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US JAPAN RELATIONS

Japan Times
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Feb 18, 2017
Abe walks a fine line between Trump and Asia
In defending his attempts to bond with U.S. President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Diet members last week that however critical other countries, and much of America, might be of Trump, he, and by extension Japan, has no other choice but to forge close relations with the president.
JAPAN
Feb 18, 2017
Japan to speed up warship-building project to reinforce East China Sea: sources
Japan plans to double warship production to two frigates a year instead of one destroyer so it can patrol parts of the East China Sea disputed by China.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Feb 15, 2017
Trump shocks Japan's American expats into action
Established political groups see a surge in interest while new organizations form to meet demand.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2017
Ties to Japan may factor in Kim Jong Nam's mysterious murder
Fears by Kim Jong Un over his legitimacy as North Korea's hereditary leader due to his grandfather's work in a Japanese military factory may have had a role in brother's murder.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 14, 2017
Deflecting criticism of Trump ties, Abe says 'no other choice' but close Japan-U.S. relationship
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says Tokyo must maintain close ties with U.S. President Donald Trump because the United States realistically is the only country that can effectively defend Japan if it were attacked.
EDITORIALS
Feb 13, 2017
A good start for Abe and Trump?
Contentious trade-related issues that were sidelined during the Abe-Trump summit are bound to emerge in upcoming bilateral dialogue.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 13, 2017
North Korea missile test delivers early challenge to Trump and Abe
North Korea says it successfully test-fired a new missile, presenting the administration of President Donald Trump with an early foreign policy challenge and testing his commitment to U.S. allies in Asia.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 13, 2017
Southeast Asia pins its hopes on the Japan-U.S. alliance
U.S. President Donald Trump's explicit support for Japan has partly allayed concerns over the U.S. security commitment to Japan and the region.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 10, 2017
Business leaders critical of Abe's overtures to Trump
Senior business leaders, former diplomats and government advisers, and national security experts Friday warned that while Japan's relationship with the United States is the foundation for regional security, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's attempts to forge a close relationship with U.S. President Donald...
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 9, 2017
What Japan should know about the Abe-Trump summit
Ultimately Japan will need to choose between over-committing to Trump for the sake of maintaining good relations, or tolerating Trump's anger and all that may come with it.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 8, 2017
Task force report highlights 'precarious' Sino-U.S. ties, urges visit to Japan, China to help repair relations
To better signal that the U.S. has not backed away from its role as an Asia-Pacific nation amid China's rise, President Donald Trump and his senior advisers should visit U.S. ally Japan as soon as possible, according to a new report by an expert task force detailing China policy recommendations for the...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Feb 8, 2017
Japanese who've studied in U.S. see nation changing for the worse under Trump
The election of President Donald Trump has changed the way many Japanese people who studied in the U.S. feel about their former host country.
EDITORIALS
Feb 7, 2017
U.S. defense secretary's reassurance
U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to Japan when he visited Tokyo last week.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.

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