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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 4, 2015
Chinese desire for fancy toilet seats spurs 1,400% rally in Laox shares
Thousand-dollar rice cookers and toilet seats that know when you enter the room.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 3, 2015
Japan to make Laos silver coin to mark 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties
Japan will produce up to 10,000 silver coins for the Laotian central bank to commemorate the 60th anniversary this year of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, the Finance Ministry and Japan Mint said Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 3, 2015
In likely jab at Japan, China to hold parade, to mark end of WWII
China will hold a military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II this year and invite the leaders of major countries involved in the war to attend, the Foreign Ministry said, events probably aimed at Japan.
BUSINESS
Mar 3, 2015
Taiwan, Japan to discuss fishing arrangements near Senkakus
A Taiwan-Japan joint fishery committee will meet in Tokyo this week to discuss fishing arrangements in waters off the Senkaku Islands.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 2, 2015
On eve of domestic political confab, China says Japan is shirking war guilt
A spokesman for China's top political advisory body accused Japan on Monday of hiding its responsibility for World War II and urged the country's leaders to "express deep remorse" ahead of the 70th anniversary of the war's end.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 2, 2015
Abe urges Ukrainian foreign minister to enforce cease-fire
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called Monday on Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin to implement the cease-fire between government forces and pro-Russian separatists in the eastern part of Ukraine, as fighting persists.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 1, 2015
Park urges Japan to resolve 'comfort women' issue while aging victims still alive
South Korean President Park Geun-hye again urges Japan to resolve the “comfort women” issue to “restore the honor of these old ladies” and “honestly admit the historical truth.”
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 28, 2015
Top U.S. diplomat optimistic about East Asian trilateral summit
A top U.S. diplomat expressed hope Friday that an upcoming meeting of the foreign ministers of Japan, South Korea and China could lead to their first trilateral summit despite icy relations in the region.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 28, 2015
U.S. business leader envisions TPP deal before June
A senior official of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said Friday she expects the 12 countries negotiating a Pacific free trade initiative to strike a deal "before June."
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2015
Young elephants donated by Laos go on display in Kyoto
Four young elephants donated last year by Laos went on public display at Kyoto City zoo on Saturday ahead of Laotian Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong's visit to Japan from Wednesday.
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2015
Abduction probe impasse prompts sanction extension warning to North Korea
Japan has told North Korea it is considering extending unilateral sanctions against Pyongyang beyond April, sources said Thursday, a move apparently aimed at breaking an impasse over stalled talks on the abduction issue.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2015
Prince William lays flowers at Yokohama war cemetery
Britain's Prince William on Friday paid a visit to the Commonwealth War Cemetery in Yokohama and attended a luncheon hosted by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko during his first Japan visit that started the previous day.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 27, 2015
Abe aims to formally authorize SDF ship inspections beyond Japanese waters
The Abe administration proposed Friday expanding the geographic range of ship inspections that can be conducted by the Self-Defense Forces beyond Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 26, 2015
Kennedy thanks woman who gave 'hina' doll set to her father
U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy on Thursday thanked by letter an elderly woman who decades ago sent a set of traditional "hina" dolls to her father, President John F. Kennedy.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 23, 2015
Okinawa anti-base activists arrested at Camp Schwab
Police arrest two Japanese activists who oppose construction of the Futenma replacement base in Okinawa Prefecture after they were detained by the U.S. military for allegedly trespassing at the gate of Camp Schwab.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 21, 2015
Japan, France to hold security talks in mid-March
Tokyo and Paris are making final arrangements to hold a meeting of their foreign and defense ministers in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 21, 2015
Ukraine foreign minister to visit Japan from March 1 to meet with Kishida
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin plans to visit Japan to meet with Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, sources in Tokyo and Kiev say.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 21, 2015
Japan, Qatar agree to strive for Middle East peace
Japan and Qatar agreed Friday that stability in the Middle East serves as a foundation for international peace and prosperity and pledged to cooperate on addressing the threat of terrorism.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 20, 2015
Australia invites Japan, as well as German and France, to bid for huge submarine project
Australia is inviting Japan, Germany and France to head construction of a $39 billion submarine fleet in the largest defense procurement program in the nation's history.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 19, 2015
Japan, China may resume security talks in April: sources
Japan and China plan to hold in bilateral security talks in Tokyo as early as April — the first in four years between their foreign and defense ministries, diplomatic sources said on Wednesday.

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