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US JAPAN RELATIONS

JAPAN / Politics
Sep 14, 2018
Abe puts brakes on Putin proposal, urges greater public support for inking peace pact with Russia
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday called for improving conditions to resolve a decades-old bilateral dispute with Russia over a group of islets and conclude a post-World War II peace treaty, including achieving greater support from both the Japanese and Russian people.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 13, 2018
Rising trade war with U.S. the mere 'last push' for Japan and China to improve ties, but officials still cautious
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping have long understood the need to improve bilateral ties for their own national interests.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 13, 2018
What lies behind Putin's peace proposal
The Russian leader's offer is a political move aimed at gaining a tactical advantage.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 13, 2018
Japanese pyrotechnician lights up Ecuador's skies to inspire kids, forge link with Fukushima
Ayumi Miyaura remembers her sadness in seeing young children at a day care center in an Ecuador prison where their mothers were incarcerated. Some of them, she learned, would go on to follow a similar criminal path.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 12, 2018
Abe and Xi agree to cooperate toward denuclearization of North Korea
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed Wednesday to closely work toward the shared goal of denuclearizing North Korea, with negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang having reached an impasse.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 11, 2018
Abe and Putin agree to promote economic programs on disputed isles off Hokkaido
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed Monday to step up efforts to realize planned joint economic activities on disputed islands off Hokkaido, while making little progress on the territorial issue.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Sep 11, 2018
Second Kim-Trump summit could lay groundwork for arms control talks — and de facto nuclear state recognition
A second meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is being planned, the White House said Monday. Such a summit, some experts say, could help break the current impasse in denuclearization talks and lay the groundwork for what ultimately may be the only way forward:...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 10, 2018
Trump nearly sent tweet that could have sparked war with North Korea, Watergate journalist says
Could a single tweet spark a nuclear war? U.S. President Donald Trump may have narrowly avoided such a scenario had he sent out a missive he drafted that North Korea would have seen as a sign of an imminent attack, Watergate journalist Bob Woodward said in an interview Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 10, 2018
Abe and South Korea spy chief Suh Hoon agree Tokyo-Pyongyang talks would be beneficial
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korea's intelligence chief agreed Monday that Tokyo and Pyongyang should launch talks to take place as the United States and South Korea conduct their own dialogues with North Korea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 8, 2018
Kim looks to showcase might without drawing Trump's ire in parade
Kim Jong Un was expected to preside over a toned-down military parade Sunday designed to showcase North Korea's strength without jeopardizing his efforts to rejoin the international community.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 8, 2018
Trump says U.S. and Japan have started trade talks; India requests meeting on deal
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday the United States and Japan have started discussions over trade, saying that Tokyo "knows it's a big problem" if an agreement cannot be reached, and that India has also asked to start talks on a trade deal.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 8, 2018
Crown Prince Naruhito arrives in Lyon to mark 160th anniversary of Japan-France diplomatic ties
Crown Prince Naruhito arrived in the southeastern French city of Lyon on Friday for his first official visit to France to commemorate the 160th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the countries.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2018
North Korean officials say accord to reopen probe into Japanese abductees 'invalid'
Senior officials in the North Korean government in charge of diplomatic affairs with Japan declare a 2014 bilateral agreement that led to Pyongyang reopening an investigation into the whereabouts of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea as “invalid.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2018
Trump suggests trade battle with Japan, Wall Street Journal column says
U.S. President Donald Trump suggests during a newspaper interview that he will take on Japan next in his fight to cut trade deficits with his nation's trading partners.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2018
Documentary to capture views of young Okinawans on U.S. Futenma base issue
As Okinawa continues to be roiled by tensions over a plan to move a key U.S. air base within the prefecture, filmmakers from Iwate Prefecture are using their next documentary to give younger Okinawans a greater voice.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 3, 2018
A strategic framework that works for Japan and India
India, as the geographic anchor, and Japan, as the development anchor, are key actors and their partnership will be central to the success of the FOIP.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 30, 2018
Japan and China agree to bolster economic cooperation amid concerns over trade war with U.S.
The finance ministers of Japan and China agreed Friday to bolster economic cooperation, with concern growing that an escalating trade war waged by U.S. President Donald Trump will continue to rattle global financial markets.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 30, 2018
U.S.'s special envoy for North Korea to travel to Japan and South Korea within weeks
New U.S. special envoy for North Korea, Stephen Biegun, will visit Japan and South Korea within weeks to coordinate policies on North Korea, the U.S. State Department said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2018
Tokyo protests Beijing's exclusion of Sankei Shimbun reporter from covering diplomatic meeting
The ban runs counter to Japan's support for “basic human rights, including freedom of expression, and the rule of law,” the government's top spokesman said.
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2018
Bridge built with Japanese aid opens in Yangon, easing traffic jams
Japan-funded Dawbon Bridge is now open in central Yangon, easing traffic congestion in Myanmar's commercial capital.

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