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US JAPAN RELATIONS

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 10, 2017
Stronger Japan-U.S. alliance hinges on Trump's 'awareness,' Abe says
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he wants to keep strengthening the Japan-U.S. alliance with the incoming administration of Donald Trump, provided the two leaders share an awareness of the security situation in Asia.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2017
Japan scrambles fighters as Chinese bombers transit Tsushima Strait for first time since August
Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets were scrambled Monday after a number of Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force bombers and reconnaissance planes were detected flying over the East China Sea and Sea of Japan, the Defense Ministry's Joint Staff Office in Tokyo said.
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2017
Former Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura cancels Iran visit
Former Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura has canceled a trip to Tehran following the death of former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the government said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 9, 2017
Trump's stance on Japan-U.S. alliance viewed as key to Asia stability
With Donald Trump set to take office Jan. 20, Japan and other Asian countries are closely watching his stance on the region's alliances, looking for reassurance on U.S. security commitments.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 9, 2017
Japan pledges to promote infrastructure investment in Czech Republic
Japan will encourage domestic companies to invest in the Czech Republic, especially when infrastructure development projects are involved, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said Sunday after meeting Czech counterpart Lubomir Zaoralek in Prague.
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2017
U.S. Defense Department shops around for Japanese commercial technologies
The Pentagon held a seminar in Tokyo in November for Japanese companies to study whether their technologies could be used to build U.S. military equipment.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 8, 2017
Abe urges South Korea to remove 'comfort women' statue at Busan, claims 2015 agreement at stake
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urged South Korea to remove a new statue dedicated to the girls and women hauled into Japan's military brothels before and during the war, and called on Seoul to stick to the bilateral agreement that was inked in 2015 to settle the thorny issue once and for all.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 8, 2017
East Asia in the Trump era
What might happen to U.S. foreign policy, in particular its alliance in East Asia, under the leadership of incoming President Donald Trump? Japan faces an increasingly complex security landscape in East Asia. The Trump presidency could make it more uncertain and more unpredictable.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2017
Japan, France agree to start talks on defense supplies-sharing pact
The defense and foreign ministers of Japan and France agreed at their "two-plus-two" meeting Friday to start negotiations over a bilateral accord on sharing defense supplies and services.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 6, 2017
South Korea terms recalls 'extremely regrettable'
South Korea expressed regret Friday about Japan recalling its ambassador over the new "comfort women" statue in Busan, and Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se summoned the envoy to discuss the matter.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 5, 2017
Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito seen as 'slightly shy' in U.K., archives show
Crown Prince Naruhito was described as "personable, although slightly shy" by British officials in 1984, according to newly released government files by the National Archives in London.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 5, 2017
Trump should visit Japan, Indo-Pacific region soon: aides
An aide to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and a congressman close to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday affirmed the importance of Trump visiting Japan and the Indo-Pacific region at an early date.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 4, 2017
The silencing of an anti-U.S. base protester in Okinawa
The extended detention of Hiroji Yamashiro is a shocking display of raw government power.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 4, 2017
Japan's Inpex in running for Azadegan oil field deal, Iranian official says
As the firm begins intense negotiations, a high-ranking Iranian official says it is a strong candidate for the contract.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 4, 2017
North Korea's claim of ICBM test plausible, experts say
North Korea has been working through 2016 on developing components for an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), making the isolated nation's claim that it was close to a test-launch plausible, international weapons experts said on Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jan 4, 2017
Trump's North Korea red line could come back to haunt him
In three words of a tweet this week, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump vowed North Korea would never test an intercontinental ballistic missile.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 3, 2017
With U.S. security umbrella at stake, Abe to go all out forging ties with Trump
Japan's foreign policy this year is drifting into uncharted waters inhabited by President-elect Donald Trump.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 2, 2017
Trump's rise spurs students in Japan to broach touchy subjects
With Donald Trump set to assume office as president of the United States on Jan. 20, some Japanese and American university students are coming to terms with the reality that the new leadership could be a catalyst to spur debate on uncomfortable topics.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 31, 2016
Relaxing ban on Japanese food needs rational discussion: Tsai
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said Saturday the public should rationally discuss the issue of whether to ease restrictions on food imports from five Japanese prefectures imposed in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.
EDITORIALS
Dec 31, 2016
The political landscape in 2017
With the opposition in disarray, the ruling bloc can bide its time and call the next election when Abe is good and ready.

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