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US JAPAN RELATIONS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 29, 2022
After 50 years, roles of Japanese and Chinese firms have reversed
While China's place in the tech industry has grown on the back of investment, some Japanese companies have lost their competitiveness.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 28, 2022
Little to celebrate as Japan and China mark 50 years of ties
Amid issues over territory and Taiwan, experts say the best Tokyo and Beijing can hope for is to stop ties from crumbling further in the near-term.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 28, 2022
Kamala Harris pledges that U.S. will 'continue to support Taiwan's self-defense'
The U.S. vice president lambasted China's ongoing “pressure campaign” aimed at Taiwan during a visit to the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 28, 2022
Japan plays ‘critical role’ in chip supply chain, says U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris
The vice president's four-day visit to Japan and South Korea is intended to shore up economic and national security ties between the U.S. and Asian allies.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 27, 2022
Taiwan VIPs' visit for Abe funeral signals deepening relationship with Japan
Japan included 'Taiwan' among the names of countries read aloud during the funeral — part of recent moves that point to deepening ties between Tokyo and Taipei.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 27, 2022
The funerals for former prime ministers that were attended by U.S. presidents
Current U.S. President Joe Biden skipped the state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday, and Vice President Kamala Harris attended the event instead.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 27, 2022
50 years on, Japan-China ties shift from cooperation to competition
Not just in steel-making, Japanese companies are increasingly lagging behind Chinese counterparts also in shipbuilding and home electronics manufacturing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Sep 26, 2022
Japan and China's 'hot' economic ties increasingly complex
Fifty years on from Japan's restoration of relations with Beijing, trade and investment between the two nations is now more likely to feel an impact from political tensions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 26, 2022
With drills and fighter jets, German defense minister seeks stronger Indo-Pacific ties
Building on the monthslong dispatch of a frigate to the Indo-Pacific last year, Germany is set to deploy three fighter jets to Japan for joint training with the ASDF.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 26, 2022
South Korea's Yoon vows to rebuild Japan ties — whatever challenges lie ahead
President Yoon Suk-yeol stressed that a single round of bilateral talks alone will not bring about satisfactory results, after his meeting with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida last week.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 26, 2022
MSDF proposed admiral-level conference to China in 2002
The MSDF hoped to set up such a channel as China was expected to expand its navy significantly, but the proposal was reportedly rejected by China's top leadership.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Longform
Sep 26, 2022
Big in China, but can the party last for Japan’s artists?
Overseas artists can make a splash in China — provided they abide by the rules.
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.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Saitama court bans demonstrations over anti-Kurd hate speech
Kurdish people in Japan in 2015. A court injunction has banned acts that defame the Japan Kurdish Cultural Association and are disrespectful, such as putting up banner flags or handing out fliers with hate speech like “Refugees should go back to their home countries.”
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
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.
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.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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