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DIPLOMATIC RECORDS

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 19, 2018
Records reveal detailed strategy to amend pacifist Constitution by former PM Nobusuke Kishi, Abe's grandfather
Ex-Prime Minister Kishi set a two-year timeline to revise the postwar security treaty with the United States as a precursor to amending the pacifist Constitution, declassified records show.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 12, 2017
Declassified papers show U.S. urged Japan to pay more for security costs in 1980s
The U.S. government in 1983 strongly urged Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone to raise Japan’s share of spending on security, according to diplomatic records declassified by Tokyo on Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 12, 2017
Chinese leader warmed to Japanese defense strength in 1980s, declassified records show
Chinese government heavyweight Hu Yaobang told Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone in 1983 that he would not oppose an "appropriate enhancement" of Japan's defense capabilities, newly declassified records showed Thursday, underscoring the leading Chinese official's conciliatory stance toward the then-Japanese leader.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 12, 2017
Former Prime Minister Nakasone sought to halt 1980s trade talks with U.S.
Former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone resisted pressure from the United States in the 1980s to open up the Japanese market to imports, according to diplomatic records declassified Thursday.
JAPAN / History
Dec 24, 2015
Nakasone sought early meeting with Reagan during LDP race for prime minister
Former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, while running for leadership of the ruling party in late 1982, sought to arrange an early visit to the United States if he became prime minister, according to a Japanese diplomatic document declassified Thursday.
JAPAN / History
Dec 24, 2015
Japan argued against declaring region nuke-free at 1975 U.N. forum
Japan argued against declaring Northeast Asia a nuclear-weapons-free zone at a United Nations conference in 1975 because such a restriction might interfere with the movements of American warships, according to diplomatic records declassified Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 15, 2015
Japan lobbied for Taiwan to keep U.N. seat in 1971: declassified documents
The central government lobbied in support of Taiwan's bid to keep its seat at the United Nations ahead of the 1971 General Assembly, at which China became a member, according to Japanese diplomatic documents declassified on Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 15, 2015
U.S. stored chemical arms in Okinawa to deter N. Korea: documents
The U.S. government told Japan in 1970 it was storing chemical arms in Okinawa out of the belief that North Korea possessed similar weapons, according to declassified Japanese diplomatic documents released Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 15, 2015
U.S. pressed Sato to soften 1965 Okinawa speech, praise troops' role
Japan lobbied for Taiwan to keep its United Nations seat before the 1971 session in which China became a member, declassified documents show.
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2014
Japan sought Taiwan's silence on Senkakus when U.N. seat row flared in '71
Japan told Taiwan to pipe down on its claims to the Senkaku Islands in exchange for support on keeping its U.N. seat in 1971, declassified documents show.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2014
Foreign Ministry concluded Emperor did not need passport for first overseas trip in '71
Diplomatic records declassified on Thursday indicate that the Foreign Ministry concluded in 1971 that no passport would be needed for the Emperor should he decide to go abroad.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Japan's former PM Aso meets Trump for talks on security and economy
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Taro Aso, vice president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in New York on Tuesday. The Japanese government’s top spokesman on Wednesday played down the meeting as one conducted "in the capacity of one lawmaker" and “without the government’s involvement.”
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.

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