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JAPAN EU RELATIONS

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 11, 2023
Japan proposed Kishida-Xi phone talks at foreign ministerial meeting
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi made the proposal during his meeting with his Chinese counterpart on April 2.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 14, 2022
Japan-Australian alliance is even more important in today's geopolitical environment
Japan and Australia have much to gain by improving ties, both militarily and economically, in an uncertain global geopolitical environment.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 9, 2022
People lay flowers at British Embassy as Japan mourns Queen Elizabeth II
“I can't talk about her too much without crying, but I live nearby and I just wanted to come here today to say goodbye,” a mourner said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2022
China Coast Guard ships enter Japanese waters
The intrusion into Japanese waters around the Senkaku chain by Chinese government ships was the 17th this year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 28, 2022
Taiwan had no greater champion than Shinzo Abe
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's mark on contemporary Japan-Taiwan relations will have lasting consequences.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 23, 2022
How Beijing’s unpopularity is undermining its global ambitions
Japan needs to team up with the U.S. and other allies to better understand and counter China's attempts to influence Southeast Asian nations.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 18, 2022
Does the Ukraine war herald a new era for Japan’s security policy?
Is the war in Ukraine creating a Japanese watershed moment? It might be up to Prime Minister Kishida.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 8, 2022
Tokyo’s tough stand against Moscow comes at a cost
Tokyo's recent decision to line up with the West on sanctioning Russia is a serious shift for Japan, and one with the obvious cost of alienating Moscow in the Northern Territories dispute.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 7, 2022
Japan needs a Taiwan contingency plan — and fast
In Japan, there is a new senior-level willingness to more directly align the national interests with protecting Taiwanese security.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 19, 2022
Suzuki Motor reportedly to invest ¥150 billion for electric vehicle production in India
Suzuki has decided to build a new electric vehicle production line in India with the aim of starting operations as early as 2025, the Nikkei daily said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 24, 2022
From the Ukraine crisis emerges a more resolute Japan
Japan's willingness to declare concretely Russia's Ukraine actions as illegal and in violation of standing agreements is notable, as is its engagement with other world leaders.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 16, 2021
Should Tokyo boycott the Beijing Olympic Games?
The Japanese government reportedly will refrain from sending a Cabinet minister to the Winter Olympics in Beijing. But that decision has yet to be reached.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY
Dec 13, 2021
Xi's absence provides Japan with a diplomatic window of opportunity
Xi's diplomatic absence is Kishida's opportunity to shift the diplomatic dynamics in the Indo-Pacific region to favor Japan and like-minded countries' interest.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Oct 21, 2021
As China grows more belligerent, democracies draw closer to Taiwan
The vast power Beijing accumulated beneath the umbrella of global compliance now represents a threat to the very nations that made it possible.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 1, 2021
Will Japan’s China policy change under Kishida’s leadership?
Whether Kishida is Abe's puppet or not, what he should do or can do in his foreign policy will be defined by the geostrategic reality in the Indo-Pacific region.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 8, 2021
An outside look at the Chinese Communist Party's 100th birthday
President Xi Jinping's speech marking the 100-year anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party was never going to win the hearts and minds of China's neighbors — including Japan's media.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Apr 29, 2021
U.N. report focuses on stateless Japanese descendants in Philippines
Most of the stateless residents, second-generation Japanese Filipinos, were children of Japanese fathers who moved to the Philippines before World War II and Filipino mothers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Apr 6, 2021
China’s ambiguous coast guard law a challenge for Japan
All eyes are on Japan's response as legislation lets organization function as both maritime law enforcement and military agency.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Mar 2, 2021
Protecting democracy in a free and open Indo-Pacific
Japan and Australia need to team up with the United States and the United Kingdom to shore up values and ideals in the region.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Feb 23, 2021
Digital network building in the Pacific
Japan and Australia have leading roles to play in helping digitalize the region through the use of undersea cables.
No link to Nankai Trough quake seen after temblor in Shikoku
Satoshi Harada from the Meteorological Agency explains about the magnitude 6.6 earthquake during a news conference early Thursday.
Tehran signals no retaliation against Israel after drones attack Iran
A reported strike against Iran by Israel on Friday came against the backdrop of Iran's support for the Palestinian Hamas militant group, whose assault into Israel on Oct. 7 triggered Israel's invasion of Gaza.
In a first, Japan doctors sue Google over negative reviews on firm's map app
One of the lawyers representing a group of doctors suing Google told a news conference that the main purpose of the lawsuit is not to seek compensation but instead to raise awareness over various problems with the Google Maps system.
Former No. 1 Kento Momota retires from international badminton at 29
Badminton star Kento Momota leaves a news conference after announcing his retirement from Japan's national team, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Thousands evacuated as Indonesia volcano erupts
Indonesia's Mount Ruang spews hot lava and smoke as seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi, on Wednesday.
'House of the Owl' brings Hollywood values to Japanese TV
In the new Disney+ series “House of the Owl,” Min Tanaka (left) plays a powerful political fixer, or “kuromaku,” who has a troubled relationship with his adult children, particularly his idealistic son, played by Mackenyu.
Benefits and risks: AUKUS looks to take gamble on Japan
U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British leader Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the AUKUS partnership, after a trilateral meeting, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego in March last year.
Kyoto’s demon night parade lives to haunt another day
In a Kyoto long past, the "hyakki yagyō" (100 demon night parade) haunted a sleepy corner of Kyoto. Now, one enterprising monster enthusiast has won a small batttle to keep the march alive.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
Unpacking the chaotic by-election in a scandal-hit Tokyo district
People listen to a campaign speech in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tuesday.

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Longform

Historically, kabuki was considered the entertainment of the merchant and peasant classes, a far cry from how it is regarded today.
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