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Nagasaki mayor urges nuclear powers to cut stockpiles as city remembers 1945 US nuke attack
Aug 10, 2019 05:18The mayor Japan's Nagasaki has criticized nuclear superpowers for resuming development and deployment of nuclear weapons, as the city marks the anniversary of America’s atomic bombing more than seven decades ago.
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To avoid Iran ire, Japan may send ships off Yemen: Report
Aug 10, 2019 04:49Japanese government sources say Tokyo is not willing to join a US-led naval mission purportedly aimed at protecting shipping lanes in the Persian Gulf, but is mulling over sending ships off Yemen.
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Japan gains from trade curbs to be short-lived: South Korea
Aug 08, 2019 06:34South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Thursday that Japan imposing tighter export curbs against South Korea will undermine Japan's international credibility for using its industrial advantage as a weapon against another country.
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South Korea agrees to pay more money to US, Trump announces
Aug 08, 2019 00:46South Korea “has agreed to pay substantially more money” to the United States “to defend itself” from North Korea, US President Donald Trump has announced.
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Japan to tighten export control over items shipped to South Korea
Aug 06, 2019 11:56Japan plans to release an extended list of goods subjected to stricter regulations when exported to South Korea, the Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday.
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South Korea blasts Japan's economic war amid deepening trade dispute
Aug 03, 2019 08:38South Korea has blasted Japan as "selfish nuisance" after Tokyo removed Seoul from its list of top trading partners, amid an escalating trade dispute linked to persisting historical tensions.
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Tokyo blasts Russian PM's visit to disputed island as 'extremely regrettable'
Aug 02, 2019 08:17Japan has slammed as ‘extremely regrettable’ a visit by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to a disputed island claimed by both countries, calling on Moscow to adopt “constructive” moves towards advancing ties.
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Bolton seeks fivefold rise in Japan’s spending on US military: Report
Jul 31, 2019 12:23The administration of US President Donald Trump is reportedly seeking up to a fivefold increase in Japan’s spending on American military forces deployed to the Asian county.
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US, Japanese, Aussie forces conduct naval war games aimed at China
Jul 28, 2019 02:59US, Australian and Japanese naval forces have carried out a mock coastline invasion in a war game designed to demonstrate how the three allied nations could collaborate in defending what they perceive as “contested islands in the Pacific.”
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Russia counters US proposal for West Asia maritime coalition
Jul 23, 2019 12:07Russia expresses unease and confusion over a proposal made by the United States for the establishment of a so-called maritime security coalition to patrol West Asia’s waterways.