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Trump reportedly asks Tokyo for $8 billion to keep US troops in Japan
Nov 16, 2019 10:34US President Donald Trump has asked Tokyo to quadruple its annual payments for American forces stationed in Japan, as part of his administration’s policy to push Washington’s allies to increase their defense spending.
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Fire causes damage at another World Heritage site in Japan
Nov 04, 2019 10:04A fire damaged at least one building at a World Heritage site in Japan on Monday, a fire department official said, just days after a blaze destroyed much of another Japanese World Heritage site, on its southern island of Okinawa.
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Korea-Japan: History is not present in the past
Nov 01, 2019 10:54South Korea-Japan bilateral relations are now at probably their lowest point since diplomatic ties were established between the two Northeast Asian countries in 1965. The latest dispute revolves around the two countries’ different interpretations of their 1965 “Agreement on the Settlement of Problems Concerning Property and Claims and on Economic Cooperation.”
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Japan’s quiet embrace of Myanmar’s top rights abuser
Oct 31, 2019 19:39Drowned out by the noise of the Rugby World Cup and overshadowed by the deadly devastation wrought by Typhoon Hagibis was a meeting between Japan’s leaders and war criminal, which went largely unreported by the media and unnoticed by the public.
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South Korean PM meets Japan's Abe, seeks mended fences
Oct 25, 2019 04:53Japanese President Abe Shinzo met South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon in the first high-level diplomatic engagement between the two states since a recent trade spat saw Seoul –Tokyo relations plummet.
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Traditional foes Japan and South Korea agree to mend ties amid rows
Oct 24, 2019 06:04Leaders of Japan and South Korea have agreed to mend ties amid a bitter feud over history and trade that has dragged bilateral relations to their worst in decades.
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Japanese emperor publicly proclaims enthronement in centuries-old ceremony
Oct 22, 2019 03:58Japanese Emperor Naruhito formally proclaimed his ascendancy to the throne on Tuesday in a centuries-old ceremony attended by dignitaries from more than 180 countries, pledging to fulfill his duty as a symbol of the state.
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Japan says will not join US anti-Iran 'coalition' in Mideast
Oct 18, 2019 09:11Japan says it will not join any US coalition in the Middle East, but is considering sending its own forces in a bid to ensure oil shipments from the region.
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Japan’s PM visits disaster zone; government may postpone emperor’s parade
Oct 17, 2019 04:56Japan's prime minister on Thursday visited communities flooded by a typhoon and promised help, while media reported the government is considering postponing a parade for Emperor Naruhito's formal enthronement to focus on the disaster.
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Death toll from typhoon in Japan climbs to 66
Oct 15, 2019 04:23The death toll from Typhoon Hagibis in Japan, the worst to hit the country in decades, has risen to 66, amid diminishing hopes of finding any survivors.