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UK JAPAN RELATIONS

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 17, 2018
Trump-Putin summit: A political boon for Abe?
While Trump's seeming embrace of Putin has shocked U.S. allies worldwide, the summit could prove to be something of a blessing for Abe.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2018
GSDF joins Bastille Day parade in Paris as Japan and France mark 160th anniversary of bilateral ties
Seven members of the Ground Self-Defense Force took part in the annual Bastille Day parade in Paris on Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 14, 2018
Japan, France sign agreement to share defense supplies, deepening military ties
Japan and France have inked a bilateral agreement to share defense and other supplies to deepen security cooperation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2018
Kim Jong Un orders aides to 're-explain' findings of probe into North Korea's past abductions of Japanese nationals
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered his aides to "re-explain" to Tokyo the findings of a probe into the whereabouts of missing Japanese nationals suspected to have been abducted by Pyongyang decades ago, according to a South Korean activist.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 11, 2018
North Korea calls Abe 'kingpin of corruption,' blasts leader for denuclearization push
The newspaper of North Korea's ruling party lambasted Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday as a "kingpin of corruption" over his alleged roles in two graft scandals that had in recent months pulled down his approval ratings.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 11, 2018
Japan isn't stepping aside as China steps up
The Abe adminisration and the private sector are reasserting influence in Asia and beyond.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 9, 2018
Pompeo, in Tokyo, denies U.S. stance is softening on North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs
In Tokyo following his latest visit to Pyongyang, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denies that Washington has softened its stance against North Korea.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 8, 2018
Japan, U.S., South Korea foreign ministers to coordinate over North Korea
The foreign ministers of Japan, the United States and South Korea will seek to beef up coordination on Sunday amid uncertainty about North Korea's denuclearization path.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 7, 2018
U.S. trade deficit with Japan shrinks 12.6% in May
Japan's goods trade surplus with the U.S. shrank 12.6 percent in May from the previous month to $5.49 billion, the U.S. Commerce Department says.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 6, 2018
No resolution on abduction issue unless sanctions lifted, North Korea tells Japan
North Korea has said it will not comply with Tokyo's request for a resolution of the issue of Japanese citizens abducted by the North decades ago unless Tokyo lifts unilateral economic sanctions, sources close to bilateral ties said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 4, 2018
Abe plans to visit China in October if re-elected in LDP leadership race
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to visit China, possibly in October, to hold talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping amid efforts to improve bilateral ties.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 4, 2018
China's military reforms aimed at offshore expansion, Communist Party document says
China's military reforms are aimed at expanding its military might from the traditional focus on land territories to maritime influence to protect the nation's strategic interests in a new era, according to an internal reader of China's Central Military Commission obtained by Kyodo News.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 3, 2018
Abe scraps plan to be first Japanese leader to visit Iran since 1978 as Trump gets tough on Tehran
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has dropped his plan to visit Iran this summer, government sources said Tuesday, as U.S. President Donald Trump has taken an increasingly tough line against Tehran.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 2, 2018
Hundreds of dignitaries honor Yoshio Okawara, former Japanese ambassador to U.S.
Several hundred top diplomats, politicians and business people gathered Monday at a Tokyo hotel to honor Yoshio Okawara, a former Japanese ambassador to the United States who died of pneumonia March 29 at age 99.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 2, 2018
United Nations Command stepped up use of U.S. bases in Japan last year amid North Korean weapons tests
The United Nations Command gave Japan 27 notifications of plans to use U.S. bases in the country in 2017, compared with 15 the previous year, Japanese and U.S. government sources have said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2018
Japan bothered by ramifications of U.S. halt to Korean war games
Despite assurances from the Pentagon chief, Tokyo is pressuring Washington because peace on the Korean Peninsula might benefit China and alter U.S. troop levels in Japan.
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2018
Import of cars and car parts not a threat to U.S. security, Tokyo says
Japan said on Friday that U.S. imports of its automobiles and auto parts are not an impediment to U.S. security and will not become one, and import restrictions would have "devastating effects" on the U.S. and global economies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 27, 2018
Sanctions on Iran create diplomatic headache, rather than economic catastrophe, for oil-dependent Japan
A new hard-line U.S. policy aimed at halting imports of Iranian crude oil may deal a significant blow to the growing ties between Tokyo and Tehran.
Japan Times
JAPAN / AMBASSADOR VISIT
Jun 27, 2018
Uzbek envoy eager to deepen relationship with Japan
Uzbekistan Ambassador Gayrat Fazilov wants to strengthen the strategic partnership with Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2018
Ex-PM Hosokawa's Tokyo-based museum donates over 4,000 ancient books to China
A museum headed by former Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa on Tuesday donated 4,175 ancient Chinese books handed down through his family for generations to the National Library of China.

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