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UK JAPAN RELATIONS

JAPAN
Oct 19, 2016
Business tops Abe's talks with Brazil's Temer
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Brazilian counterpart, President Michel Temer, agreed Wednesday to pursue economic cooperation in infrastructure projects, while the new Brazilian president seeks foreign investment in a bid to shore up the nation's battered economy.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Oct 19, 2016
How the U.S. military spies on Okinawans and me
Documents reveal that the U.S. Marine Corps is amassing information on Okinawan anti-base protesters as well as journalists.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 18, 2016
Despite failures, North Korea could field midrange missile by next year: U.S. expert
North Korea could have an operational intermediate-range ballistic missile by next year, an analysis by the influential 38 North website said Monday.
EDITORIALS
Oct 18, 2016
SDF's expanding missions
Lawmakers in the Diet should once again scrutinize how far the administration intends to expand the SDF's overseas missions under Abe's call for 'proactive contribution to peace' and how that should be controlled.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 17, 2016
Japan denies reported plan to jointly administer Russian-held islands
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga on Monday denied a media report that the government is discussing jointly administering with Russia the disputed islands off Hokkaido as it seeks a breakthrough deal on a row that has prevented the two nations from inking a peace treaty to formally end World War...
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Oct 17, 2016
Abe-Putin summit to open door to isle row solution
When Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in the Russian resort town of Sochi in May, they agreed on one thing: the need for a new approach to settling the dispute over four islands off Hokkaido.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 16, 2016
Japan-based U.S. aircraft carrier wraps up joint drills with South Korean Navy
The USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier was due Sunday to call at Busan, South Korea, after almost a week of maneuvers with South Korea's navy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 15, 2016
Japan and Mongolia agree to strengthen ties further
Mongolian Prime Minister Jargaltulga Erdenebat and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed Friday during talks in Tokyo to accelerate ongoing efforts to draw up a 2017-21 action plan to strengthen bilateral ties.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 14, 2016
ASDF scrambled against Chinese aircraft over 400 times from April to September
The Air Self-Defense Force scrambled fighter jets against Chinese aircraft approaching Japanese airspace a record 407 times in the first half of fiscal 2016.
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2016
Japan holding back payment to UNESCO
Japan is facing an uphill battle in its attempt to wield influence at UNESCO.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 10, 2016
U.S.-South Korean joint naval drills kick off; nuclear-powered USS Ronald Reagan set to take part
The United States has sent the nuclear-powered USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier to waters off South Korea for joint naval drills with its Asian ally amid simmering international outrage over the North's nuclear weapons program.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 9, 2016
Obama's costly legacy-building
The Obama administration appears to be avoiding harsh confrontations with China in order to win its cooperation on legacy-burnishing issues such as climate change and cybersecurity.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 9, 2016
Activity at North Korean rocket site fuels concerns of new weapons test
North Korea may be making preparations for another long-range rocket launch or other test, an analysis of satellite imagery has shown.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 8, 2016
Unknown quantity: How the outcome of the presidential election in November could affect Japan-U.S. relations
"Jesus! Where will it end? How low do you have to stoop in this country to be president?" — Hunter S. Thompson, "Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72"
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
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.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
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.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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