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G1 SUMMIT

Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 22, 2015
Shima has high hopes for long-term windfall from G-7 meet
Just before departing for this year's Group of Seven summit in Germany earlier this month, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced that Shima, situated at the end of a peninsula in Mie Prefecture, will be the main venue for next year's annual gathering.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jun 9, 2015
Abe quandary: How to court Putin and still maintain sanctions over Crimea
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WORLD / Politics
Jun 8, 2015
G-7 chiefs kick off Alpine summit by taking tough stance toward Russia, rule out 'Grexit'
Group of Seven leaders vowed at a summit in the Bavarian Alps on Sunday to keep sanctions against Russia in place until President Vladimir Putin and Moscow-backed separatists fully implement the terms of a peace deal for Ukraine.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 6, 2015
Mie's G-7 summit victory credited to Ise Shrine
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's decision to hold the 2016 G-7 summit close to Ise Shrine underlines his conservative credentials.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 1, 2015
Abe to announce venue of 2016 industrialized nations summit possibly Friday
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will announce the venue for hosting an annual summit of industrialized countries in 2016 on Friday at the earliest, government officials said Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics
May 31, 2015
Japan, U.S. reiterate concern over Beijing's land reclamation in South China Sea
Japan and the United States have reaffirmed their opposition to China's rapid land reclamation work around the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea.
JAPAN / Politics
May 29, 2015
Mori plans to meet Park in Seoul on Monday, hoping to pave way for summit
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JAPAN / Politics
May 14, 2015
Keidanren asks Park to hold Japan-South Korea summit
A delegation from Japan's most influential business lobby on Wednesday asked South Korean President Park Geun-hye to hold one-on-one talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, which would be the first since the two leaders took office.
JAPAN / Politics
May 12, 2015
Japan wants statement from summit with EU to address China's sea claims
Japan has proposed that the statement to be issued after its summit with the European Union in late May should include a call for keeping China's maritime ambitions in check, and the EU is soliciting opinions from its 28 member states about the request, a diplomatic source said.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 28, 2015
How far is Japan willing to go to back the United States?
What was once America's most stable relationship in Asia is moving into the category of 'it's complicated.'
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 24, 2015
Asia, Africa leaders call for U.N. Security Council reform
Asian and African leaders on Thursday called for "a comprehensive reform" of the U.N. Security Council so it can better represent the realities of the international community in the 21st century.
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JAPAN / Politics
Apr 22, 2015
At summit, Abe expresses 'deep remorse' for WWII but stops short of apologizing
The prime minister's comments came ahead of a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the summit sidelines, the latest sign of a thaw in relations between the Asian rivals.
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JAPAN / Politics
Apr 11, 2015
Japan, EU to hold summit on May 29 in Tokyo: sources
Japan and the European Union will hold an annual summit on May 29 in Tokyo to discuss their potential free trade agreement and security cooperation, diplomatic sources said Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 3, 2015
Japan looks to move up major nation summit to May 2016 amid election, security concerns
The Japanese government, the host in 2016 of an annual summit of leading nations, is considering bringing forward the gathering to May due to the possible election schedule as well as security reasons, government sources said Thursday.
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JAPAN / Politics
Mar 27, 2015
Abe, Portugal's Passos Coelho agree to bolster business ties
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told visiting Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho on Friday that shoring up ties with a country that plays central role in Portuguese-speaking nations around the world is in line with what he calls "diplomacy that takes a panoramic perspective of the world map."
EDITORIALS
Mar 26, 2015
A trilateral summit, maybe
Despite the agreement among Japan, China and South Korea to hold a trilateral summit at the earliest convenient time, it is unrealistic to think the relationship between Japan and the other two will thaw soon.
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CULTURE / Stage
Mar 25, 2015
Summit spotlights school dramatists
"Diversity is the outstanding attraction of high school drama, so I'm always appreciating afresh theater's myriad charms," the prominent director Keisuke Tanaka said with a beaming smile during a recent interview ahead of the fifth annual High School Drama Summit at Tokyo's leading Agora Theater.
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JAPAN / Politics
Mar 23, 2015
Abe, Jokowi agree to stronger security, economic ties
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and visiting Indonesian President Joko Widodo pledge to strengthen relations between their two nations, committing to maritime stability and promoting investment in infrastructure development for the Southeast Asian nation.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 20, 2015
Abe eyes April 28 summit with Obama, may address Congress
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to hold a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington on April 28, a day after their defense and foreign affairs chiefs are scheduled to hold security talks, Japanese government sources said.
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LIFE / Lifestyle
Feb 19, 2015
Student wrestlers learn the ropes ahead of university 'battle royale'
Want to be a lawyer? Go to law school. A doctor? Med school. But where do you enroll if you want to learn how to fly off the top rope to deliver a brutal body slam?
Tokuryū, a new crime menace in Japan, emerges from the shadows
The National Police Agency coined the term "tokuryū" to classify individuals involved in dark part time jobs and quasi-gangsters, using the words "tokumei" (anonymous) and "ryūdo" (fluid) to reflect their characteristics.
Thanks, tourists. Views of Mount Fuji are now blocked.
Tourists pose in front of a convenience store with Mount Fuji on Friday in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. Local residents are upset over littering, overcrowding and the inconvenience caused by the visitors.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
Two more arrested over brutal murder of couple in Tochigi
A vehicle carrying Seiha Sekine, the 32-year-old common-law husband of the deceased Tokyo couple's first daughter, leaves a police station in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Tuesday.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Stormy seas ahead as Beijing and Manila trade barbs over secret deal
Philippine Marines wave to Philippine Navy personnel and the media during a resupply mission at their military outpost, the BRP Sierra Madre, a warship run aground in the disputed Second Thomas Shoal in 1999, in the South China Sea, in March 2014.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Xi bristles as Macron and von der Leyen urge China to do more on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen walk after their meeting in Paris on Monday.
How a Japanese scientist is turning the climate crisis into music
A screencap of a performance of Hiroto Nagai's “String Quartet No. 1 ‘Polar Energy Budget’” by the PRT Quartet

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