Business Jan 28, 2019
France's Macron tells Shinzo Abe he feels Ghosn's detention in Japan is 'too long and too hard'
It’s the French president’s strongest comments yet on the auto industry scandal.
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Business / Economy Jan 26, 2019
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and French President Emmanuel Macron have expressed hope that a management change at Renault SA will work to facilitate cooperation between the French automaker and its Japanese partner, Nissan Motor Co. During 20-minute telephone talks Friday, Abe told Macron that the ...
National / Politics Jan 12, 2019
Japan and France agree to hold new maritime dialogue by year-end
The foreign and defense ministers of Japan and France affirmed on Friday the launch of a new bilateral framework to discuss maritime security and environmental issues amid China's growing assertiveness, with the first meeting likely to be held by the end of the year. In ...
National / Politics Dec 28, 2018
Japan and France to hold security talks next month in France
Japan and France will hold talks involving their foreign and defense ministers in France on Jan. 11 to deepen bilateral defense cooperation, the Japanese government said Friday. The agendas for the fifth "two plus two" meeting between the countries may include maritime security issues amid ...
National Sep 9, 2018
Crown Prince Naruhito meets Japanese schoolchildren in Lyon at start of nine-day French trip
Crown Prince Naruhito, who is set to become the nation's next emperor after his father, Emperor Akihito, abdicates next April, on Saturday met with Japanese schoolchildren and toured a world-renowned textile museum at the start of his nine-day goodwill visit to France. The Crown Prince ...
National Sep 8, 2018
Crown Prince Naruhito arrives in Lyon to mark 160th anniversary of Japan-France diplomatic ties
Crown Prince Naruhito arrived in the southeastern French city of Lyon on Friday for his first official visit to France to commemorate the 160th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the countries. During the nine-day trip, he plans to meet French President Emmanuel Macron and attend ...
National Jul 15, 2018
GSDF joins Bastille Day parade in Paris as Japan and France mark 160th anniversary of bilateral ties
Seven members of the Ground Self-Defense Force took part in the annual Bastille Day parade in Paris on Saturday. The seven, including Col. Hiroyuki Yokoyama, head of the 32nd Infantry Regiment of the GSDF's 1st Division, were among some 4,300 participants who marched about 2.5 ...
National / Politics Jul 14, 2018
Japan, France sign agreement to share defense supplies, deepening military ties
Japan and France have inked a bilateral agreement to share defense and other supplies to deepen security cooperation. Under the acquisition and cross-servicing agreement, the fourth of its kind for Japan, the Self-Defense Forces and the French armed forces can provide items such as food, ...
Entertainment News Jul 14, 2018
France celebrates Japanese culture with huge eight-month festival
France has opened the largest celebration of Japanese culture ever to take place abroad. The eight-month festival Japonismes 2018 features everything from prehistoric art to what the organizers bill as Europe's first virtual reality concert. "It's the largest extravaganza of its kind ever held outside Japan," ...
National / Politics Jan 26, 2018
Japan and France agree to deepen maritime security ties in 'two plus two' meeting
by Daisuke Kikuchi
The foreign and defense ministers of Japan and France held a regular "two plus two" meeting in Tokyo Friday in which they agreed to beef up mutual diplomatic cooperation in securing a "rule-based order" in maritime security, including the East and South China seas. Foreign ...
National Dec 8, 2017
Paris to host Japonismes 2018 cultural expo to mark 160 years of diplomatic ties
by Daisuke Kikuchi
Paris will host the Japonismes 2018 cultural exposition to commemorate the 160th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between France and Japan next year. To be held in more than 20 venues and running for about eight months, it will be one of the ...
National / Politics Sep 21, 2017
Abe, Macron agree to pursure further security cooperation, rule of law at sea
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed Wednesday in New York to further advance their cooperation in security and defense equipment, reiterating their commitment to maintaining the rule of law at sea. Abe and Macron agreed to speed up negotiations toward an ...