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US JAPAN RELATIONS

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 10, 2022
South Korea's Yoon to visit Japanese Embassy to offer condolences over Abe death
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is also likely to dispatch a delegation led by Prime Minister Han Duck-soo to a government memorial service for Abe later this week.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 10, 2022
U.S. top diplomat Antony Blinken to visit Japan to offer condolences over Abe
Abe built tight relations with the United States, especially on defense issues, as he tried to shed some of his country's postwar pacifism.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 9, 2022
Biden stresses importance of Abe's 'enduring legacy'
The U.S. president offered his condolences to Kishida in a phone call lauding the late PM's vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific and his establishment of the 'Quad' framework.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 9, 2022
Japan, U.S. and South Korea vow to closely cooperate to counter North Korea
The trilateral talks between the countries' top diplomats marked the first such gathering since South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol took office in early May.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2022
Japan and Argentina condemn Russia for invading Ukraine
The two nations' foreign ministers shared the view that Russia's aggression is a unilateral change of the status quo by force and a clear violation of international law.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2022
China and Russia likely agreed to boost surveillance around Japan, sources say
Chinese and Russian military officials are likely to have agreed to strengthen their surveillance activities to boost 'strategic deterrence against Japan,' the Chinese sources said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 6, 2022
Japan to lose Sakhalin-2 rights if Kishida supports oil price cap, Medvedev warns
The price cap plan would set an upper limit on international purchase prices of Russian oil, at around half the current level, in line with discussions by Group of Seven nations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 5, 2022
Japan and South Korea buyers not yet asked to pay rubles for Russian LNG imports
Russia has already demanded ruble payments from European oil and gas buyers as its economy, cut off from the global financial system, faces a grave crisis.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jul 5, 2022
The never-ending process of normalizing China-Japan ties
Shocking global geopolitical events in the past 50 years have changed the context of relations, bringing new challenges to both countries.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 5, 2022
Seoul steps up moves to mend tattered relationship with Tokyo
South Korea has held the first meeting of a public-private body on wartime labor, with momentum toward improving ties with Japan expected to grow after Sunday's election.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 5, 2022
Chinese government ships enter Japanese waters near Senkakus
Chinese vessels have now been spotted near the islands, including in the so-called contiguous zone outside Japanese waters, for 81 days in a row, according to the coast guard.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 5, 2022
South Korea holds first meeting of Japan wartime labor forum
Experts and lawyers of South Korean plaintiffs who won compensation cases against Japanese companies will be asked to give their views on the issue in the meetings.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 4, 2022
Seoul and Tokyo must work together to address tensions, Yoon says
The head of Japan's biggest business lobby group has asked the South Korean president to hold summit talks with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to improve bilateral relations.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2022
Russian warships travel between far-flung Okinawan islands
The announcement was the first time that Japan's Defense Ministry revealed that Russian Navy vessels had passed through the waterway between Yonaguni and Iriomote Islands.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2022
Japan and Philippines vow to maintain rules-based maritime order
Yoshimasa Hayashi's visit came as Japan aims to strengthen relations with the new Philippine administration amid China's intensifying military activities in the East and South China seas.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jun 30, 2022
Why Japan doesn’t have a concrete China strategy
Post-World War II, Japan has had to contend with its economy, its relationship with China and the United States' influence in the region, leading an uncertain approach to Beijing.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2022
Japan, South Korea, U.S. eye deeper security ties in first summit in five years
The meeting came as Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and U.S. President Joe Biden attend a NATO summit in Madrid.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2022
Japan and South Korea considering fund for wartime laborers, reports say
A total of 30 billion won, or about u00a53.1 billion, could be raised to pay compensation to about 300 former laborers and bereaved families.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2022
Leaders of Japan and South Korea briefly chat in person for the first time
Kishida reportedly told Yoon that he hopes the South Korean president will work to restore the countries' 'extremely severe' relations to 'a healthy state.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2022
Japan urges U.K. to reach EU deal that doesn’t hurt its companies
The United Kingdom is pushing ahead with legislation to override parts of the Brexit deal it signed with the EU, risking a serious legal dispute.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Harry Kewell fired by Yokohama F. Marinos
Yokohama F. Marinos coach Harry Kewell before an Asian Champions League match against Ulsan Hyundai, in Ulsan, South Korea, on April 17
Statue of A-bombed Japanese girl in Seattle stolen
The Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes statue in Seattle's Peace Park. The statue was reported missing on Friday by the city government of Seattle.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
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