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US JAPAN RELATIONS

Japan Times
JAPAN
May 17, 2022
Japanese aid for Indian islets carries China 'strategic overtone,' experts say
The u00a54.02 billion ($31 million) in aid comes as Japan and India have been promoting a 'free and open Indo-Pacific.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 17, 2022
Myanmar shadow government seeks to engage Japan despite geopolitical issues
Some Japanese lawmakers are rallying behind the NUG, though Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's administration has yet to recognize it.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 17, 2022
Yun Duk-min, front-runner as South Korea's next Japan envoy, optimistic on healing ties
The former head of the Korea National Diplomatic Academy obtained a doctoral degree at Japan's Keio University and visited Japan in April talks with leaders including the prime minister.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 16, 2022
New South Korean leader reiterates readiness to support North in COVID-19 fight
President Yoon Suk-yeol reiterated a willingness to support North Korea with necessary medical supplies and medicines as Pyongyang battles a coronavirus outbreak.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 15, 2022
Japan says Sakhalin energy projects do not contradict Russia sanctions
A top official also said if Japan's stakes in the projects are obtained by other countries, there is a possibility that those not imposing sanctions against Russia will benefit.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / FOCUS
May 15, 2022
Human rights lawyer from Korean community in Japan undeterred by hate
Hundreds of thousands of people with Korean heritage live in Japan. Most of their ancestors came to Japan before and during World War II.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 15, 2022
Talks over China's post-3/11 food import ban remain stalled for over a year
The deadlock over the ban could affect discussions on China's accession to a major Pacific free trade deal, sources said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 14, 2022
Japan and U.S. to agree to cooperate on chips during upcoming summit
The expected agreement between Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden will aim for a framework ensuring availability of domestic semiconductor stocks in emergencies.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
May 13, 2022
50 years after Okinawa’s return, fears of conflict over Taiwan now a top concern
In the months and weeks ahead of the Sunday anniversary, a chorus of top officials have stressed how any Taiwan conflict would also be an emergency for Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 13, 2022
Russia must be 'held accountable over its atrocities,' Japan says to Ukraine
During talks in Germany with his Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said Russia's actions were 'unacceptable.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 12, 2022
Chinese aircraft carrier's activity a 'security concern,' says Japan general
Gen. Koji Yamazaki, chief of the ministry's Joint Staff, aired a strong sense of caution against the activities 'held in waters close to Japan.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 12, 2022
South Korea's new foreign minister vows to build future-oriented ties with Japan
South Korea's new Foreign Minister Park Jin pledged Thursday to build a future-oriented relationship with Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
May 12, 2022
50 years after handover, Okinawa more self-sufficient but U.S. base issue casts shadow
Former governor says the prefecture has come on leaps and bounds since reversion to Japan in 1972, but the question of bases has seen little progress.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 12, 2022
Japan and EU agree to seek free and open Indo-Pacific and to cooperate over Ukraine
After their meeting in Tokyo, the European Commission president said the EU wants to take a more 'active' role in the Indo-Pacific region, which she called 'a theater of tensions.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 12, 2022
Biden considers visit to space-related facility during Japan trip
The envisaged visit to the facility will come at a time when the U.S. has intensified its competition with China and Russia in the fields of space and high technology.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 11, 2022
Japan and Finland condemn Russian aggression and agree on resolute action
The crisis in Ukraine has motivated Finland and its neighbor Sweden, both of which have faced Russian aggression in the past, to consider joining NATO.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 11, 2022
Japanese PM asked German leader for help in removing 'comfort women' statue
The request was made when Kishida and Scholz met in Tokyo in late April, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 11, 2022
Yoon tells Japanese lawmakers he opposes politicizing historical issues
Yoon's remarks appear intended to dispel perceptions in Japan that South Korean leaders often pick quarrels with Tokyo over those issues to turn public attention away from domestic problems.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 11, 2022
Okinawa urges Kishida to scrap plan to move U.S. base before key anniversary
The long-stalled plan to move the base has met strong opposition from a majority of Okinawa residents who want the base to be moved outside the prefecture entirely.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 10, 2022
Aircraft from Chinese carrier conducted 100-plus landings and takeoffs in waters near Okinawan islands
Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said the operations had taken place in waters southwest of Okinawa Prefecture's Okidaito and Ishigaki islands — the closest to Japan to date.

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