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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 31, 2015
China objects to Abe's plan to raise South China Sea disputes in talks with Li
China on Saturday voiced opposition to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's plan to raise South China Sea issues in his talks with Premier Li Keqiang.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 31, 2015
Dutch city commemorates 150 years after launch of Japan-ordered ship
A Dutch city held a ceremony Friday to commemorate 150 years since the launch of a ship commissioned by the Tokugawa shogunate (1603-1867), with descendants of the vessel's Japanese crew attending the event.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 31, 2015
Park to convey Korean desire to join TPP in summit with Abe
South Korean President Park Geun-hye plans to express Seoul's desire to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership when she meets with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday.
BUSINESS
Oct 30, 2015
East Asia trade chiefs agree to speed up three-way FTA talks as trilateral meetings resume
The trade chiefs of Japan, China and South Korea agreed Friday to speed up their negotiations on a free trade agreement, ending their first trilateral meeting in 3½ years on a positive note.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 30, 2015
Trilateral East Asia summit will signal symbolic thaw with Japan: experts
When East Asia's top leaders finally convene in Seoul Sunday, expect little progress and lots of symbolism as China and South Korea make nice with Japan, experts say.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 30, 2015
Gauging Abe's 'proactive contributions to peace'
While Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has talked a good game about Japan playing a bigger international role, his track record so far shows little has changed.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 29, 2015
Statues honoring Korean, Chinese 'comfort women' erected in Seoul
Civic organizations from South Korea and China have erected two statues in a park in northern Seoul to memorialize Korean and Chinese "comfort women" recruited to work in Japanese wartime military brothels.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Oct 28, 2015
Auto power play: Japan's hydrogen car in a race against China's battery drive
Asia's two vehicle-making powerhouses, Japan and China, are jostling for supremacy over how future electric cars should generate their power — from batteries or hydrogen-powered fuel cells.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 27, 2015
Abe says Japan can reap ¥3 trillion in Central Asia projects
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday that Japan sees economic potential worth more than ¥3 trillion in infrastructure and other projects in Central Asia.
BUSINESS
Oct 27, 2015
Japan enters free trade talks with EU; rail contracts to be discussed
Japanese and European negotiators opened an extended round of talks on a free trade accord in the wake of a broad agreement reached earlier this month by 12 nations around the Pacific Ocean.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 26, 2015
Abe pledges ¥13 billion in infrastructure aid to Kyrgyzstan
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday pledged a total of ¥13 billion in aid to Kyrgyzstan for repairing a major road and procuring equipment at Manas International Airport serving the nation's capital, Bishkek.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 26, 2015
Suga denies Seoul pushing for Abe 'comfort women' apology at summit
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga says Seoul has not demanded the Prime Minister Shinzo Abe apologize over the 'comfort women' issue during his upcoming summit with President Park Geun-hye.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 26, 2015
Japan, Australia planning 'two-plus-two' defense talks for late November
Japan and Australia are making final arrangements to hold a meeting of their defense and foreign ministers, possibly in late November, with technological cooperation on submarines to be high on the agenda, according to a Japanese source.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 25, 2015
Abe pledges ¥12 billion to Uzbekistan
Japan on Sunday pledged ¥12.7 billion in official development assistance to Uzbekistan — ¥12 billion in loans and ¥700 million in grant aid — for the purpose of upgrading power-generation facilities in the country as well as medical equipment at hospitals, Japanese officials said.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 25, 2015
Taiwan leader honors good deeds Japan did while ruling island
President Ma Ying-jeou says it is important to remember the good things Japan did for the island while it was its colonial power.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 25, 2015
Fukuda urges forum to focus on bright side of China relations
Former Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda says it is time for politicians both in Japan and China to focus more on the bright side of bilateral ties to continue their nascent rapprochement.
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2015
Japan seeks cut in host-nation support for U.S. forces
Japan is seeking a major reduction in its host-nation financial support for U.S. forces stationed in Japan, but Washington reportedly hopes Tokyo will ramp up its contribution in light of China's military buildup, Japanese government sources said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Oct 23, 2015
Russia slams Japan's UNESCO papers on WWII POWs
Russia criticizes the contents of documents recently listed by the U.N. on Japanese soldiers held in the Soviet Union after World War II, saying they contradict a bilateral agreement on the issue.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 22, 2015
Japan, Mongolia affirm closer economic ties via free trade pact
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Mongolian Prime Minister Chimed Saikhanbileg agreed Thursday to advance economic cooperation between the two countries on the back of a free trade agreement signed earlier this year.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 22, 2015
Japan denies suggesting early reciprocal visits by Abe and Xi
A former top Chinese official has suggested Japan proposed early reciprocal state visits by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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