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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.
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Japan to seek extension of US waivers for Iran oil imports
Nov 27, 2018 11:47Japanese buyers will seek an extension of the waiver from US sanctions on Iranian oil imports after the initial 180-day exemption is over, the Petroleum Association of Japan (PAJ) said on Tuesday.
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China, Japan ink 24 deals on energy cooperation
Nov 26, 2018 09:29China and Japan have signed dozens of cooperation agreements in different fields during an event in the capital, Beijing, raising speculations that a deepening trade dispute between the US and Tokyo is pushing Asia’s third-biggest economy toward China.
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Japan PM assures Putin of no US bases on disputed islands if handed over
Nov 16, 2018 07:12Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has reportedly assured Russian President Vladimir Putin that if the Kremlin hands over four disputed islands in the Western Pacific to Japan, they would not be subjected to a US military presence.
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Japan's JXTG to restart oil imports from Iran
Nov 08, 2018 09:05Japan leading crude oil wholesaler JXTG Holdings Incorporation says it is preparing to resume imports from Iran after the US issued a waiver for Tokyo to continue its purchases of oil from the Islamic Republic.
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South Korea, Japan say to resume Iranian oil imports
Nov 06, 2018 09:45South Korea and Japan are preparing to resume imports of crude oil and condensate from Iran after a temporary halt, the two countries announced on Tuesday.
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Japan says in close communication with US on Iran’s sanctions
Nov 05, 2018 04:06Japan is in close communication with the United States on Iran’s sanctions, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Monday.