Category: Japan
PM Abe says Putin’s comment shows desire for Japan-Russia peace treaty
Prime minister Shinzo Abe on Friday repeated Japan’s stance that a row over islands seized by Russian troops in the final days of World War Two must be settled before a [...]
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Japan proposes legalising commercial whaling
Tokyo considers ending the 33-year-old ban, saying most species have rebounded, but it’s facing opposition from the IWC. Japan is proposing an end to a 33-year-old ban [...]
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Japan has become the ‘obvious target’ for Trump’s next trade salvo
* Trump described his good relations with the Japanese leadership but then added: “Of course that will end as soon as I tell them how much they have to pay.” * [...]
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Tokyo cuts ribbon on new fish market to replace Tsukiji
Tokyo’s mayor insisted Thursday that the city’s new fish market would be safe, as she inaugurated a “cutting-edge” facility to replace the [...]
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Japan, Vietnam urge US to rejoin Pacific trade deal
Japan and Vietnam on Thursday urged the United States to rejoin a sprawling Pacific trade deal, almost two years after President Donald Trump’s withdrawal dealt a major [...]
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Japanese nationalist group apologises for member who kicked Taiwan comfort woman statue
A Japanese right-wing group has apologised after a member kicked a statue of a “comfort woman” in Taiwan. The apology on Thursday by “the Truth of Comfort [...]
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Japan manufacturers’ mood slips amid global trade tensionsReuters Tankan
Confidence among Japanese manufacturers slipped in September from August’s seven-month high, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday, a sign the escalating trade war between [...]
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Japan may aid carmakers facing US tariff threat
Japan is considering giving carmakers fiscal support including tax breaks to offset the impact from trade frictions with the United States and a sales-tax hike planned for [...]
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Bomb scare briefly closes runway at Japan’s Narita airport
Japan’s Narita airport briefly closed one of its two runways Thursday after what is suspected to be an unexploded shell was found buried nearby, officials said. Local [...]
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Japan shows China and N Korea it can shoot down ballistic missiles, with some help from the US
A Japanese warship, using a US ship-based anti-missile system, successfully intercepted and destroyed an incoming ballistic missile over the Pacific Ocean Tuesday evening, [...]
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Russia, Japan committed to building closer energy ties despite geopolitical risks
Russian and Japanese companies signed several energy cooperation deals during the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok this week, committing to building closer ties despite [...]
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Operation Tsukiji: Tokyo battles rats as iconic market shuts
The operation must be ruthless, thorough and silent. Without alerting the watchful enemy, a unit of highly trained Japanese agents will throw up a ring of steel to block any [...]
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Japan’s Abe confirms China visit this year
Shinzo Abe confirmed Wednesday his plans to visit China this year in what would be the first trip to the country by a Japanese prime minister since 2011, the latest sign of [...]
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Japan disasters highlight vulnerable infrastructure
Flooded runways, thousands of passengers stranded and a tanker smashing into an access bridge: last week’s typhoon in Japan highlighted the vulnerability of Kansai [...]
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Pope says he hopes to visit Japan next year, fulfilling wish
Pope Francis says he hopes to visit Japan next year. Francis made the announcement while meeting with a visiting Japanese cultural association on Wednesday. Speaking off the [...]
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