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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 23, 2019
Korean nationalism and the 'comfort women' issue
South Korean nationalism has co-opted the comfort women issue.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 23, 2019
Japanese radar stations and MSDF crews failed to track recent North Korean missiles launches
The missiles, including some capable of reaching Japan, apparently escaped detection due to their low altitudes and irregular trajectories.
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2019
Motegi says U.S.-Japan trade talks will bring peace of mind to farmers and automakers
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said trade talks with the United States will bring peace of mind to farmers and automakers, according to an interview with public broadcaster NHK aired Sunday ahead of a key bilateral meeting this week.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2019
Japan agrees to WTO consultation with South Korea amid trade dispute
The move effectively locks both countries into the World Trade Organization's painstaking and lengthy dispute settlement process.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2019
U.K. appeals for public help in outlining post-Brexit trade with Japan
The U.K. government said Friday it wanted to hear from businesses and members of the public about their priorities for a post-Brexit trade deal with Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 19, 2019
Abe will not hold meeting with Moon during visit to New York
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has no plans to meet with South Korean President Moon Jae-in during his trip to New York to attend the U.N. General Assembly starting Monday, sources familiar with the matter said.
JAPAN
Sep 19, 2019
California police investigating after 'comfort woman' statue vandalized for second time this summer
A controversial statue in Southern California depicting a hanbok-wearing Korean girl who symbolizes "comfort women" has been defaced for the second time this summer, according to police.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 19, 2019
North Korea envoy tells delegates from Tokyo that ties with Japan going 'from bad to worse'
North Korea's ambassador for negotiations to normalize relations with Japan told a visiting Japanese delegation on Wednesday that ties between the two countries have been going "from bad to worse rather than becoming normal," during a meeting in Pyongyang.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 18, 2019
South Korean visitors to Japan down by half in August compared to last year
The number of South Korean visitors to Japan tumbled 48.0 percent in August from a year earlier, to 308,700, government data showed Wednesday, amid escalating tensions between the two neighbors over wartime history and trade policy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 18, 2019
New Japan Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi holds firm that Seoul must end wartime labor row
Newly appointed Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Wednesday that Tokyo urgently demands Seoul eliminate “violations of international law” regarding wartime Korean labor issues.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 18, 2019
Saudi Arabia, Japan and the world beyond oil
At a variety of levels Saudi Arabia is deeply engaged economically with Japan, and in many areas beyond oil.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 18, 2019
South Korea removes Japan from trade whitelist as feud deepens
The change means that exports of some strategic goods to Japan will receive greater scrutiny than shipments to 28 other fast-track destinations, South Korea's trade ministry said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Sep 18, 2019
Abe used Cabinet reshuffle to renew focus on North Korea abductions, but resolution remains out of reach
In last week's Cabinet reshuffle, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe replaced some of the key personnel responsible for handling the issue of North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals — again demonstrating his determination to resolve the decadeslong problem.
BUSINESS
Sep 18, 2019
U.S. may ease bottle rules for Japanese alcohol as part of trade negotiations
Tokyo and Washington are in the final stage of talks over an easing of the United States' regulations on bottles for alcoholic beverages imported from Japan, under an envisioned trade pact between the two countries, it was learned Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 18, 2019
Toyota and Aisin Seki invest $791 million in Texas as trade deal with U.S. nears
Toyota Motor Corp. and one of its top suppliers will invest a combined $791 million (¥85.59 billion) in Texas to build next-generation pickups as part of a drive to boost output in the U.S. and ease trade tensions with the Trump administration.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 18, 2019
U.S. eager to spur military tech as China innovates, but Japan industry in 'lukewarm environment'
The United States is eager to spur innovation in its defense industry at a time when China is investing in advanced technologies including fifth-generation, or 5G, high-speed communications equipment, artificial intelligence systems and hypersonic weapons.
BUSINESS
Sep 18, 2019
Rice excluded from trade accord U.S. and Japan aim to ink soon
U.S. rice growers won't get increased sales under the current terms of a trade deal agreed by President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, people familiar with the accord said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 17, 2019
A silver lining in the North Korea nuclear impasse?
The impasse may be an opportunity for both Washington and Tokyo to establish an alternative form of diplomatic relations with the North.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 17, 2019
Japan and U.S. top envoys vow to cooperate on North Korea and Middle East
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo agreed Monday to cooperate on North Korean nuclear issues and in dealing with the situation in the Middle East following an attack on Saudi Arabia's major oil facilities.
BUSINESS
Sep 17, 2019
WTO discloses South Korea's complaint against Japan
The World Trade Organization has disclosed Seoul's recent complaint against Japan over its tighter controls on exports of three semiconductor materials to South Korea.

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