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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 15, 2018
Japan and Sri Lanka agree to promote maritime security cooperation
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena agreed Wednesday to promote bilateral cooperation on maritime security in the Indo-Pacific region.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 15, 2018
FTC raids Amazon Japan over suspected antitrust violation
Japan's antitrust watchdog raided the office of Amazon.com Inc.'s unit in the country Thursday, for allegedly violating the antitrust law by having its suppliers shoulder part of the costs to cover discounts the retailer applied on goods.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 14, 2018
Abe-Kim summit: The real deal or thinly veiled diversion?
Tokyo is seeking a summit with North Korea's leader, prompting speculation Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is scrambling to deflect public attention away from a document-tampering scandal.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 13, 2018
Japan to explore possibility of summit between Abe and Kim Jong Un, sources say
The decision came after Abe and other officials were briefed by a South Korean envoy who spoke with Kim in breakthrough talks in Pyongyang last week.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 13, 2018
Cambodian views on the U.S., Japan and China
Is it time for Washington to rethink its diplomatic approach toward Phnom Penh?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 13, 2018
North Korea isn't the biggest problem in Asia
Kim is a tactical difficulty, maintaining alliances against China is the strategic issue
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 13, 2018
'Remain patient,' Tillerson says of Trump-Kim meeting specifics
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the U.S. expects North Korea to be in direct touch after President Donald Trump agreed to Kim Jong Un's invitation to meet, urging patience as preparations for the potentially historic handshake are worked out.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 13, 2018
In apparent shift, Abe says he doesn't think Pyongyang is using summits to buy time for weapons programs
In his Tuesday meeting with the director of South Korea's National Intelligence Service, Abe reiterated his call on North Korea to take “concrete” steps toward denuclearization.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 12, 2018
'Maximum pressure' to continue until North gives up nukes, Kono says after meeting South Korean intel chief
Foreign Minister Taro Kono said Monday that Japan, together with South Korea, will continue to maximize pressure on North Korea until Pyongyang takes concrete action toward the complete abandonment of nuclear weapons and missiles.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Mar 12, 2018
Trump-Kim summit expectations high, but North Korea unlikely to part with its 'treasured nuclear sword' any time soon
After years of failed attempts by the United States and others, is U.S. President Donald Trump the man who can strip North Korea of its nuclear weapons and bring lasting peace to the Korean Peninsula?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 11, 2018
Residents volunteer to preserve monuments to disaster
Yuichi Yonezawa believes he owes his life to the three-story building that used to house his company in the tsunami-damaged city of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 11, 2018
On anniversary, 3/11 survivors pay tribute to lost kin
People in Fukushima and other areas damaged by the 2011 mega-quake, tsunami and nuclear crisis pay tribute to lost loved ones by renew their determination to get their own lives back on track.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 11, 2018
Are we addressing the core labor issues?
Corporate Japan must change its 20th-century mentality toward work.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 11, 2018
Trump says Japan 'very happy' with North Korea talks that could bring 'greatest deal'
U.S. President Donald Trump voiced confidence Saturday that his agreement to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was the right decision, saying that Japan is "very happy with what I'm doing" and that the talks could result in "the greatest deal for the world" that eases nuclear tensions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 11, 2018
Over ¥300 million offered for IAEA inspections as Japan bids to remain player in global response to North
Japan will offer more than u00a5300 million to help the International Atomic Energy Agency inspect North Korea's nuclear facilities if Pyongyang agrees to inspections.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Mar 10, 2018
White Day Tariffs
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 10, 2018
U.S. seeks 'concrete actions' from North Korea before talks
The White House said Friday that President Donald Trump will not meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un unless Pyongyang takes "concrete and verifiable actions," stoking confusion as the administration faced criticism for agreeing to talks while receiving few, if any, tangible benefits in return.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 10, 2018
Over wine and spirits, Kim Jong Un poked fun at himself: South Korean officials
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un joked about his image in international media while serving South Korean officials local spirits and cold noodles during their unprecedented visit to Pyongyang this past week, two South Korean government sources said.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 10, 2018
North Korean foreign minister to visit Sweden: report
North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho will visit Sweden in the near future and meet with his Swedish counterpart, Margot Wallstrom, the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter reported on Friday, citing sources.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 10, 2018
North Korean state media quiet on Kim's overtures to Trump
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's sudden overtures to Washington are making headlines around the world — except in North Korea.

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