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UK JAPAN RELATIONS

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 24, 2018
Abe expresses hope for peace treaty progress as he departs for summit with Putin
The Prime Minister left for Russia on Thursday to hold a meeting with the Russian president and attend an economic forum, with bilateral cooperation high on the agenda.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 21, 2018
Is history rhyming in East Asia?
Look to Japan-U.S. relations in the 1930s for clues on the course of current Sino-American ties.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 20, 2018
Japan's foreign policy balancing act
This year's Diplomacy Bluebook shows Japan scrambling to square long-held positions with rapid changes in the region.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 16, 2018
North Korean ruling party newspaper rips Japan as 'desperate' amid detente, urges end to 'hostile policy'
North Korea's ruling party newspaper, the Rodong Sinmun, has lashed out at attempts by Tokyo to urge Washington to address its nuclear and missile programs at a planned U.S.-North Korea summit, calling the moves "desperate efforts" by a "trouble-maker creating only complexities" on Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 16, 2018
Japan-China relationship is on the mend
Momentum can change trends in international relations. A series of summits in Panmunjom and Tokyo has created growing momentum toward dialogue and peace rather than pressure and tension.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 16, 2018
North Korea threatens to cancel Trump-Kim summit over U.S. push for 'unilateral' denuclearization
North Korea abruptly threatened to cancel the summit between Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump if the U.S. presses ahead with demands Pyongyang unilaterally relinquish its nuclear arsenal.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 14, 2018
Top U.S. diplomat Pompeo stokes concern over North Korea as Abe seeks to avoid being shut out of diplomatic process
Worries are running high in Tokyo that the mercurial Trump will leave Japan in the lurch.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 13, 2018
North Korea wants the world to watch as it blows up its nuclear test site, but are there ulterior motives?
North Korea wants the world to watch as it blows up its Punggye-ri nuclear test site, the country has said, announcing that it will hold a "ceremony" between May 23 and May 25, inviting foreign journalists to witness what it said would be a "transparent" event.
EDITORIALS
May 13, 2018
Moving ties forward with Beijing and Seoul
The scarcity of top-level exchanges speaks volumes about the state of Japan's diplomatic ties with its regional neighbors.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 13, 2018
China's first homemade aircraft carrier begins sea trials in demonstration of growing military prowess
China's first indigenously built aircraft carrier began inaugural sea trials on Sunday, in a display of the Asian giant's growing technological prowess and as it seeks to expand the reach of its navy further into the Pacific.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 12, 2018
Abe and Putin to hold talks in Moscow on May 26
Yuri Ushakov, foreign affairs adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin, said Friday that the president will hold a meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Moscow on May 26, Russia's Interfax news agency reported.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 10, 2018
Trump welcomes three Americans freed by North Korea in diplomatic win for U.S. president
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed home three Americans who had been detained by North Korea, greeting the trio at an air base outside Washington early Thursday after they were released hours earlier by Pyongyang. The release gives Trump a key diplomatic victory ahead of a highly anticipated summit...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 10, 2018
North Korea's Kim calls planned summit with Trump a 'historic' opportunity
North Korea has made official mention for the first time of a planned summit between leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump, telling visiting Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that it would be a "historic" opportunity, state media said Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 9, 2018
Kim, Xi talk denuclearization as North Korean leader makes second secret visit to China
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told Chinese President Xi Jinping that he was committed to giving up his nuclear weapons if security guarantees were met, during a surprise visit to the Chinese port city of Dalian just weeks ahead of a planned summit between Kim and U.S. President Donald Trump, Chinese...
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan beats Taiwan ahead of rematch in Premier12 final
Keita Sano celebrates with his teammates after scoring on Kotaro Kiyomiya's two-run triple against Taiwan during their Premier12 game at Tokyo Dome on Saturday.
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.
'Kohaku' still matters for J-pop bragging rights
Emerging Gen Z J-pop group ME:I will perform on this year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen," national broadcaster NHK’s New Year's Eve spectacle.
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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