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UK JAPAN RELATIONS

EDITORIALS
Feb 13, 2017
A good start for Abe and Trump?
Contentious trade-related issues that were sidelined during the Abe-Trump summit are bound to emerge in upcoming bilateral dialogue.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 13, 2017
North Korea missile test delivers early challenge to Trump and Abe
North Korea says it successfully test-fired a new missile, presenting the administration of President Donald Trump with an early foreign policy challenge and testing his commitment to U.S. allies in Asia.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 13, 2017
Southeast Asia pins its hopes on the Japan-U.S. alliance
U.S. President Donald Trump's explicit support for Japan has partly allayed concerns over the U.S. security commitment to Japan and the region.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 11, 2017
Abe, Trump agree to discuss post-TPP bilateral trade framework
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed in Washington on Friday to discuss a bilateral trade framework in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal from the multilateral Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 10, 2017
Business leaders critical of Abe's overtures to Trump
Senior business leaders, former diplomats and government advisers, and national security experts Friday warned that while Japan's relationship with the United States is the foundation for regional security, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's attempts to forge a close relationship with U.S. President Donald...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 10, 2017
Abe arrives in U.S. for first summit with Trump, hoping to boost ties
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in the United States on Thursday to hold his first meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump since the latter's inauguration last month.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 9, 2017
What Japan should know about the Abe-Trump summit
Ultimately Japan will need to choose between over-committing to Trump for the sake of maintaining good relations, or tolerating Trump's anger and all that may come with it.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 8, 2017
Task force report highlights 'precarious' Sino-U.S. ties, urges visit to Japan, China to help repair relations
To better signal that the U.S. has not backed away from its role as an Asia-Pacific nation amid China's rise, President Donald Trump and his senior advisers should visit U.S. ally Japan as soon as possible, according to a new report by an expert task force detailing China policy recommendations for the...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Feb 8, 2017
Japanese who've studied in U.S. see nation changing for the worse under Trump
The election of President Donald Trump has changed the way many Japanese people who studied in the U.S. feel about their former host country.
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2017
Japan, Russia to meet in mid-March to discuss economic projects on disputed islands
Japanese and Russian officials plan to hold talks around March 14 in Tokyo on how to proceed with joint economic projects on Russian-held islands at the center of a decades-old bilateral territorial dispute, a Japanese government source said Tuesday.
EDITORIALS
Feb 7, 2017
U.S. defense secretary's reassurance
U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to Japan when he visited Tokyo last week.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 7, 2017
Abe renews pledge to solve territorial row with Russia
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday renewed his pledge to settle a dispute with Russia over four islands off Hokkaido despite failing two months earlier to produce any visible progress during a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
BUSINESS
Feb 7, 2017
Japan, Thailand to jointly rev up SMEs with business matching
Japan and Thailand have agreed to expand collaboration for the development of small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) by mutually encouraging business-matching deals between firms of the two countries.
JAPAN
Feb 6, 2017
North Korea's team gets pass for Asian Winter Games in Sapporo
North Korean athletes and officials will be allowed to participate in the 2017 Sapporo Asian Winter Games later this month as an exception to the entry ban on North Korean citizens, government sources said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Feb 4, 2017
Do the memories of 'comfort women' matter?
It is clear that as mutual recriminations mount, the irreversible and final resolution of the 'comfort women' problem pledged at the end of 2015 remains elusive.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 4, 2017
Heavy equipment manufacturer Kubota opens facility in Myanmar
Heavy equipment manufacturer Kubota Corp. has opened an import and sales facility in Myanmar, vowing to support its growing farm machinery market and expand dealer networks by providing access to quality products.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 4, 2017
Onaga protests as Abe, Mattis agree to proceed with Futenma relocation plan
Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga on Friday criticized Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis for agreeing to proceed with the long-delayed plan to relocate a contentious U.S. base within Okinawa Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 3, 2017
Abe, Mattis reaffirm ties on defense
Visiting U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis reaffirms Washington's commitment to the U.S.-Japan military alliance amid Japanese concern over the rhetoric of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 1, 2017
Abe, Trump to hold further talks at 'Winter White House' in Florida after summit: source
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump plan to follow their Feb. 10 summit in Washington with further talks at Trump's estate in Palm Beach, Florida, the next day, a Japanese government source said Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Feb 1, 2017
Confusion reigns in U.S. Forces Japan's battle against drunken driving
Mixed messages and double standards regarding alcohol limits and penalties may be exacerbating the problem of DUI offenses committed off-base.

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