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Japan's PM plans Iran visit in July, a first in 40 years: Report
Jun 22, 2018 02:29Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering a state visit to Iran in July as Tokyo is seeking to strengthen economic ties with Tehran, government sources have said.
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Japan airlines list Taiwan as China territory on Chinese websites
Jun 19, 2018 03:01Japan’s two largest airlines have changed the word “Taiwan” on their Chinese-language websites to “China Taiwan,” in a minor overture toward Beijing, which considers the self-ruled Taiwan as part of its territory.
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Trump threatened to send 25 million Mexicans to Japan at G7 summit: Report
Jun 16, 2018 04:57US President Donald Trump threatened Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe he would send 25 million Mexicans to his country during a discussion on immigration, one of a series of bizarre statements by Trump that shocked fellow leaders at last week's acrimonious Group of Seven (G7) summit, according to a report.
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Japan seeks US assurances that all of North Korea’s ballistic missiles will be removed
Jun 06, 2018 08:35Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reportedly plans to ask US President Donald Trump that any potential US deal with North Korea take into account Japan’s “security concerns,” including the removal of ballistic missiles of all ranges.
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Japan finance minister returns year’s salary over scandal
Jun 04, 2018 09:35Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso said Monday he was returning a year's salary after his ministry scrubbed public documents related to a cronyism scandal that has dogged Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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Japan says wants US to ease Iran’s oil import curbs
Jun 03, 2018 05:03Japan says it is trying to seek an exemption from the US to maintain its oil imports from Iran as the administration of US President Donald Trump is preparing to reinstate sanctions against the country.
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EU, Japan notify WTO of retaliatory measures against US metal tariffs
May 19, 2018 02:40Japan and the European Union have notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) that they are ready to implement an array of retaliatory measures against Washington in response to tariffs on steel and aluminum imports imposed by US President Donald Trump on Tokyo and the European bloc.
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China, South Korea, Japan back denuclearization of Korean Peninsula
May 09, 2018 09:09Leaders of China, South Korea and Japan meet in a three-way summit to support North Korea’s historic move toward denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula ahead of the first-ever upcoming meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un.
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South Korea: Japan, North Korea should talk
May 08, 2018 03:32South Korea’s president has called on Japan and North Korea to begin talking to each other and normalizing their relations, as Seoul has been mending its own fences with Pyongyang.
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Japan: Embassy will not be relocated to al-Quds
May 02, 2018 02:10Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo has announced that his country will not be moving its Israeli embassy to al-Quds.