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Russia, Japan far from being partners: Lavrov
Jan 19, 2019 11:34Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Russia and Japan are still “far from being partners” on the international stage, despite renewed efforts to resolve a decades-old conflict over a group of Pacific islands claimed by both sides.
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Russia, Japan far from being partners: Lavrov
Jan 17, 2019 05:26Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Russia and Japan are still “far from being partners” on the international stage, despite renewed efforts to resolve a decades-old conflict over a group of Pacific islands claimed by both sides.
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France, Japan agree to deepen military ties to counter China
Jan 12, 2019 13:54France and Japan have agreed to step up military cooperation in order to counter what they consider China’s "unilateral actions" in the East and South China seas.
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Iran turns to traditional partners as EU tarries on bypassing US sanctions
Jan 08, 2019 08:38Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran is working with its traditional partners such as China, Russia and India to circumvent the US sanctions.
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Japan’s Abe plans to pursue peace treaty with Russia
Jan 04, 2019 10:12Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday he intends to push forward towards a World War Two peace treaty with Russia, which has been stymied for decades by a territorial row, during a summit in Russia later this month.
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Japan unveils record defense spending amid plans to buy more US weapons
Dec 21, 2018 08:52Japan has unveiled a record military budget to buy advanced stealth fighters from the US and convert two ships into aircraft carriers, prompting angry protests from its neighbors.
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Japanese protest relocation of controversial US military base within Okinawa
Dec 14, 2018 09:51Japanese protesters in Okinawa and its governor have expressed “strong anger” at the resumption of government efforts to relocate a controversial US airbase to another part of Japan’s southern island.
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Japan seeks record defense spending in 5-year plan
Dec 08, 2018 09:48Japan is reportedly planning to increase its defense spending to a record high level over the next five years amid heightened US pressure to buy more American military equipment and join Washington to counter China.
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US sends destroyer to Sea of Japan, near Russia’s Far East
Dec 06, 2018 11:10The United States has sent a guided-missile destroyer near the contested waters of the Sea of Japan, off the Russian coast.
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2 US military aircraft crash off Japan; 6 Marines missing
Dec 06, 2018 02:30Six US military personnel are missing after two American military aircraft crashed in mid-air during a refueling operation off the coast of Japan, according to US and Japanese officials.