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US JAPAN RELATIONS

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 23, 2019
Trump and Abe: The odd couple
There's a clear strategic rationale for the prime minister's over-the-top efforts to cultivate a relationship with the U.S. president.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 23, 2019
Desperate families of Japanese abducted by North Korea pin hopes on help from Trump
Takuya Yokota chokes up as he talks about a photograph of his older sister, Megumi, whom he has not seen since she was abducted from a beach by North Korean agents one winter evening 41 years ago.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 22, 2019
Negotiating 'America First' trade with Trump
The current calm in Japan-U.S. trade talks may quickly turn into a small storm.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 21, 2019
Managing Japan-U.S. ties in the Trump era
Unorthodox leadership and policies from Washington have provided Japan opportunities for regional and global leadership.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 20, 2019
Japan seeks arbitration with South Korea over wartime labor compensation
Tokyo cites a 1965 pact that explicitly declares all compensation issues have been “settled completely and finally.”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 19, 2019
The Senkaku paradox
The U.S. and its allies must prevent local military crises from escalating into great power wars.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 18, 2019
On Huawei and autos, Trump aligns trade with U.S. security
U.S. President Donald Trump is taking his trade wars into a new realm likely to both extend them and make them harder to resolve.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 18, 2019
Chinese court sentences Japanese man accused of stealing state secrets to 5½ years in prison
A Chinese court has sentenced a Japanese man who was detained some two years ago on charges of spying to 5½ years in prison, sources have said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 16, 2019
Understanding the peaks and valleys of Japan-South Korea ties
To improve bilateral relations, Tokyo and Seoul have to take advantage of open doors to cooperation.

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