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UK JAPAN RELATIONS

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 30, 2020
Japan temporarily blocks South Korean WTO dispute request
WTO rules prevent Japan from blocking a dispute inquiry if South Korea returns with a second request at the next WTO dispute-settlement meeting.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 28, 2020
Japan told U.S. it opposes South Korea joining G7, in move likely to anger Seoul
The revelation could further sour bilateral ties already overshadowed by disputes over wartime history and other issues.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2020
EU weighs lifting travel restrictions from over 10 nations — including Japan — on July 1
The European Union is considering reopening borders to visitors from more than 10 countries outside the bloc — including Japan, South Korea and Canada — from July 1, after months of travel restrictions over the coronavirus outbreak, an EU diplomatic source said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jun 26, 2020
Japan Black Lives Matter marches reflect shared sense of justice, U.S. envoy says
'Perhaps some people feel that it's important to hold the ideal America up in the mirror and hold it to account,' says Osaka-Kobe Consul General Karen Kelley.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jun 26, 2020
Japan certain to struggle in seeking alternative to Aegis Ashore
Relying on destroyers for the time being means they cannot be used for defense elsewhere, including the Nansei Islands chain covering Okinawa.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2020
Japan protests China's renaming of seabed zones around Senkaku Islands
'Giving names to surrounding seabed topography doesn't change the fact that the Senkakus are our country's inherent territory,' the government's top spokesman said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2020
Japan hits back against South Korean criticism over World Heritage sites
The government hit back Wednesday at South Korea's efforts to have Japanese historical sites removed from the UNESCO World Heritage list, dismissing claims that it has failed to recognize the suffering of Koreans who were forced to work at some of the facilities during World War II.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 23, 2020
Japan says U.S. hasn't requested more money to host American troops
The United States has not asked Tokyo to pay more to keep its troops in the country, Japan's defense minister said Tuesday, after former national security adviser John Bolton wrote in his tell-all memoir that he had conveyed President Donald Trump's demand for an $8 billion annual payment.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 23, 2020
Taro Kono takes rare step of revealing submarine spotted near southwest Japan was likely Chinese
Defense chief cites the situation with the Senkaku Islands as part of rationale for disclosing vessel's nationality despite the 'high secrecy' of such information.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 23, 2020
Japan seeks closure in post-Brexit U.K. trade talks by end of July
Japan is aiming to conclude its current trade negotiations with the U.K. by the end of next month, according to a Japanese government official familiar with the talks.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 23, 2020
Trumped by 'The Donald'? Bolton book offers peek into Abe's ties with U.S. leader
The hawkish former national security adviser lays bare the apparent trials and tribulations the Japanese PM has faced in placating the mercurial American president.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2020
Trump demanded Japan cough up $8 billion for U.S. troops — or risk pullout, Bolton says
Ex-top U.S. official writes that the president told him the best way to get allies like Japan to pay for substantial increases is 'to threaten to withdraw all U.S. forces.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2020
Ishigaki renames area containing Senkaku Islands, prompting backlash fears
The Ishigaki Municipal Assembly on Monday renamed an administrative area that includes a group of disputed islands in the East China Sea, in a move likely to trigger a strong reaction from Taiwan and China, which both claim the uninhabited islands as their own.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Jun 22, 2020
South Korea to seek removal of Japanese sites from UNESCO World Heritage list
Seoul has said material on the sites fails to show Koreans were coerced to work there during World War II despite a pledge by Tokyo to make that clear.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 21, 2020
The case for Japan-U.S. space cooperation in the Indo-Pacific
To combat China's space ambitions, Japan and the U.S. need a coordinated, regional approach.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2020
Japan detects apparent Chinese submarine traveling near Amami-Oshima Island
Defense Ministry refuses to formally disclose vessel's nationality or type because that could provide clues about the MSDF's detection abilities.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 20, 2020
Abe to skip 75th anniversary parade in Moscow marking Nazis' WWII defeat
The trip was scratched by the coronavirus, and a forum where the two leaders were to discuss the disputed Russian-held isles off Hokkaido has also been canceled.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 19, 2020
Japan criticizes South Korea for requesting WTO review of export controls
The government on Friday criticized South Korea's decision to ask the World Trade Organization (WTO) to set up a dispute settlement panel over Japan's tightening of export controls on semiconductor materials.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 19, 2020
South Korea seeks WTO panel on Japan's tightened export rules
The formal request to appoint a panel of experts to consider the case was sent to the WTO Secretariat in Geneva.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2020
European lawmakers chide Japan over abduction of children by a parent
European lawmakers lobbied by fathers unable to see children taken by Japanese mothers urged Tokyo on Tuesday to combat the abduction of minors by one parent and change a law that does not recognize joint custody after a split.
Trump says Taiwan should pay for defense, sending TSMC stock down
Shares in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple and Nvidia supplier, closed 2.4% lower on Wednesday.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
Japan finds a 'stealth' cure for zombie businesses: Let them fail
A worker at Sakai Seisakusyo prepares to transport metal rods at its factory in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on July 8.
Japan keeps up yen warnings as two-day intervention suspected
An electronic screen displays a graph showing yen exchange rates surging against the U.S. dollar amid an alert to the possibility of intervention in Tokyo on Friday.
Hyogo governor stands firm on not resigning despite official's death
Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks to reporters on Tuesday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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