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UK JAPAN RELATIONS

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 30, 2015
Japan defense chief on land reclamation: China, others must behave responsibly on South China Sea
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani warned on Saturday that land reclamation projects in the South China Sea risked plunging the region into disorder and urged nations, including China, to behave responsibly.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 29, 2015
As China tensions loom, Japan, EU vow to seal EPA by year's end
The leaders of Japan and the European Union pledged Friday at their annual meeting to conclude a bilateral free trade deal by the end of the year and expressed concerns about rising tensions in the East and South China seas.
JAPAN / Politics
May 28, 2015
Japan, Philippines to deepen defense ties when leaders meet next week
The two sides will likely discuss a possible framework to transfer defense equipment and technology, and a proposed pact on Japanese military personnel visiting the Philippines for joint training.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 27, 2015
Onaga leaves on U.S. trip to lobby against Futenma base relocation
Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga departed Wednesday for a 10-day trip to Hawaii and Washington, where he hopes to take his case against relocating U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to skeptical lawmakers, policy experts and the American public.
JAPAN / Politics
May 27, 2015
Abe lays out scenarios for SDF dispatch if security bills pass
If contentious security reform bills are enacted by the Diet, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says Japanese forces could hypothetically be dispatched to mine-sweeping operations in the Strait of Hormuz.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 26, 2015
Japan, Malaysia agree to beef up defense cooperation
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Malaysian counterpart, Najib Razak, have pledged to advance defense and maritime cooperation.
JAPAN / History
May 22, 2015
Tokyo, Seoul make little progress in resolving UNESCO heritage feud
Japan and South Korea failed to find common ground Friday over Tokyo's controversial proposal to have historical industrial sites put on UNESCO's World Heritage list, a move Seoul is attempting to block as they include places where Koreans were forced to toil after being shipped over during Japan's annexation...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 22, 2015
Akie Abe pays visit to war-linked Yasukuni Shrine
Akie Abe, the wife of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, indicated Thursday that she had recently visited war-linked Yasukuni Shrine, a move that may rile China, South Korea and possibly the United States.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 22, 2015
China to investigate anti-Japan TV drama decried as vulgar
China's media watchdog will investigate an anti-Japan television serial that viewers have criticized as vulgar for a scene showing a woman making use of a grenade concealed in her crotch to kill Japanese soldiers, state media said on Thursday.

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