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JAPAN / Politics
Sep 19, 2017
Kono, Lavrov agree to confront Pyongyang threat, including via UNSC
Foreign Minister Taro Kono said he and Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov affirmed Monday in New York that Japan and Russia will work together, including at the U.N. Security Council, in addressing the threat from North Korea.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 14, 2017
Japan, Russia foreign ministers plan talks on sidelines of Bonn G-20 meeting
The Japanese and Russian foreign ministers are making final arrangements to hold talks around Friday on the fringes of the Group of 20 foreign ministers' meeting in Bonn, a Japanese government source said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 22, 2016
Kishida plans October visit to Russia ahead of Putin's Japan trip
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov have agreed to step up preparations for a visit to Japan by President Vladimir Putin in December, with Kishida eyeing a visit to Russia possibly in late October.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 15, 2016
Kerry, Lavrov look to extend Syria truce by 48 hours before waging joint strikes against terror targets
The United States and Russia agreed that the Syrian cessation of hostilities that began on Monday had largely held and should be extended for another 48 hours despite sporadic violence, the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2016
Lavrov says Russia won't be ceding any disputed isles to Japan, isn't 'begging for a peace treaty'
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Tuesday he does not see his country ceding control to Japan of a group of islands at the center of a decades-old bilateral territorial dispute.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 15, 2016
Kishida, Lavrov lay groundwork for Abe's Russia visit
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov discuss signing a peace treaty to end the war and having Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visit Russia.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 12, 2016
Kishida hopes for 'substantial' talks with Russian foreign minister Friday
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday he will meet his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov later this week and expressed hope for "substantial discussions" on overall bilateral ties.
JAPAN / History
May 20, 2015
Only Japan is challenging results of World War II, Lavrov says of islands dispute
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has criticized Japan over a bilateral territorial dispute, saying that Japan is the only country challenging the results of World War II.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 13, 2015
Kerry, Putin pledge to cooperate to bolster Ukraine peace accord
The U.S. and Russia said they'll work together to shore up a Ukrainian peace deal that's come under increasing strain amid violations of a cease-fire in effect since February.
WORLD
Dec 17, 2014
Ukraine slams Russia over Crimea nuclear weapons comment
Russia would violate international agreements if it placed nuclear weapons in Crimea, which it annexed from Ukraine, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said on Tuesday.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Japan's May 1 intervention may have cost ¥3.66 trillion, BOJ data suggests
An electronic screen displays a graph showing Japanese yen exchange rates surging against the dollar amid signs of intervention by authorities, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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