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UK JAPAN RELATIONS

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JAPAN
May 22, 2021
Japan's Self-Defense Forces conduct live-fire drill in scenario for defending remote islands
The annual firepower exercise at the East Fuji training area in Shizuoka Prefecture comes as Japan has been increasingly vigilant over China's maritime assertiveness.
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EDITORIALS
May 22, 2021
Make semiconductors a Japan-U.S. alliance priority
Consumer electronics makers, such as computer, video game and phone makers, have warned that they cannot keep pace with demand.
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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
May 22, 2021
Calling out the elephant in the blogosphere
Two Japanese blogs have made headlines recently for racist remarks against ethnic Koreans, while online discussion starts to ask what Japanese people should do in response.
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BUSINESS / Companies
May 21, 2021
Japan warns Sumitomo after SDF weapon blueprints leaked to China
Plans for parts of a military-use prototype machine gun were leaked by a subcontracted firm.
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JAPAN
May 20, 2021
LDP seeks body to protect Japan firms amid U.S.-China rivalry
The aim would be to prevent Japanese businesses operating abroad from being affected by sanctions and export controls that the two nations impose on each other.
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JAPAN / FOCUS
May 20, 2021
Axed diplomat fears Myanmar will descend into darkness of dictatorship
Aung Soe Moe says he has been attending online meetings with other diplomats participating in the civil disobedience movement around the world.
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ASIA PACIFIC
May 20, 2021
Japanese language opens doors for Thai students
Driven by a love of anime and manga, and enticed by employment opportunities, the number of people wanting to learn has risen.
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JAPAN
May 20, 2021
Myanmar junta fires two diplomats in Tokyo for opposing coup and violence
A Japanese Foreign Ministry official declined to comment on the pair's diplomatic status, saying only, 'We will judge their status as we monitor how the situation in Myanmar evolves.'
JAPAN
May 19, 2021
Japan and Australia affirm security ties over China's assertiveness
Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi and his counterpart, Peter Dutton, also 'strongly condemned' North Korea's test-firing in March of two ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan.
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JAPAN
May 19, 2021
Chinese envoy to Japan criticizes 'Quad' grouping as '100% outdated'
The grouping of four major Indo-Pacific democracies is widely seen as a united front against China's attempts to challenge the rules-based international order.
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COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
May 18, 2021
Managing the U.S. and China: Japan’s best way forward
Tokyo must be wary of Beijing's attempts to split the Japan-U.S. alliance, and must work to persuade Washington of the best approach to conflict.
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JAPAN / FOCUS
May 18, 2021
As Europe's interest in the Indo-Pacific grows, is Japan ready to lead the way?
As countries such as France and Britain dispatch ships to the region, the onus is now on Tokyo to show leadership by setting out a long-term, detailed roadmap for cooperation.
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BUSINESS / Economy
May 18, 2021
China quietly continues effort to join trade pact created to exclude it
Officials from Australia, Malaysia and New Zealand have held technical talks with Chinese counterparts on the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership.
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BUSINESS / Economy
May 17, 2021
Quality products drive rise in China's imports of Japanese cosmetics
China's imports of cosmetics from Japan in 2020 soared more than 30% from the previous year to about $4.3 billion, surpassing South Korea and other major suppliers.
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JAPAN
May 15, 2021
Okinawa marks 49th anniversary of reversion as pandemic limits base protests
A protest march was canceled this year to prevent the spread of COVID-19, while the number of people joining a rally in front of the U.S. Marine Corps' Camp Foster was also restricted.
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JAPAN
May 15, 2021
Japan to donate $4 million in food aid for crisis-hit Myanmar
Japan believes such punitive measures may drive Myanmar closer to China, a strategic competitor to the United States and its allies in the Indo-Pacific.
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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
May 15, 2021
It's usually safe to say money talks, but is Myanmar's junta listening?
If the idea of economic pressure is to bend a regime to your will, then Japan should have leverage with Myanmar.
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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
May 15, 2021
Can Japan say 'no' to China and 'yes' to political activism?
Japanese media reports a tense situation in the Taiwan Strait, with domestic brands dependent on Chinese money and a local populace that may not take action.
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JAPAN
May 14, 2021
Japanese journalist indicted in Myanmar freed
A state-run TV station cites relations with Tokyo as a factor in Yuki Kitazumi's release, while a local reporter on the same charge was jailed for three years.
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BUSINESS / Companies
May 14, 2021
India’s virus crisis impacting Japanese firms, clouding short-term outlook
One of the hardest-hit companies is Suzuki Motor Corp., which relies heavily on the Indian market with its Maruti Suzuki India subsidiary.

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