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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-Korean relations slip to a new low
Aug 08, 2019 09:55Tokyo on Friday, August 2 revoked South Korea’s preferential status as a trade partner for the purchase of dual-use materials vital to Korean industry, driving bilateral relations to their lowest ebb in recent memory and raising questions over the grounds for the Japanese action.
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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.