revive annual trilateral summit
In a sign of a warming relations among Japan, China and South Korea, the leaders of the three countries agreed Sunday to revive their annual trilateral summit after a 3½-year hiatus, with plans to meet in Japan next year.
BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2015
Japan business lobbies send joint delegation to Beijing to beef up ties
A joint Japanese business delegation, including the country's largest business lobby, arrived in Beijing on Sunday to hold talks with senior Chinese government officials and company executives to strengthen bilateral economic ties.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 1, 2015
Top Japanese, Chinese diplomats agree to further improve ties
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida on Sunday agreed with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, that the two countries should strengthen rapprochement efforts amid thawing ties.

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