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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 30, 2022
Japan and U.S. vow to defend open economic order amid threats from China and Russia
The allies also agreed to address the vulnerabilities in their supply chains for key technologies such as semiconductors during their first 'two-plus-two' economic meeting.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 19, 2022
Japan and Saudi Arabia vow to work together for a stable international oil market
Concerns for crude oil supply have been boosting its prices, which have already climbed on the back of robust demand resulting from the global economic recovery from the pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 19, 2022
Kishida meets top South Korean diplomat, but improved ties remain elusive
Despite strained ties in recent years, Park Jin's visit offered a rare chance for Tokyo and Seoul to make headway on the wartime labor issue.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 18, 2022
Japan and South Korea agree to seek early settlement of wartime labor issue
Seoul's top diplomat Park Jin said he will make efforts to produce 'desirable solutions' before the liquidation of Japanese corporate assets in South Korea.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2022
South Korea's Foreign Minister Park Jin to visit Japan on Monday
South Korea's Foreign Minister Park Jin is planning to visit Japan on Monday to meet with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, as the two nations explore ways to thaw their icy relationship.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2022
Japan and Philippines agree to strengthen coordination on regional security
In phone talks, foreign ministers of the two countries highlighted the fields of security and coast guard activities amid China's maritime assertiveness, the foreign ministry has said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2022
Japan and Germany vow to maintain sanctions against Russia
During their talks, the two countries' foreign ministers agreed that their nations should further strengthen defense cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 9, 2022
Lower House redistricting plans in focus after Abe’s death
The ruling LDP is facing tricky political questions in the late PM's home prefecture of Yamaguchi, with the answers likely to impact a Lower House district realignment plan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2022
Japan and Argentina condemn Russia for invading Ukraine
The two nations' foreign ministers shared the view that Russia's aggression is a unilateral change of the status quo by force and a clear violation of international law.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 5, 2022
Japan's Yoshimasa Hayashi to attend G20 foreign ministers meeting in Indonesia
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said Tuesday he will travel to the Indonesian island of Bali later this week to attend a foreign ministerial meeting of the Group of 20 major economies.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2022
Japan and Philippines vow to maintain rules-based maritime order
Yoshimasa Hayashi's visit came as Japan aims to strengthen relations with the new Philippine administration amid China's intensifying military activities in the East and South China seas.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2022
South Korea's outgoing ambassador finally meets Japan's foreign minister
Kang Chang-il held no talks with any Japanese foreign minister or prime minister during his year-and-a-half tenure.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 14, 2022
Japan's foreign minister plans nonnuclear state talks in New York
Yoshimasa Hayashi is reportedly planning to visit the United States from late July and hold a meeting with his counterparts from a coalition of nonnuclear weapons states in New York.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 9, 2022
South Korea's foreign minister eyes Japan visit in late June
Park's visit to Japan, which would be the first by a South Korean foreign minister since November 2019, is believed to take place after he returns from a trip to the United States.
Japan Times
SUMO
Jun 2, 2022
Identical twins set lofty goal of becoming yokozuna
The 15-year-old identical twins say they are each other's 'rival and emotional support.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2022
Scandal-hit Nihon University to appoint author Mariko Hayashi chair of board
Hayashi, who has won the prestigious Naoki Prize for fiction and been given the Medal with Purple Ribbon, would be the first female chair at the university, which is one of Japan's largest.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2022
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi contracts COVID-19, staying home until June 11
Hayashi was waiting for the outcome of a PCR test he took on Wednesday morning after running a fever
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 28, 2022
Japan, U.S. and South Korea say path to talks with North Korea still open
The top envoys of the three nations urged North Korea to stop violating international law and return to talks over its missile and nuclear weapons programs.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 26, 2022
Japan agrees with Singapore and Malaysia to work together on IPEF
The economic framework has been joined by countries including Japan and the two Southeast Asian nations, although details including how negotiations will proceed remain unclear.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 22, 2022
Japan foreign minister hints at readiness to aid North Korea over COVID-19
Japan's top diplomat, Yoshimasa Hayashi, said the spread of the virus in the isolated country could lead to a new mutant strain if the issue is left unresolved.

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Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.
The story isn't over for Japan's bookstores