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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jul 26, 2017
Normalizing the North Korean threat with malls and tourism at South Korean city beside the DMZ
A half-hour's drive north of Seoul, along a highway lined with barbed wire, lie two shopping malls the size of several stadiums, a stone's throw from the world's most militarized border.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 25, 2017
North Korea threatens U.S. with 'nuclear hammer' after CIA chief appears to hint at regime change
North Korea vowed Tuesday to strike the U.S. with a "powerful nuclear hammer" after CIA chief Mike Pompeo hinted last week that Washington was open to the possibility of regime change.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 23, 2017
Head of South Korean 'comfort women' foundation resigns; survivor who testified in U.S. dies
The first leader of a foundation set up by the South Korean government to support former "comfort women" with Japanese funding announced her resignation last week at a board meeting, sources familiar with the matter said Sunday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 22, 2017
U.S. presses Myanmar to cease military ties with North Korea
Myanmar's military has maintained ties with North Korea, even though the civilian-led government denies any cooperation, and the Trump administration is pressing for a complete break-off of remaining links, current and former U.S. officials said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2017
Japan protests South Korean plan to set up 'comfort women' memorial day
Japan has lodged a protest with South Korea about a plan to create a memorial day to commemorate the Korean females who were forced into Japan's military brothels before and during the war, a government source said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 20, 2017
U.K. Foreign Secretary Johnson visits Japan to discuss security, post-Brexit issues
Boris Johnson, Britain's top diplomat, arrived in Japan on Thursday to discuss trade after Brexit with an economy that has played a vital role in propping up manufacturing back home.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 19, 2017
Japan and U.S. start planning next round of high-level economic talks
Officials from Japan and the United States have started making plans for high-level economic dialogue in October in Washington, with a target of arranging U.S. President Donald Trump's first visit to Tokyo this fall, a diplomatic source said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 19, 2017
Moon seeks deal by 2020 for peace with nuclear-free North Korea
South Korean President Moon Jae-in is seeking a deal with North Korea in 2020 to bring about the "complete denuclearization" of the isolated nation in return for a peace treaty that would guarantee the survival of Kim Jong Un's regime.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 16, 2017
Hokkaido mayor axed from tour of disputed isles as payback for Ukraine sanctions
Russia denies entry to the disputed Northern Territories off Hokkaido to Nemuro's mayor in retaliation for sanctions Japan imposed on it for annexing Ukraine.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 16, 2017
Chinese Air force conducts 'several' long-range drills near Japan as military tells Tokyo to 'get used to it'
China's air force said Saturday that its warplanes had conducted long-range drills over the Bashi Channel and the Miyako Strait "several times" over the past week, just a day after the country's Defense Ministry told Japan that it should "get used to" the military exercises.
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2017
Chinese coast guard ships confirmed in waters off northwest Kyushu islands for first time
Two Chinese coast guard ships briefly entered Japanese waters Saturday around two islands off Kyushu, in the first confirmed entry by Chinese government vessels into the area, the Japan Coast Guard said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 15, 2017
Japan pledges ¥1.4 billion to Jordan to bolster water infrastructure stressed by Syrian refugees
Japan will fund a new water infrastructure improvement project in Jordan to help the country manage the influx of Syrian refugees, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday after a meeting with Jordanian Prime Minister Hani al-Mulki in Tokyo.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 15, 2017
North Korea may have more nuclear bomb material than thought, U.S. think tank says
Thermal images of North Korea's main nuclear site show Pyongyang may have reprocessed more plutonium than previously thought that can be used to enlarge its nuclear weapons stockpile, a U.S. think tank has said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2017
Peru holds promise for Japanese trade and investment, ambassador Harold Forsyth says
Following the announcement last week of a free trade deal between Japan and the European Union, Harold Forsyth, Peruvian Ambassador to Japan, vowed Wednesday to strengthen trade ties between Japan and Peru.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 11, 2017
North Korean ICBM 'likely' to be able to strike San Diego within two years, analysis says
North Korea's new long-range ballistic missile will "likely" be able to strike targets on the U.S. West Coast — including San Diego — with a 500-kilogram nuclear warhead in the next one to two years, the U.S.-based monitoring group has said in an analysis.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jul 11, 2017
EU free trade deal likely to hurt Japan's dairy farmers, wineries
Hailed by government officials as sending a message to the world on free trade, domestic producers could see negative impact
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 11, 2017
Japanese companies find an island of calm in India's chaotic business terrain
In the desert-like scrub land of Rajasthan, beside a barren stretch of highway, an unlikely oasis appears: an island of Japan Inc.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 10, 2017
Abe and Finnish president agree to coordinate on dealings with Russia
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Finnish President Sauli Niinisto have affirmed that they will work together on their respective diplomatic relations with Russia.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2017
Japan and the Philippines sign grant deal on scholarships for government employees
Japan and the Philippines have signed a ¥264 million grant agreement to help Filipino government workers study at Japanese universities.
BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2017
Japan's private investment in India tops $1 billion in first half of 2017
Japanese firms invested at least $1.43 billion (about ¥163 billion) in Indian private equity and venture capital deals in the first half of 2017, more than triple the $459 million in 2016, according to data provided by Indian research firm Venture Intelligence.

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